Effects of Concurrent Activiation Potentation Induced by Customized Mouth Guard on Baseball and Softball Performance
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 25
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- exit velocity
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Whether the use of customised mouthguards is effective in improving the athletic performance of baseball and softball performance
Detailed Description
This study recruited 45 baseball and softball players, including 30 fielders and 15 pitchers. Using a randomized crossover experimental design, the study was divided into randomised divided into customised mouthguards trial (MG) and control trial (CON) without temporal positioning. After the participants wore the mouthguard, they performed the vertical jump and grip strength tests sequentially. At the end of the test, depending on the pitcher or fielder, a baseball pitching ability test or a hitting ability test was conducted using a radar baseball tracking system. It is expected to analyze the vertical jump height, grip strength, pitchers' straight and changeup ball speeds, rotation speeds, degree of displacement, on-base and off-base locations. Hitting ability was expected to be documented with respect to initial velocity, elevation, and consistency of elevation.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •has won the top 8 national level baseball of softball championships in the last three years.
- •no cardiovascular and joint diseases.
- •aged 20 or above who are adults
- •continuing to train professionally more than 5 days a week for the past year
Exclusion Criteria
- •have not won the top 8 national baseball or softball championships in the past three years.
- •have a cardiovascular or joint disease, or any injuries that may be impaired by exercise.
- •participants who are underage or not in regular baseball or softball training
- •have injury to the temporomandibular joint.
Arms & Interventions
Mouthguards
Participants wore the mouthguard
Intervention: Customised mouthguards (Device)
Control
Participants did not ware the mouthguard
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
exit velocity
Time Frame: Immediately after wore customized mouthguard or not
Test the pitching or batting exit velocity
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Chih-Hui Chiu
Professor
National Taiwan Sport University