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Short-put athletes can improve performance with certain types of strength training.

Effect of Lower body, Core and Upper body kinematic chain exercise protocol on throwing performance & shoulder muscle strength in University shot put athletes- A Randomized control trial. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/09/057242
Enrollment
80
Registered
2023-09-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Lower body, Core and Upper body kinematic chain exercise protocol : Kinetic chain exercise Protocol exercises will be performed 3 session per week , each session for one and half hours

Sponsors

No
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy shot-put athlete’s – 2021 PAR-Q+ pre participation evaluation questioner score of zero.(9) Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH)-Sports/Performing Arts Module score of 0%.(10) Male and female shot-put athletes. Minimum shot-put throwing distance (power-position shot put throwing) For Boys (with 6kg shot put) – 8 mts and above For Girls (with 4kg shot put) – 6 mts and above Athletes aged between 19 and 24 yrs. Athletes in and around Bangalore. Athletes willing to participate in the study, sign the consent form and strictly following the exercise protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of recent upper limb trauma: shoulder trauma or current shoulder pathology (traumatic injury, glenohumeral joint dislocation, acromioclavicular joint separation, a history of shoulder, waist and chest surgery, fracture or dislocation of the affected shoulder, inflammatory joint disease, fibromyalgia) elbow injuries, wrist and hand injuries (16) History of recent lower limb trauma: hip trauma or current hip, knee & ankle pathology, a history of hip, knee and ankle, surgery, History of recent spinal trauma: cervical, thoracic & lumbar trauma or current pathology (cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, IVDP etc) (16) Sever musculoskeletal disease like osteoarthritis restraining the athletes to perform.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary: 1.Shotput throwing distance 2.Shoulder Muscle strength Secondary:Timepoint: pre 0 week post 8 week follow up 10 week 2.Shoulder Muscle strength Secondary: 3.Exercise Protocol Satisfactory Questionnaire 4.Preferred shot-put throwing style 5.Correlation of BMI with throwing distance 6. Correlation of Height with throwing distance

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Exercise Protocol Satisfactory Questionnaire 2. Preferred shot-put throwing style 3. Correlation of BMI with throwing distance 4. Correlation of Height with throwing distance Timepoint: pre 0 week post 8 week follow up 10 week

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVinod Kumar K C

College of Physiotherapy, Dayananda Sagar University

vinod-mpt@dsu.edu.in9036200878

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026