The Effect of Imagery Exercises on Attention and Performance in Olympic Archers

December 13, 2024 updated by: Cansu Keskin, Medipol University

The Effect of Imagery and Breathing Exercises on Postural Sway and Target Achievement in Olympic Archers

The goal of this clinical trial is to for beginners in archery in to examine the effects of Imagination and breathing exercises given in addition to 8-week archery training on archery target score, postural sway, attention, hand grip, visualization and respiratory function parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Do Imagination and breathing exercises have an effect on archery target shooting score?
  • Do breathing exercises positively affect shooting performance by reducing postural sway?
  • Do archers' imagination skills positively affect their attention and performance?
  • Do hand grip strength and reaction time positively affect shooting performance?

Participants will Routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants.

Researchers will compare control group, Imagination group and meditation group to see if Control group (CG); Only routine exercise program will be applied. To the Imagination Group (IG); In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied. Respiratory Group (SG); Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

36

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

  • Turkey
      • İstanbul, Turkey
        • Medipol University

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

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Completing the study consent form,
  • Successful in the The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST),
  • Successful in the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT),
  • Those who do archery sports were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having musculoskeletal system problems,
  • Having a neurological disease,
  • Having vestibular disease,
  • Having pulmonary disease,
  • Hearing loss,
  • Those who have undergone orthopedic surgery will not be included in the study.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group (CG)
Only routine exercise program will be applied
Active Comparator: Imagination Group (IG)
In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied.
Other: Routine Intervention
These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.
Other: Mental Imagery Intervention
Mental Imagination will be done with Recording Audio. An audio recording will last 5 minutes. The audio recording will be listened to 3 times in one session. The total visualization session will last 15 minutes in a dark and quiet room.
Active Comparator: Respiratory Group (RG)
Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.
Other: Routine Intervention
These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.
Other: Breathing Exercise Intervention
Participants participating in Pranayama training will practice in a comfortable position in a quiet room at a temperature of 25 ± 2°C. The slow pranayama technique chosen is alternate nasal breathing (Nadishodhana Pranayama).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Postural Sway Assessment
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Postural Sway Assessment will be evaluated with SWAY Medical Balance Application
Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters will be done with spirometry test. FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC Physiological values will be recorded.
Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance, Archery Shooting Performance Test will be used to measure shooting performance.
Day 1 and 8 weeks later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hand Grip Strength
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Hand Grip will be measured with Jamar hand dynamometer
Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Reaction Time
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Reaction Time will be done from Human Benchmark website
Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Mental Imagery Assessment
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Mental Imagery Assessment will be done with the Mental Training Inventory in Sports
Day 1 and 8 weeks later

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Medipol University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

September 15, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 7, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2024

Last Verified

December 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IMU-FTR-CK-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

The protocol of the exercises will be shared according to the weeks.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

6 months after publication.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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