Motor ImageryNCT05886062
Effects of Motor Imagery Training on Performance and Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Basketball Players
A study testing Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training in people with Motor Imagery, run by Ege University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to examine the investigation of the effects of motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training on performance and heart rate variability in adolescent basketball players. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 11 to 19 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Motor Imagery
- What is being tested?
- Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2023to 1 Aug 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 11 to 19 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Being between the ages of 11-19
- Playing licensed basketball for at least 2 years
- Being a man
Who cannot join
- Coming to the hospital with a musculoskeletal injury in the last 3 months
- Not being willing to participate in the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Ege University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Izmir
Emre Uysal, M. Sc., 05058640474, emre.uysal@ege.edu.tr
About this study
Official title: Investigation of the Effects of Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training on Performance and Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Basketball Players
The aim of this study is to examine the investigation of the effects of motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training on performance and heart rate variability in adolescent basketball players.
Read the detailed description
Motor imagery is defined as the mental process of simulating a certain action without any movement. In one study, researchers showed that motor imagery training activates the sensorimotor system and that brain plasticity resulting from actual movement execution also occurs as a result of motor imagery. When the literature is examined, it has been reported in studies that muscle strength may increase as a result of imagery training. However, there are also studies reporting that imagery training is effective on performance in basketball players.
Dynamic motor imagery, on the other hand, is a type of motor imagery in which the athletes adopt a harmonious body position and embody the spatial and/or temporal invariants of the movement without fully realizing it. According to a study, dynamic imagery training has a positive effect on free throw performance in basketball players. To facilitate sensorimotor relearning, which is a new training model, motor imagery training is an approach that approaches athletes with a holistic perspective, combining both physical exercises and dynamic motor imagery training. In a study, it was reported that training is more fun than just physical exercises . When the literature is examined; no study has been found examining the effects of motor imagery training on performance and heart rate changes in order to facilitate sensorimotor relearning in adolescent basketball players.
- Conditions
- Motor Imagery
- Being tested
- Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training, Control Group
- Keywords
- Imagery, Exercise, Adolescent Basketball Players
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning TrainingOther
In order to motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training will be given for 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week, for a total of 8 weeks. Basketball-specific movement patterns will be used (squat, single leg jump, side stepping, standing on one leg, squat on one leg, etc.). Exercises will be started from easy and progressed to more advanced levels. During the exercise, the person will not only be physically active, but will be asked to dynamically visualize the determined scenario. Thus, a holistic exercise program will be applied both physically and psychologically.
Control GroupOther
They will only continue their routine basketball technical-tactical training.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | In addition to routine basketball technical-tactical training, the athletes in the experimental group will be given motor imagery training to facilitate sensorimotor relearning. Receives: Other: Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Individuals in the control group will only continue their routine basketball technical-tactical training. Receives: Other: Control Group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Balance
The balance of the athletes will be evaluated with the Y balance test.
Measured: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (5)
Muscle Power
The muscular power of the athletes will be evaluated with the vertical jump test.
Measured: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Muscle Strength
The muscular strength of the athletes will be evaluated with a hand-held dynamometer. In this context, it will be done separately for the quadriceps femoris, hamstring and gastracnemius muscle groups.
Measured: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Shooting Performance
Shooting performance of the athletes will be evaluated with the free throw test. Athletes shall attempt 10 free throws as successfully as possible. The researcher will hand the ball to the players before each shot. The number of successful free throws will be recorded from 0 to 10
Measured: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Agility
The agility of the athletes will be evaluated with the hexagonal agility test. The test will be started while the athlete is standing on the tape strip placed in the middle of the hexagon marking the starting position. The researcher will start the stopwatch after giving the command "Ready, start" to the athlete. Each athlete will jump from the center of the hexagon to the outside of the hexagon with both legs. In this way, the athlete will turn around the hexagon 3 times and return to the center. The stopwatch will be stopped when the athlete returns to the center mark after 3 laps around the hexagon.
Measured: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Heart Rate Variability
The heart rate variability will be performed with a heart rate monitor (Polar H10).
Measured: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Jun 2023
- Study start1 Jan 2023
- Primary completion1 Dec 2023
- Study completion1 Aug 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Motor ImageryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Ege UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ege University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Emre Uysal, Ege University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05886062
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2022-1251
- Status last verified
- May 2023
- First submitted
- 23 May 2023
- Last updated
- 20 Feb 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Feb 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Investigation of the Effects of Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training on Performance and Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Basketball Players
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05886062
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2022-1251
- Conditions
- Motor Imagery
- Keywords
- Imagery, Exercise, Adolescent Basketball Players
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Ege UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Aug 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 2 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study is to examine the investigation of the effects of motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training on performance and heart rate variability in adolescent basketball players.
Detailed description
Motor imagery is defined as the mental process of simulating a certain action without any movement. In one study, researchers showed that motor imagery training activates the sensorimotor system and that brain plasticity resulting from actual movement execution also occurs as a result of motor imagery. When the literature is examined, it has been reported in studies that muscle strength may increase as a result of imagery training. However, there are also studies reporting that imagery training is effective on performance in basketball players.
Dynamic motor imagery, on the other hand, is a type of motor imagery in which the athletes adopt a harmonious body position and embody the spatial and/or temporal invariants of the movement without fully realizing it. According to a study, dynamic imagery training has a positive effect on free throw performance in basketball players. To facilitate sensorimotor relearning, which is a new training model, motor imagery training is an approach that approaches athletes with a holistic perspective, combining both physical exercises and dynamic motor imagery training. In a study, it was reported that training is more fun than just physical exercises . When the literature is examined; no study has been found examining the effects of motor imagery training on performance and heart rate changes in order to facilitate sensorimotor relearning in adolescent basketball players.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | Other: Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning TrainingIn addition to routine basketball technical-tactical training, the athletes in the experimental group will be given motor imagery training to facilitate sensorimotor relearning. |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Other: Control GroupIndividuals in the control group will only continue their routine basketball technical-tactical training. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 11 to 19 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Being between the ages of 11-19
- Playing licensed basketball for at least 2 years
- Being a man
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Coming to the hospital with a musculoskeletal injury in the last 3 months
- Not being willing to participate in the study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning TrainingIn order to motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training will be given for 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week, for a total of 8 weeks. Basketball-specific movement patterns will be used (squat, single leg jump, side stepping, standing on one leg, squat on one leg, etc.). Exercises will be started from easy and progressed to more advanced levels. During the exercise, the person will not only be physically active, but will be asked to dynamically visualize the determined scenario. Thus, a holistic exercise program will be applied both physically and psychologically. | Other | Experimental Group |
| Control GroupThey will only continue their routine basketball technical-tactical training. | Other | Control Group |
Primary outcome
Balance
Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks
The balance of the athletes will be evaluated with the Y balance test.
5 secondary outcomes
Muscle Power
Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Muscle Strength
Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Shooting Performance
Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Agility
Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Heart Rate Variability
Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Feb 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training in people with Motor Imagery, run by Ege University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Feb 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Emre Uysal, M. Sc. (05058640474, emre.uysal@ege.edu.tr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Balance (time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Feb 2024.