Core Stability for Baseball Batting in Adolescents

January 14, 2021 updated by: Yi Liang Kuo, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Using Functional Movement Patterns to Investigate the Impact of Core Stability on Hitting Mechanics and Bat Swing Velocity in High School Baseball Players

Baseball batting is important to winning the games. Baseball batting is achieved by proximal-to-distal sequencing of body movements and controlled by the neuromuscular system. Poor lumbopelvic control could influence production and transfer of energy in the kinetic chain. This study aims to investigate the effects of functional movement training on hitting mechanics and bat swing velocity in high school baseball players.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Tainan, Taiwan, 701
        • Recruiting
        • National Cheng Kung University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sport specialization in baseball batting
  • Active players on baseball teams

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of surgery in the lumbar area
  • Severe musculoskeletal or neurological symptoms that interfere with participation in competition, training or tests

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Functional training
Participants received functional training
Other: Functional training
Functional training refers to exercises that targets the muscles of the lumbopelvic-hip complex in order for them to more appropriately support and control the spine.
Active Comparator: Routine training
Participants received routine training
Other: Routine training
Routine training refers to general exercises that perform before and after practice, including jogging, stretching and strengthening exercises for upper and lower extremities

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Bat-swing velocity
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention
Maximal bat swing velocity during baseball batting measured by the VICON motion analysis system
Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention
Batting movement
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention
Batting movement measured by the VICON motion analysis system
Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dynamic balance
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention
Dynamic balance measured by the Y-balance Test (YBT)
Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention
Functional performance
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention
Functional performance measured by Functional Movement Screen (FMS)
Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yi-Liang Kuo, PT, PhD, National Cheng Kung University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 12, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

January 19, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 19, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • B-ER-108-072

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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