Effects of Visualization Technique Compared to Combined Stretching Protocol on Mindfulness and Performance in Racquet Sports
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 52
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Mindfulness and Performance
研究概览
简要总结
This study intends to compare the effects of visualization technique with combined stretching protocol on racquet sports players to find out how these protocols affect their performance and mindfulness.
详细描述
In this study, two groups will be formed to find out the effects of visualization technique, i.e., mental imagery versus the combined stretching protocol, on racquet sports players over a course of 6 weeks. One group is given the mental imagery protocol, and the other group is given the combined stretching protocol, and at the end of the 1st, 3rd, and 6th weeks, readings are taken to compare the effects of these techniques on the mindfulness (awareness) and performance of the subjects enrolled in this study. A total of 52 participants will be involved, and the groups will be divided into 26, 26 each. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 21.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age 20 to 40 years.
- •Not being able to concentrate/ focus well on the game.
- •Amateur players with at least 1 year experience of playing Racquet sports.
- •No current injuries or medical conditions that could affect participation in physical activities.
- •Commitment to attend all training sessions and assessments
排除标准
- •Players who are already familiar with visualization technique
- •Recent chronic injuries that could impair performance or participation
- •History of psychological disorder that might interfere with the training and assessment.
- •Participation in other competitive sports that might confound the effects of intervention.
研究组 & 干预措施
Visualization Technique
This will include the visualization group, i.e., group A, which will receive the mental imagery technique, which will take 15-20 minutes. Participants will be asked to start the session with breathing exercises, then move on to the visualization of the exercises, and then end the session with the visualization of the cool-down exercises. In Group A, participants will only visualize the protocol and will not perform it physically.
干预措施: Visualization technique (Behavioral)
Combined Stretching Technique
In Group B, the participants will be asked to perform a combined stretching protocol, which will include a warm-up, the combined stretching protocol, i.e., hip flexor and hamstring combo, calf and Achilles stretch and spinal twist, and arm extension movements, and then the cool-down exercises, which will include hip flexor stretch, quadriceps stretch and calf stretch, biceps stretch, and triceps stretch. This protocol will take 20 minutes.
干预措施: Combined Stretching Protocol (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Mindfulness and Performance
时间窗: 6 weeks approximately after the study starts
This will assess the player's ability to stay focused and present in a moment during play and their performance, i.e., their ability to make decisions and their precision and accuracy in gameplay.
次要结局
- Combined Stretching Protocol(6 weeks approximately after the study starts)