The Effect of Imagery Exercises on Attention and Performance in Olympic Archers

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Performance Improvement in Beginner Archers

• Registration Number: NCT06739681
• Lead Sponsor: Medipol University

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to for beginners in archery in to examine the effects of Imagination and breathing exercises given in addition to 8-week archery training on archery target score, postural sway, attention, hand grip, visualization and respiratory function parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Do Imagination and breathing exercises have an effect on archery target shooting score?

* Do breathing exercises positively affect shooting performance by reducing postural sway?

* Do archers' imagination skills positively affect their attention and performance?

* Do hand grip strength and reaction time positively affect shooting performance?

Participants will Routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants.

Researchers will compare control group, Imagination group and meditation group to see if Control group (CG); Only routine exercise program will be applied. To the Imagination Group (IG); In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied. Respiratory Group (SG); Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-07
• Study Start: 2024-09-15
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-13
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-18
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2025-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

• Completing the study consent form,
• Successful in the The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST),
• Successful in the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT),
• Those who do archery sports were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having musculoskeletal system problems,
• Having a neurological disease,
• Having vestibular disease,
• Having pulmonary disease,
• Hearing loss,
• Those who have undergone orthopedic surgery will not be included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postural Sway Assessment	Day 1 and 8 weeks later	Postural Sway Assessment will be evaluated with SWAY Medical Balance Application
Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters	Day 1 and 8 weeks later	Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters will be done with spirometry test. FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC Physiological values will be recorded.
Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance	Day 1 and 8 weeks later	Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance, Archery Shooting Performance Test will be used to measure shooting performance.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hand Grip Strength	Day 1 and 8 weeks later	Hand Grip will be measured with Jamar hand dynamometer
Reaction Time	Day 1 and 8 weeks later	Reaction Time will be done from Human Benchmark website
Mental Imagery Assessment	Day 1 and 8 weeks later	Mental Imagery Assessment will be done with the Mental Training Inventory in Sports

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medipol University; 🇹🇷 İstanbul, Turkey