Comparison of Videogame Based Dance Training With Agility Ladder Drills on Agility of Volleyball Players

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy Athletes
• Interventions: Device: XBOX Kinect Just Dance 2014; Other: Agility Ladder Drills

• Registration Number: NCT02370368
• Lead Sponsor: The University of The West Indies

Brief Summary

This study will examine the effects of six week dance training, using the Xbox Kinect Just Dance 2014 programme, on the agility scores along with general and hamstring flexibility and extensibility of the hip flexor. The effects of the dance programme will be compared with those of proven agility training techniques (ladder drills).

Detailed Description

A randomised clinical trial will be used consisting of 34 (17 in each group) athletes undergoing training. Both groups will undergo one hour of training three times weekly for six weeks, with one group doing dance training (DT) using the Xbox Kinect and the other doing standard training (ST) using traditional ladder drills. Outcomes will be assessed using the Illinois Agility test for agility, sit and reach test for general flexibility, straight leg raise test for hamstring flexibility and the Thomas test for hip flexor extensibility.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-09
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-24
• Results First Submitted: 2016-06-08
• Status Verified: 2020-05
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-05-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-05-19
• Results First Posted: 2020-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 27

Inclusion Criteria

• To be included in the study persons must be playing volleyball at the University of the West Indies at competitive levels and will be required to give written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. Anyone who currently has a musculoskeletal injury of the lower limb that prevents them from performing the respective activities.

2. Anyone involved in a dance programme as this will confound the results of the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dance Group	XBOX Kinect Just Dance 2014	Training: participants will engage in dance training with the Xbox Kinect 360 using the Just Dance 2014 disc. Duration : 45 minutes per session. Frequency: three times per week for six weeks.
Ladder Drills	Agility Ladder Drills	Intervention: Agility ladder drill training. Duration: 45 minutes per session. Frequency: three times per week for six weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Agility From Baseline to 6 Weeks	baseline and at 6 weeks	Illinois Agility Test - The athlete is timed during completion of a marked out course

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Hamstring Extensibility From Baseline to 6 Weeks	Baseline and at 6 weeks	Straight leg raise test - the person lies on their back and are asked to lift the leg straight up trying to keep the knee straight. The knee angle is measured with a goniometer.
Change in Hip Flexor Extensibility From Baseline to 6 Weeks	baseline and at 6 weeks	Thomas test - person lies on their back with the one leg held close to the chest and the other hanging off the bed. The angle at the knee is measured with a goniometer.