Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Plyometric PU and Swiss Ball PU in Badminton Players

December 20, 2024 updated by: Riphah International University

Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Plyometric Push up and Swiss Ball Push up in the Management of Throwing Distance and Accuracy Among Badminton Players

The aim of this study is to find out the comparative effect of plyometric push up and swiss ball push up in the management of throwing distance and accuracy among badminton player.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In previous researches, little literature is available regarding comparison of the effectiveness of plyometric push-up and Swiss ball push-up specifically in the management of throwing distance in badminton players. There is a dire need to explore the comparative effects of these two training methods within the context of badminton. Moreover, Further studies exploring different approaches for throwing accuracy in badminton players are required in the existing researches.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

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

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 05450
        • Pakistan Sports Board

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

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Both Male and Females
  • Age 16-30 years
  • Sporting activity of minimum 40 minutes thrice a week
  • Subjects being engaged in sports that require athlete's arm to be above shoulder height on a repetitive basis during throwing.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Spinal deformity
  • Cervical spine pathology
  • Glenohumeral subluxation
  • Any recent upper limb fracture
  • Recent Rotator cuff tear
  • Bone disease
  • Glenohumeral dislocation

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: plyometric push up exercises
The subjects will starts with push-up position with hands on the floor, place slightly wider than shoulder width apart and their feet together. Keeping their back flat, slowly lower the body toward the ground. Then in one explosive movement, push-up and away from the floor as quickly as possible, bring their hands off the floor.
Other: plyometric push up exercises
The subjects will starts with push-up position with hands on the floor, place slightly wider than shoulder width apart and their feet together. Keeping their back flat, slowly lower the body toward the ground. Then in one explosive movement, push-up and away from the floor as quickly as possible, bring their hands off the floor.
Experimental: swiss ball push up exercises
The subjects will start with kneeling position so that they will face the ball. Place their hands on top of the ball so that they can bend their elbows towards the body. Straight the legs out and raise themselves slightly higher so that they can be on their toes. Stay in neutral position. Straighten their arms at the elbows, so that they can push themselves up from the ball.
Other: swiss ball push up exercises
. The subjects will start with kneeling position so that they will face the ball. Place their hands on top of the ball so that they can bend their elbows towards the body. Straight the legs out and raise themselves slightly higher so that they can be on their toes. Stay in neutral position. Straighten their arms at the elbows, so that they can push themselves up from the ball.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Functional throwing performance index
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Functional ability of the shoulder joint will be assessed using FTPI. The subject stood 15ft from a target, a 1ftx1ft square on at a height of 4ft from the floor. The object of the test is to throw a standard leather ball into the target as many times as possible over 30 second trails. Before testing, subject's will perform 8 throws as a warm-up. Test began immediately after the warm-up consists of the subject 22 throwing the ball into the target, catching the rebound of the wall and repeating as many times as possible within 30 seconds. The FTPI is calculated as the number throws with in the target divided by total number of balls thrown.
6 weeks
Medicine ball throw test
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Medicine ball throw test will be used to assess upper-body explosive power. Throwing distance will be measured by using the medicine ball throw test. In this test, participants will be instructed to throw a medicine ball as far as they could, in a walk stand position, holding the ball overhead with the dominant hand. The medicine ball will be used had a mass of 2 kg and diameter 56cm each subject performed 5 trials with 1 min rest between trails. The distance in meter to which the subject threw the medicine ball was measured with the measuring tape. The best of 5 trials will be taken and used for further analysis.
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rikza Khalid, DPT, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 24, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 20, 2024

Last Verified

December 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/RCR&AHS/24/0427

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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