Supportive CareNCT06311747
The Effect of Oculomotor Exercises in the Warm-up on Forehand and Backhand Stroke Performance in Tennis Players
A study testing Oculo-motor exercises in people with Supportive Care, run by Ege University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
30 tennis players aged 12-18, will be included in the study. After their normal warm-up, the participants will make 30 forehand and 30 backhand strokes. Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 18 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Supportive Care
- What is being tested?
- Oculo-motor exercises
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Jan 2024to Sep 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 12 to 18 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Being 12-18 years old
- Playing tennis for at least 6 hours a week
- Having been playing tennis for at least 1 year
- No visual defect (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)
Who cannot join
- Being under 12 years old
- Being over 18 years old
- Playing tennis for less than 6 hours a week
- The duration of playing tennis is less than 1 year
- Having visual impairment (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Ege University Sports Medicine Clinic
Izmir, Bornova, 35100
Cim CINAR, 905375213611, cimcinar95@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: The Immediate Effect of Including Oculo-motor Exercises in the Warm-up on Forehand and Backhand Stroke Performance in Tennis Players
30 tennis players aged 12-18, will be included in the study. After their normal warm-up, the participants will make 30 forehand and 30 backhand strokes. Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated. After a week, additional oculo-motor exercises will be included in the warm-up and the forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated again. The hypothesis that there will be an improvement in forehand and backhand stroke accuracy after oculo-motor exercises will be tested.
Read the detailed description
30 tennis players aged 12-18, who practice tennis for at least 6 hours a week and have been playing regularly for at least 1 year will be included in the study. The positive effect of oculo-motor exercises to be included in the pre-tennis warm-up program on stroke performance will be investigated. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). Participants will be given a backhand and forehand stroke evaluation consisting of a total of 60 strokes, 30 forehand and 30 backhand. In the first evaluation, the participants will be asked to do their regular warm-up program. The area between the baseline line, service line and singles side line on the tennis court will be marked and two target areas will be created, one on the right and one on the left. Players will be asked to take one stroke parallel and one stroke diagonally, and they will be expected to hit the marked target areas. One week later there will be a second evaluation. In the second evaluation, oculo-motor exercises will be included in the participants' warm-up programs and the stroke evaluation will be repeated. The data obtained will be evaluated whether oculo-motor exercises have a positive effect on the forehand and backhand stroke rate.
- Conditions
- Supportive Care
- Being tested
- Oculo-motor exercises
- Keywords
- Tennis, Oculomotor exercise
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Oculo-motor exercisesBehavioural
Oculo-motor exercises will be applied as an intervention. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Oculo-motor exercise | Experimental | Additional oculo-motor exercises will be administered to participants' warm-up before forehand and backhand stroke evaluation. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). Receives: Behavioral: Oculo-motor exercises |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy
30 forehand strokes and 30 backhand strokes will be evaluated.
Measured: baseline and week 1
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Mar 2024
- Study start15 Jan 2024
- Primary completionJul 2024 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (33)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Supportive CareStudies 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
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- 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, Cim Cinar, Ege University
- Investigators
- Cengizhan OZGURBUZ, Study director, Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports MedicineCim CINAR, Principal investigator, Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06311747
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 24-1T/45
- Status last verified
- Mar 2024
- First submitted
- 8 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 20 Mar 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Leith RJ, Zee DS: The Neurology of Eye Movements. Philadelphia, FA Davis, 1991, ed 2
Gao Y, Chen L, Yang SN, Wang H, Yao J, Dai Q, Chang S. Contributions of Visuo-oculomotor Abilities to Interceptive Skills in Sports. Optom Vis Sci. 2015 Jun;92(6):679-89. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000599.
PubMed 25930979Pienaar, A.E. Motoriese Ontwikkeling, Groei, Motoriese Agterstande, die Assessering en Intervensie Daarvan: N Handleiding vir Nagraadse Studente in Kinderkinetika (Motor Development, Growth, Motor Delays, the Assessment and Intervention Thereof: A Guide for Post-Graduate Students); Xerox: Potchefstroom, South Africa, 2019; pp. 195?370.
Marieb EN, Mallatt J. Human anatomy. California: Benjamin Cummings; 1992, p. 415?423.
Williams AM, Ford PR. Expertise and expert performance in sport. Int Rev Sport Exerc Psychol 2008;1:4?18.
Bouchard, D.; Tetreault, S. The motor development of sighted children and children with moderate low vision aged 8-13 J. Vis.Impair. Blind. 2000, 94, 564-573.
Graybiel, A. (1955). Russian studies in vision in relation to physical activity and sports. Research Quarterly for Sports and Exercise, 26, 212-2.
Garner AI. Scoring with sports vision. Optometric Management Magazine. 1985;21(8):24-32.
Ripoll, H., & Fleurance, P. (1987). Dynamic Visual activity and eye movements: From physiology to cognition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (p. 616-619).
Rösblad, B.; Von Hofsten, C. Repetitive goal-directed arm movements in children with developmental coordination disorders: Role of visual information. Adapt. Phys. Activ. Q. 1994, 11, 190?202.
Mann DL, Spratford W, Abernethy B. The head tracks and gaze predicts: how the world's best batters hit a ball. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058289. Epub 2013 Mar 13.
PubMed 23516460Krüger, P.E.; Capher, J.; Smit, C.E. The role of visual skills and its impact on skill performance of cricket players. Afr. J. Phys. Health Educ. Recreat. Danc. 2009, 15, 605?623.
