| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2024/03/064525 [Registered on: 20/03/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
19/03/2024 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) |
| Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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"Comparing Brain Gym vs. Plyometric Training: Effects on Dynamic Balance & Eye-Foot Coordination in University Football Players" |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Comparison of brain gym exercises versus plyometric training on dynamic balance and eye foot coordination among university football players |
| Trial Acronym |
NIL |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Dr. Jyoti Sharma |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Galgotias University |
| Address |
Room No. B316, Department of Physiotherapy,Galgotias
University, Plot No. 02, Sector 17-A Yamuna Expressway, Greater
Noida,Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Gautam Buddha Nagar UTTAR PRADESH 203201 India |
| Phone |
97171161626 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
jsharmaphysio@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Scientific Query
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| Name |
Shahid Hussain |
| Designation |
PG Student |
| Affiliation |
Galgotias University |
| Address |
Room No. B-316, Department of Physiotherapy, Galgotias
University, Plot No. 02, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Gautam Buddha Nagar UTTAR PRADESH 203201 India |
| Phone |
8340528001 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
shahidhussain7603@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Jyoti Sharma |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Galgotias University |
| Address |
Room No. B-319, Department of Physiotherapy, Galgotias
University, Plot No. 02, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Gautam Buddha Nagar UTTAR PRADESH 203201 India |
| Phone |
97171161626 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
jsharmaphysio@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Research and Development Cell, Room No. C-102, Plot No. 02, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh-201301 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Galgotias University |
| Address |
Galgotias University, Plot No.2, Sector 17-A Yamuna Expresswa,
Greater Noida,Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 203201
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| Type of Sponsor |
Research institution |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Jyoti Sharma |
Galgotias University |
Physiotherapy OPD, Room No. E003, