Sports Physical TherapyNCT05834205
Effects of Plyometric Training Versus Bowling Drills on Fast Bowlers
A study testing Plyometric Training and Drills in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
The sport of cricket calls for a high level of physical fitness and mastery of skills. Cricket players, especially fast bowlers, must have the skills to maintain consistency in their pace and accuracy while bowling helps them prevent batsmen from settling into their innings and helps bowlers succeed in getting… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 35 years, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Sports Physical Therapy
- What is being tested?
- Plyometric Training and Drills
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 22 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 25 Mar 2023to 22 Oct 2023
- 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 20 to 35 years
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Only male fast bowler will be recruited to the study.
- Athletes must have been practicing fast bowling for at least one year at the club level.
- Athletes must have been between the ages of 20-35.
Who cannot join
- Athletes who will have any systemic disease which can hinder the trainings.
- Athletes who would not commit to full participation in the study's training regimes.
- Athletes who have received surgery in the three years prior to the study or undergone rehabilitation within the past year.
- Athletes currently engaged in plyometric training as this may confound the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Pakistan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Riphah International University, Raiwind Campus
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000
Amna Shahid, t-DPT, 03344512823, amna.shahid@riphah.edu.pk
Rikza Riaz, MS-SPT, 03234170099, rikzachopra@yahoo.com
About this study
Official title: Effects of Plyometric Training Versus Bowling Drills on Agility and Speed Among Cricket Fast Bowlers
The sport of cricket calls for a high level of physical fitness and mastery of skills. Cricket players, especially fast bowlers, must have the skills to maintain consistency in their pace and accuracy while bowling helps them prevent batsmen from settling into their innings and helps bowlers succeed in getting wickets. Fast bowlers, being some of the most influential players on the cricket field, must undergo specific trainings. Sports-specific Drills and Plyometric training are two important types of training that help athletes in their particular sports.
Read the detailed description
Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) will be conducted to compare the effect of plyometric trainings versus bowling drills on speed and agility among fast bowlers. A sample size of 22 club level fast bowlers will be taken through Non-Probability Convenience Sampling Technique. One group of 11 participants will perform Plyometric training and other group of 11 participants will perform Bowling Drills and Ladder drill. Both groups will perform their respective trainings for 6 weeks with 3 sessions per week. Before and after completion of the respective training, speed, agility will be assessed through 30m sprint test, run-a-three test, illinois test, t-test respectively and bowling speed will be measured using a stopwatch to calculate the time required for the ball to reach a batsman and within 22 yards of the pitch. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS for windows version 25.
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Being tested
- Plyometric Training, Drills
- Keywords
- agility, cricket sport, drills, plyometric
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Plyometric TrainingOther
Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1\&2.
Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3\&4.
Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5\&6
DrillsOther
Fast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Plyometric Training | Experimental | Plyometric training regime:
Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1\&2.
Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3\&4.
Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5\&6. Receives: Other: Plyometric Training |
| Drills | Active comparator | Fast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill Receives: Other: Drills |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
T Test
The T-test is a measure of four-directional agility and body control. It measures the ability to change direction rapidly while maintaining balance without loss of speed. To perform the Agility T-Test a client is asked to run from the start point 10 meters forward to point one, sidestep to point two before sidestepping to point three, side stepping back to point one and then running back to the finish. The process is then repeated side stepping in the other direction first.
Measured: 6 weeks
Run A Three Test
The Run-a-Three Test is a cricket fitness test that assesses both speed and agility in a very specific cricket situation. The run-a-three involves sprinting over the actual pitch distance three times, carrying a bat and incorporating two 180 degree turns. This test not only assesses speed, but also technique on the turn and running the bat in at the end.
Measured: 6 weeks
Illinois Agility Test
The Illinois agility test is a fitness test designed to test one's sport agility. In which Participants should lie on their front (head to the start line) and hands by their shoulders. On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the athlete gets up as quickly as possible and runs forwards 10 meters to run around a cone, then back 10 meters, then runs up and back through a slalom course of four cones. Finally, the athlete runs another 10 meters up and back past the finishing cone, at which the timing is stopped.
Measured: 6 weeks
30m Sprint Test
The 30m sprint test is to determine speed and acceleration. The test involves running a single maximum sprint over 30 meters, with the time recorded. Start from a stationary position, with one foot in front of the other. The tester provides hints for maximizing speed (such as keeping low, driving hard with the arms and legs) and encourage athletes to continue running hard through the finish line. Two trials are allowed, and the best time is recorded to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Measured: 6 weeks
Bowling Speed Measure
It can be measured your bowling speed by using a stopwatch to calculate the time required for the ball to reach a batsman and within 22 yards of the pitch. Then, divide the distance by time and convert miles per hour or miles per hour.
