Clinical trial NCT05333536: Effects of Strength Training on Freestyle Swimming Performance and Core Muscles Strength in Swimmers
Official title: Effects of Strength Training on Freestyle Swimming Performance and Core Muscles Strength in Swimmers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
Keywords: Stroke rate
Free style
Stability ball
Core strength
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-04-19
Enrollment: 18
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two groups , comparison group a control and b experimental
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To compare the effectiveness performance and core muscles of Strength Training . strength in swimmers on freestyle swimming

Detailed description: There is lack of literature on strength training on freestyle swimming performance, core muscles strength in swimmers, kicking, and stroke rate. With the help of this study the swimming performance of individual s will improve.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Competitive swimmers
* male gender
* Experience of more than a year of swimming

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals with associated neuromuscular conditions and any injuries to lower limbs.
* Spinal injuries have been excluded in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: 50 meter Swimming Test
timeFrame: 6th week
measure: Core muscle strength test
timeFrame: 6th week
measure: Stroke rate
timeFrame: 6th week
measure: Kicking
timeFrame: 6th Week
measure: Manual muscle testing (mmt) grading scale 0-5
timeFrame: 6th Week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Punjab international swimming complex
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Muzna Munir
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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