<clinical_study>
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  <required_header>
    <download_date>ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023</download_date>
    <link_text>Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.</link_text>
    <url>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04400773</url>
  </required_header>
  <id_info>
    <org_study_id>ECP19-18-19</org_study_id>
    <nct_id>NCT04400773</nct_id>
  </id_info>
  <brief_title>Upper Body Plyometrics in Junior Male Cricket Fast Bowlers</brief_title>
  <official_title>The Impact of Upper Body Plyometrics on Junior Male Cricket Fast Bowlers' Delivery Speed in Guyana</official_title>
  <sponsors>
    <lead_sponsor>
      <agency>The University of The West Indies</agency>
      <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
    </lead_sponsor>
  </sponsors>
  <source>The University of The West Indies</source>
  <oversight_info>
    <has_dmc>No</has_dmc>
    <is_fda_regulated_drug>No</is_fda_regulated_drug>
    <is_fda_regulated_device>No</is_fda_regulated_device>
  </oversight_info>
  <brief_summary>
    <textblock>
      A six-week upper body plyometric training program will be used to investigate its impact on&#xD;
      fast bowling speed in junior male cricket players in Guyana, using a Stalker Sport 2 radar&#xD;
      gun.&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </brief_summary>
  <detailed_description>
    <textblock>
      This randomized pilot study will compare the effects of a six-week Upper Body Plyometric&#xD;
      program with Upper Body Strength Training. After gaining ethical approval and baseline&#xD;
      bowling speeds recorded, thirty under 19 club level fast bowlers will be assigned to two&#xD;
      groups to complete either an upper-body plyometric or strength training program. Each group&#xD;
      will participate in three (3) supervised exercise intervention sessions per week. Each&#xD;
      65-minute session will consist of a warm-up and cool-down program in addition to specific and&#xD;
      routinely progressed upper body exercises as per each group's protocol. At the end of the&#xD;
      intervention period, their bowling speeds will again be measured using a Stalker Sport 2&#xD;
      radar gun.&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </detailed_description>
  <overall_status>Unknown status</overall_status>
  <last_known_status>Recruiting</last_known_status>
  <start_date type="Actual">November 1, 2019</start_date>
  <completion_date type="Anticipated">July 1, 2020</completion_date>
  <primary_completion_date type="Anticipated">June 30, 2020</primary_completion_date>
  <phase>N/A</phase>
  <study_type>Interventional</study_type>
  <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
  <study_design_info>
    <allocation>Randomized</allocation>
    <intervention_model>Parallel Assignment</intervention_model>
    <intervention_model_description>Two group pre-test post-test.</intervention_model_description>
    <primary_purpose>Other</primary_purpose>
    <masking>Single (Outcomes Assessor)</masking>
  </study_design_info>
  <primary_outcome>
    <measure>Bowling speed</measure>
    <time_frame>After 6 weeks of exercise training</time_frame>
    <description>Cricket fast bowlers' bowling speed measured using the Stalker Sport 2 radar gun</description>
  </primary_outcome>
  <number_of_arms>2</number_of_arms>
  <enrollment type="Anticipated">30</enrollment>
  <condition>Sport Performance</condition>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>Plyometric Group</arm_group_label>
    <arm_group_type>Experimental</arm_group_type>
    <description>This group will receive a 6-week upper body plyometric exercise protocol. Sessions will last for 65 minutes, three times per week. Each week the exercises will be progressed and all sessions will be supervised by an exercise professional.</description>
  </arm_group>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>Strength Group</arm_group_label>
    <arm_group_type>Experimental</arm_group_type>
    <description>This group will receive a 6-week upper body strength exercise protocol. Sessions will last for 65 minutes, three times per week. Each week the exercises will be progressed and all sessions will be supervised by an exercise professional.</description>
  </arm_group>
  <intervention>
    <intervention_type>Other</intervention_type>
    <intervention_name>Plyometric exercises</intervention_name>
    <description>Types of exercises include resistance tubing 90-90 external rotation, plyometric push-up, reverse overhead throws, rotational wall throw, overhead medicine ball, chest passes.</description>
    <arm_group_label>Plyometric Group</arm_group_label>
  </intervention>
  <intervention>
    <intervention_type>Other</intervention_type>
    <intervention_name>Strength training exercises</intervention_name>
    <description>Types of exercise include push-ups, resisted external rotation, overhead presses, biceps curl, bench presses and triceps kick backs.</description>
    <arm_group_label>Strength Group</arm_group_label>
  </intervention>
  <eligibility>
    <criteria>
      <textblock>
        Inclusion Criteria:• Only male athletes were admitted to the study.&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Athletes must have been practicing the art of fast bowling for at least one year at&#xD;
             the club level.&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Athletes must have been between the ages of 15-19.&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Athletes must have been uninjured at the time of commencement of the study.&#xD;
&#xD;
        Exclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  • Were outside of the age group being surveyed at the time of the study,&#xD;
&#xD;
               -  Had been practicing fast bowling at the club level for less than one (1) year,&#xD;
&#xD;
               -  Was injured at the time of commencement or within one year of the study.&#xD;
&#xD;
