Clinical trial NCT06269848: Identification of Sports Talents in Boxers
Official title: Talent Identification in Young Boxers Form the State of Mexico
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Conditions: Body Composition
Exercise Test
Psychological Well-Being
Keywords: Boxing
Talent selection
Youths
Sport
Mexicans
Lead sponsor: Dynamical Business and Science Society - DBSS International SAS
Sponsor class: NETWORK
First posted: 2024-02-21
Enrollment: 178
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 15
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Amateur boxers from the State of Mexico, aged between 15 to 18 years, who will participate in the qualifying tournament for the 2024 national boxing championship organized by the Mexican Boxing Federation.

Brief summary: This study aims to identify sporting talents by profiling a group of young boxers residing in the State of Mexico using unsupervised machine learning methods. This study is supported by Asociación de Boxeo del Estado de México AC (ABEM) and powered by DBSS.

Detailed description: This cross-sectional study aims to identify sporting talents by profiling a group of young boxers residing in the State of Mexico. The primary outcomes encompass anthropometric, physical, and psychological variables associated with sports performance. In detail, a morphological and body composition analysis will be conducted using anthropometric data. Boxing performance will be assessed by measuring the average acceleration of straight punches over 6 seconds, impact force in the straight boxing punch using a load cell, reactive force index in a counter-movement jump on a force platform, maximum isometric strength in the mid-thigh isometric pull on a force platform, load-velocity profile in the squat exercise using a linear encoder, and cardiorespiratory fitness measured with digital spirometry. Psychometric variables will include well-being level calculated with PERMA+4, attention capacity, perceptual acuity, concentration using the Toulouse test, and coping mechanisms assessed through the coping modes scale.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria: Amateur boxers from the State of Mexico with no declared health issues -

Exclusion Criteria: Amateur boxers from the State of Mexico with any declared health issues

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Primary outcomes:
measure: Anthropometry-Based Analysis of Adiposity
timeFrame: 10-15 minutes
measure: The acceleration of the fists in straight boxing punches
timeFrame: <1 minutes
measure: Number of punches thrown within a specific timeframe
timeFrame: <1 minutes
measure: Punch impact force
timeFrame: <1 minutes
measure: Reactive force index
timeFrame: <2 minutes
measure: Cardiorespiratory fitness
timeFrame: <3 minutes
measure: Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull
timeFrame: <1 minutes
measure: Load-velocity profile
timeFrame: <5 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Well-being profile
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Ways of Coping Questionnaire
timeFrame: <1 hour
measure: Attention and Perceptual Processes
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: México
country: Mexico
facility: Centro Ceremonial Otomí
Study officials:
affiliation: Círculo Internacional de Expertos en Deportes de Combate
name: Ivan Ávila Castro, Lic.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society-DBSS International SAS
name: Diego A Bonilla
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Escuela Nacional de Entrenadores Deportivos
name: Rodrigo D Merlo, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society-DBSS International SAS
name: Juan A Rodríguez Chávez, Mg.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society-DBSS International SAS
name: Jorge L Petro
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Círculo Internacional de Expertos en Deportes de Combate
name: Augusto H Tardito, Lic.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Finlay MJ, Page RM, Greig M, Bridge CA. Test-retest reliability and sensitivity of senior elite amateur boxers maximal punch force, as quantified by a vertically mounted force plate. PLoS One. 2023 Aug 10;18(8):e0289791. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289791. eCollection 2023.
citation: Loturco I, McGuigan MR, Pereira LA, Pareja-Blanco F. The load-velocity relationship in the jump squat exercise. Biol Sport. 2023 Apr;40(2):611-614. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2023.118019. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
citation: Merlo R, Rodriguez-Chavez A, Gomez-Castaneda PE, Rojas-Jaramillo A, Petro JL, Kreider RB, Bonilla DA. Profiling the Physical Performance of Young Boxers with Unsupervised Machine Learning: A Cross-Sectional Study. Sports (Basel). 2023 Jul 7;11(7):131. doi: 10.3390/sports11070131.
citation: Bonilla DA, De Leon LG, Alexander-Cortez P, Odriozola-Martinez A, Herrera-Amante CA, Vargas-Molina S, Petro JL. Simple anthropometry-based calculations to monitor body composition in athletes: Scoping review and reference values. Nutr Health. 2022 Mar;28(1):95-109. doi: 10.1177/02601060211002941. Epub 2021 Apr 1.