8-stage Model and Its Implications in National Pakistani Tennis Players

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
• Interventions: Other: Conventional exercise program; Other: 8-stage model based exercise program

• Registration Number: NCT05515380
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of structured exercises for tennis serve performance by using 8-stage model.

Detailed Description

Tennis serve stroke is the most crucial component of tennis. 8-stage model like other training programs has proven to be effective in improving performance. This exercise program has yet not been implemented in Pakistani tennis players and remain to be tested in local population.

This randomized controlled trial has been designed to assess the effectiveness of 8-stage model based exercise program in Pakistani national tennis players. The present study has hypothesized that there will be a significant difference between the effects of 8-stage model and conventional training program. There are two arms of intervention in this study: experimental and control group. Experimental group would follow the 8-stage model based exercise training program while control group would follow their conventional exercise training program. Outcome measurements (speed, flexibility, strength) has been carried out at baseline and after 12 weeks.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-06-26
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-24
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-25
• Primary Completion: 2022-09-15
• Study Completion: 2022-09-15
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• National level tennis players
• Players who are playing tennis from last one year continuously

Exclusion Criteria

• Players with any MSK injury
• Any systemic disease affecting players performance
• Any inflammatory conditions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Conventional exercise training	Conventional exercise program	Conventional exercise training
8-stage model based exercise training	8-stage model based exercise program	8-stage model based exercise training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serve speed	Change from Baseline at 12th week	Serve speed will be measured using Bushnell's Velocity Speed Gun. Speed gun is used to measure the speed of tennis ball in tennis court. It measures around 6-200 miles speed of ball with accuracy along with distance of ball as far as 90 feet away.
Upper limbs' flexibility	Change from Baseline at 12th week	Shoulder flexibility will be measured based on recommendations by International Tennis Federation (ITF) and range of motion through Goniometer. The overall upper limb flexibility was measured using shoulder and wrist flexibility test recommended by ITF. The range of motion measurement would include combined range of motion of external and internal rotation.
Upper limbs' strength	Change from Baseline at 12th week	Shoulder strength will be measured based on recommendations by International Tennis Federation (ITF) and wrist strength through hand held dynamometer. The overall upper limb strength was measured using shoulder push up test recommended by ITF. The wrist strength measurement would include maximum force produced using hand held wrist dynamometer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah International University; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan