Efficacy of Integrated Yoga in enhancement of cognition, mental health, physical fitness, shooting scores among Indian archers: A randomized controlled trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 88
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 1. Attention networks
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Archery is a precision sport that demands various skills such as enhanced selective and sustained attention, emotional control, stability, extreme precision, upper body strength and endurance. Evidence shows that Yoga has positive effects on cognitive functions such as attention, concentration and processing speed, and Integrated approach of yoga therapy reduces anxiety and stress. Yoga also improves motor coordination, balance, stability, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance. Previous studies of Yoga in archery performance are limited to assessing only sports anxiety or steadiness or archery performance; and only meditation or asanas or Yoga Nidra as intervention. In addition, no validated Yoga module is available for archery. In this study we will validate and test the feasibility of a yoga module consisting of loosening practices, yoga postures, breathing techniques, kriyas, relaxation and meditation, and assess the impact of the yoga module on attention networks, inhibitory control, mental health, physical fitness, and shooting score on archers using a randomized control trial design.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Masking
- Outcome Assessor Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 12.00 Year(s) to 20.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Consenting Indian archers, who have played for at least state level archery competitions, and have been actively involved in archery practice for minimum last 2 years.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Prior exposure to Yoga in the last 6 months, history of any chronic ailment or medication or disability, or any form of addiction.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
1. Attention networks
Time Frame: Baseline and post assessment
2. Inhibitory control
Time Frame: Baseline and post assessment
3. Competitive state anxiety
Time Frame: Baseline and post assessment
4. Static balance
Time Frame: Baseline and post assessment
5. Core stability
Time Frame: Baseline and post assessment
6. Shooting score
Time Frame: Baseline and post assessment
Secondary Outcomes
- 1. Psychomotor function(2. Competitive trait anxiety)
Investigators
Dr Kashinath G Metri
Central University of Rajasthan