Measured: 6 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Apr 2023
- Study start25 Mar 2023
- Primary completion15 Sep 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion22 Oct 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sports Physical TherapyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Riphah International 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
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 22 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Amna Shahid, t-DPT, Principal investigator, Riphah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05834205
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REC/RCR&AHS/23/0401
- Status last verified
- Sep 2023
- First submitted
- 18 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Sep 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Plyometric Training Versus Bowling Drills on Agility and Speed Among Cricket Fast Bowlers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05834205
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REC/RCR&AHS/23/0401
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Keywords
- agility, cricket sport, drills, plyometric
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 22 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 25 Mar 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Sep 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 22 Oct 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 28 Apr 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 sport of cricket calls for a high level of physical fitness and mastery of skills. Cricket players, especially fast bowlers, must have the skills to maintain consistency in their pace and accuracy while bowling helps them prevent batsmen from settling into their innings and helps bowlers succeed in getting wickets. Fast bowlers, being some of the most influential players on the cricket field, must undergo specific trainings. Sports-specific Drills and Plyometric training are two important types of training that help athletes in their particular sports.
Detailed description
Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) will be conducted to compare the effect of plyometric trainings versus bowling drills on speed and agility among fast bowlers. A sample size of 22 club level fast bowlers will be taken through Non-Probability Convenience Sampling Technique. One group of 11 participants will perform Plyometric training and other group of 11 participants will perform Bowling Drills and Ladder drill. Both groups will perform their respective trainings for 6 weeks with 3 sessions per week. Before and after completion of the respective training, speed, agility will be assessed through 30m sprint test, run-a-three test, illinois test, t-test respectively and bowling speed will be measured using a stopwatch to calculate the time required for the ball to reach a batsman and within 22 yards of the pitch. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS for windows version 25.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Plyometric Training | Experimental | Other: Plyometric TrainingPlyometric training regime: Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1\&2. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3\&4. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5\&6. |
| Drills | Active comparator | Other: DrillsFast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 35 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Only male fast bowler will be recruited to the study.
- Athletes must have been practicing fast bowling for at least one year at the club level.
- Athletes must have been between the ages of 20-35.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Athletes who will have any systemic disease which can hinder the trainings.
- Athletes who would not commit to full participation in the study's training regimes.
- Athletes who have received surgery in the three years prior to the study or undergone rehabilitation within the past year.
- Athletes currently engaged in plyometric training as this may confound 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Plyometric TrainingAnkle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1\&2. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3\&4. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5\&6 | Other | Plyometric Training |
| DrillsFast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill | Other | Drills |
Primary outcome
T Test
Time frame: 6 weeks
The T-test is a measure of four-directional agility and body control. It measures the ability to change direction rapidly while maintaining balance without loss of speed. To perform the Agility T-Test a client is asked to run from the start point 10 meters forward to point one, sidestep to point two before sidestepping to point three, side stepping back to point one and then running back to the finish. The process is then repeated side stepping in the other direction first.
Run A Three Test
Time frame: 6 weeks
The Run-a-Three Test is a cricket fitness test that assesses both speed and agility in a very specific cricket situation. The run-a-three involves sprinting over the actual pitch distance three times, carrying a bat and incorporating two 180 degree turns. This test not only assesses speed, but also technique on the turn and running the bat in at the end.
Illinois Agility Test
Time frame: 6 weeks
The Illinois agility test is a fitness test designed to test one's sport agility. In which Participants should lie on their front (head to the start line) and hands by their shoulders. On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the athlete gets up as quickly as possible and runs forwards 10 meters to run around a cone, then back 10 meters, then runs up and back through a slalom course of four cones. Finally, the athlete runs another 10 meters up and back past the finishing cone, at which the timing is stopped.
30m Sprint Test
Time frame: 6 weeks
The 30m sprint test is to determine speed and acceleration. The test involves running a single maximum sprint over 30 meters, with the time recorded. Start from a stationary position, with one foot in front of the other. The tester provides hints for maximizing speed (such as keeping low, driving hard with the arms and legs) and encourage athletes to continue running hard through the finish line. Two trials are allowed, and the best time is recorded to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Bowling Speed Measure
Time frame: 6 weeks
It can be measured your bowling speed by using a stopwatch to calculate the time required for the ball to reach a batsman and within 22 yards of the pitch. Then, divide the distance by time and convert miles per hour or miles per hour.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Sep 2023.
- 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.
Amna Shahid, t-DPT principal investigator
Riphah International University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Plyometric Training and Drills in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
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 4 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 18 Sep 2023. 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 Pakistan. 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 Imran Amjad, PhD (03324390125, imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
T Test (time frame: 6 weeks). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. 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 18 Sep 2023.