               -  Could not commit to full participation in the study's training regimes.&#xD;
&#xD;
               -  Received surgery in the three years prior to the study or had undergone&#xD;
                  rehabilitation within the past year.&#xD;
&#xD;
               -  Were currently engaged in plyometric training as this may confound the study.&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </criteria>
    <gender>Male</gender>
    <minimum_age>15 Years</minimum_age>
    <maximum_age>19 Years</maximum_age>
    <healthy_volunteers>Accepts Healthy Volunteers</healthy_volunteers>
  </eligibility>
  <overall_contact>
    <last_name>sharmella roopchand-martin, dpt</last_name>
    <phone>8763827143</phone>
    <email>sharmella.roopchandmartin@uwimona.edu.jm</email>
  </overall_contact>
  <overall_contact_backup>
    <last_name>shara creary-yan</last_name>
    <phone>8764746892</phone>
    <email>sharacreary@gmail.com</email>
  </overall_contact_backup>
  <location>
    <facility>
      <name>Cricket Association-Clubs</name>
      <address>
        <city>Georgetown</city>
        <country>Guyana</country>
      </address>
    </facility>
    <status>Enrolling by invitation</status>
  </location>
  <location>
    <facility>
      <name>Cricket Association-Clubs</name>
      <address>
        <city>Georgetown</city>
        <country>Guyana</country>
      </address>
    </facility>
    <status>Recruiting</status>
    <contact>
      <last_name>Neil Barry, BSc. PT</last_name>
      <email>neilbarry92@yahoo.com</email>
    </contact>
  </location>
  <location_countries>
    <country>Guyana</country>
  </location_countries>
  <verification_date>May 2020</verification_date>
  <study_first_submitted>May 19, 2020</study_first_submitted>
  <study_first_submitted_qc>May 19, 2020</study_first_submitted_qc>
  <study_first_posted type="Actual">May 26, 2020</study_first_posted>
  <last_update_submitted>May 19, 2020</last_update_submitted>
  <last_update_submitted_qc>May 19, 2020</last_update_submitted_qc>
  <last_update_posted type="Actual">May 26, 2020</last_update_posted>
  <responsible_party>
    <responsible_party_type>Principal Investigator</responsible_party_type>
    <investigator_affiliation>The University of The West Indies</investigator_affiliation>
    <investigator_full_name>Sharmella Roopchand-Martin</investigator_full_name>
    <investigator_title>Head- Mona Academy of Sport</investigator_title>
  </responsible_party>
  <patient_data>
    <sharing_ipd>No</sharing_ipd>
  </patient_data>
  <!-- Results have not yet been posted for this study                                          -->
</clinical_study>


download date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023
link text: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04400773
org study id: ECP19-18-19
nct id: NCT04400773
lead sponsor: 
has dmc: No
is fda regulated drug: No
is fda regulated device: No
A six-week upper body plyometric training program will be used to investigate its impact on
      fast bowling speed in junior male cricket players in Guyana, using a Stalker Sport 2 radar
      gun.
This randomized pilot study will compare the effects of a six-week Upper Body Plyometric
      program with Upper Body Strength Training. After gaining ethical approval and baseline
      bowling speeds recorded, thirty under 19 club level fast bowlers will be assigned to two
      groups to complete either an upper-body plyometric or strength training program. Each group
      will participate in three (3) supervised exercise intervention sessions per week. Each
      65-minute session will consist of a warm-up and cool-down program in addition to specific and
      routinely progressed upper body exercises as per each group's protocol. At the end of the
      intervention period, their bowling speeds will again be measured using a Stalker Sport 2
      radar gun.
allocation: Randomized
intervention model: Parallel Assignment
intervention model description: Two group pre-test post-test.
primary purpose: Other
masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
measure: Bowling speed
time frame: After 6 weeks of exercise training
description: Cricket fast bowlers' bowling speed measured using the Stalker Sport 2 radar gun
arm group label: Plyometric Group
arm group type: Experimental
description: This group will receive a 6-week upper body plyometric exercise protocol. Sessions will last for 65 minutes, three times per week. Each week the exercises will be progressed and all sessions will be supervised by an exercise professional.
arm group label: Strength Group
arm group type: Experimental
description: This group will receive a 6-week upper body strength exercise protocol. Sessions will last for 65 minutes, three times per week. Each week the exercises will be progressed and all sessions will be supervised by an exercise professional.
intervention type: Other
intervention name: Plyometric exercises
description: Types of exercises include resistance tubing 90-90 external rotation, plyometric push-up, reverse overhead throws, rotational wall throw, overhead medicine ball, chest passes.
arm group label: Plyometric Group
intervention type: Other
intervention name: Strength training exercises
description: Types of exercise include push-ups, resisted external rotation, overhead presses, biceps curl, bench presses and triceps kick backs.
arm group label: Strength Group
criteria: 
gender: Male
minimum age: 15 Years
maximum age: 19 Years
healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
last name: sharmella roopchand-martin, dpt
phone: 8763827143
email: sharmella.roopchandmartin@uwimona.edu.jm
last name: shara creary-yan
phone: 8764746892
email: sharacreary@gmail.com
facility: 
status: Enrolling by invitation
facility: 
status: Recruiting
contact: 
country: Guyana
responsible party type: Principal Investigator
investigator affiliation: The University of The West Indies
investigator full name: Sharmella Roopchand-Martin
investigator title: Head- Mona Academy of Sport
sharing ipd: No