Minoonejad H, Barati AH, Naderifar H, Heidari B, Kazemi AS, Lashay A. Effect of four weeks of ocular-motor exercises on dynamic visual acuity and stability limit of female basketball players. Gait Posture. 2019 Sep;73:286-290. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.06.022. Epub 2019 Jul 16.
PubMed 31398634Abernethy B, Wood JM. Do generalized visual training programmes for sport really work? An experimental investigation. J Sports Sci. 2001 Mar;19(3):203-22. doi: 10.1080/026404101750095376.
PubMed 11256825Amr H. A specific Visual Skills Training Programme Improves Fencing Performance Level, Visual Variables and Statics Balance,10th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Since, Belgrade,316 ,2005.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Immediate Effect of Including Oculo-motor Exercises in the Warm-up on Forehand and Backhand Stroke Performance in Tennis Players
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06311747
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 24-1T/45
- Conditions
- Supportive Care
- Keywords
- Tennis, Oculomotor exercise
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Ege UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 15 Mar 2024 (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.
30 tennis players aged 12-18, will be included in the study. After their normal warm-up, the participants will make 30 forehand and 30 backhand strokes. Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated. After a week, additional oculo-motor exercises will be included in the warm-up and the forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated again. The hypothesis that there will be an improvement in forehand and backhand stroke accuracy after oculo-motor exercises will be tested.
Detailed description
30 tennis players aged 12-18, who practice tennis for at least 6 hours a week and have been playing regularly for at least 1 year will be included in the study. The positive effect of oculo-motor exercises to be included in the pre-tennis warm-up program on stroke performance will be investigated. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). Participants will be given a backhand and forehand stroke evaluation consisting of a total of 60 strokes, 30 forehand and 30 backhand. In the first evaluation, the participants will be asked to do their regular warm-up program. The area between the baseline line, service line and singles side line on the tennis court will be marked and two target areas will be created, one on the right and one on the left. Players will be asked to take one stroke parallel and one stroke diagonally, and they will be expected to hit the marked target areas. One week later there will be a second evaluation. In the second evaluation, oculo-motor exercises will be included in the participants' warm-up programs and the stroke evaluation will be repeated. The data obtained will be evaluated whether oculo-motor exercises have a positive effect on the forehand and backhand stroke rate.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Oculo-motor exercise | Experimental | Behavioral: Oculo-motor exercisesAdditional oculo-motor exercises will be administered to participants' warm-up before forehand and backhand stroke evaluation. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Being 12-18 years old
- Playing tennis for at least 6 hours a week
- Having been playing tennis for at least 1 year
- No visual defect (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Being under 12 years old
- Being over 18 years old
- Playing tennis for less than 6 hours a week
- The duration of playing tennis is less than 1 year
- Having visual impairment (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oculo-motor exercisesOculo-motor exercises will be applied as an intervention. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). | Behavioural | Oculo-motor exercise |
Primary outcome
Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy
Time frame: baseline and week 1
30 forehand strokes and 30 backhand strokes will be evaluated.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Mar 2024.
- BackgroundLeith RJ, Zee DS: The Neurology of Eye Movements. Philadelphia, FA Davis, 1991, ed 2
- Background: PubMed 25930979Gao Y, Chen L, Yang SN, Wang H, Yao J, Dai Q, Chang S. Contributions of Visuo-oculomotor Abilities to Interceptive Skills in Sports. Optom Vis Sci. 2015 Jun;92(6):679-89. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000599.
- BackgroundPienaar, A.E. Motoriese Ontwikkeling, Groei, Motoriese Agterstande, die Assessering en Intervensie Daarvan: N Handleiding vir Nagraadse Studente in Kinderkinetika (Motor Development, Growth, Motor Delays, the Assessment and Intervention Thereof: A Guide for Post-Graduate Students); Xerox: Potchefstroom, South Africa, 2019; pp. 195?370.
- BackgroundMarieb EN, Mallatt J. Human anatomy. California: Benjamin Cummings; 1992, p. 415?423.
- BackgroundWilliams AM, Ford PR. Expertise and expert performance in sport. Int Rev Sport Exerc Psychol 2008;1:4?18.
- BackgroundBouchard, D.; Tetreault, S. The motor development of sighted children and children with moderate low vision aged 8-13 J. Vis.Impair. Blind. 2000, 94, 564-573.
- BackgroundGraybiel, A. (1955). Russian studies in vision in relation to physical activity and sports. Research Quarterly for Sports and Exercise, 26, 212-2.
- BackgroundGarner AI. Scoring with sports vision. Optometric Management Magazine. 1985;21(8):24-32.
- BackgroundRipoll, H., & Fleurance, P. (1987). Dynamic Visual activity and eye movements: From physiology to cognition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (p. 616-619).
- BackgroundRösblad, B.; Von Hofsten, C. Repetitive goal-directed arm movements in children with developmental coordination disorders: Role of visual information. Adapt. Phys. Activ. Q. 1994, 11, 190?202.
- Background: PubMed 23516460Mann DL, Spratford W, Abernethy B. The head tracks and gaze predicts: how the world's best batters hit a ball. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058289. Epub 2013 Mar 13.
- BackgroundKrüger, P.E.; Capher, J.; Smit, C.E. The role of visual skills and its impact on skill performance of cricket players. Afr. J. Phys. Health Educ. Recreat. Danc. 2009, 15, 605?623.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Cengizhan OZGURBUZ study director
Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine
Cim CINAR principal investigator
Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Oculo-motor exercises in people with Supportive Care, 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 4 inclusion and 5 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 Mar 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 Cim CINAR (905375213611, cimcinar95@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy (time frame: baseline and week 1). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06311747, which also lists 33 linked publications.
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 Mar 2024.