Bent-arm Throw and Tennis Performance

August 29, 2022 updated by: Camille Tooth, University of Liege

The Relationship Between Bent-arm Throw and Tennis Performance

The objective of this study is to explore the relaitonship betwenn bent-arm throw and tennis serve performance.

Young players (9-12 years) will be assessed at the beginning of the season and at mid-season to measure the accuracy, the speed and the gesture of tennis serve. During a mid-season, they will have to perform a bent-arm throw warm-up program 5 minutes before each training session to increase their ability to throw.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

64

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 Locations

  • Belgium
      • Liège, Belgium, 4000
        • Université de Liège

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

9 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age between 9 and 12
  • playing tennis at least 2 times a week

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of shoulder injury or shoulder pain

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
The participants will have to perform a bent-arm throw program 5 minutes before each training session
Other: Bent-arm throw exercises
The participants will have to perform bent-arm throw exercises 5 minutes before each training session
Sham Comparator: Control group
No intervention. They will perform their usual warm-up.
Other: Bent-arm throw exercises
The participants will have to perform bent-arm throw exercises 5 minutes before each training session

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Serve velocity
Time Frame: change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)
Serve velocity will be assessed with a radar
change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)
Serve precision
Time Frame: change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)
Serve accuracy will be measured with a target placed on the field
change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)
Serve bidimensional movement
Time Frame: change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)
serve gesture will be analysed with camera's
change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Liege

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)

October 20, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 29, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 20, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 23, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

December 6, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 30, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Bent-arm throw in tennis

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

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