Effects of Pilates Exercises in Squash Players

Effects of Pilates Exercises on Service Speed and Agility in Squash Players

To determine the effectiveness of Pilates Exercises on service speed and agility in Squash Players

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pilates exercise program group

Detailed Description

Squash was originated in England in the early 19th, when a group of schoolchildren noticed that punctured balls could be "squashed" against walls in a wider range of shots and it requires more effort from the player. This variation gained popularity, and the first squash courts were made in 1864; and the sport of squash was formally formed. Squash is a racquet sport in which two players compete with a hollow rubber ball on a court surrounded on four sides by walls. The players alternate hitting the ball using racquets. The ball can bounce once on the ground and as many times as the court walls allow. Squash players' main approach is to compel their opponents to go around the entire playing field. If this tactics is successful, the challenger travels a greater distance and puts a higher load on the body.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of pilates exercises on service speed and agility in squash players.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • KPK
    • Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan, 24840
      • Sport Complex

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 30 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Active squash player
• Players playing squash for > 1 year
• Players engaging in squash ≥ 3 days in a week

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of any injury in past 6 months
• Those players having musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiovascular problems
• Those players who have any medical conditions

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Pilates exercise program group; The pilates exercise program group will perform five exercises

Other: Pilates exercise program group; Pilates exercise program group will do a warm-up for 10 minutes and then perform five exercises includes standing footwork, hundreds with knee straight, articulating bridge, rolling like a ball, plank for 25 minutes. For first three weeks, each player will do 8 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises and for next three weeks, each player will do 15 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises. There will be cool-down for 10 minutes after exercises. Total program will be of 45 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Speed Measuring Gun	Bushnell Speed Radar will be used. It uses digital technology to provide instantaneous speed measurement to +/_ .one mile per hour (MPH)/+/_.two kilometer per hour (KPH) accuracy.The Bushnell Speed Radar is a simple, point and shoot radar gun for all kinds of sports enthusiasts. The Bushnell Speed Radar measures the speed of a baseball at 10-110 MPH(16-177 KPH) from 90 feet (27 meter) away from the ball, and the speed of a racecar from 10-200 MPH (16-322 KPH) at 1,500 feet (457 meter) away. There will be two assessments, at baseline before the start of exercise program and at the end of six weeks intervention.	Six weeks
Badcamp Agility Test	The Badcamp Agility test was performed with players standing at the middle of the badminton court. Six targets were placed at six ends of the court. The players were give warning signal and the examiner started marking the corners which players have to follow. The players have to touch all 6 markers as marked by the examiner in an undecided manner. Each participant performed the test 3 times, and the shortest time was considered for analysis. At least 1 minute of rest was given between trials. There will be two assessments, at baseline before the start of exercise program and at the end of six weeks intervention.	Six weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Aadil Omer, Ph.D.*, Riphah International University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 24, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 24, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 5, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 7, 2022
• Last Verified: December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/01020 Maryam Ishfaq

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No