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Effects of Gua Sha intervention on sports performance in badminton players

Effects of Gua Sha intervention on the flexibility, agility and balance in badminton players

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN12712929
Enrollment
45
Registered
2025-03-19
Start date
2025-03-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy, active, and experienced badminton players Other

Interventions

Participants will be randomly allocated into three groups using sealed envelopes, namely Gua sha group, foam roller group, and control group. Participants in each group will received a 4-week massage

Sponsors

China Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Badminton training for two days or more per week, with each training session lasting two hours or more. 2. Age: 18-30 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People with chronic or serious diseases (such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, poor liver and kidney function) 2. Pregnent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Measured before the intervention, and after a 4-week intervention: 1. Agility test measured using hexagon agility tests 2. Muscle properties of lower extremity measured using Myoton (MyotonPRO, Myoton AS, Tartu, Estonia)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Balance ability will be measured by Y-balance test before the intervention and after a 4-week intervention

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactYu-Lin You
oilfish@mail.cmu.edu.tw+886-4-22053366 ext. 7611

Outcome results

None listed

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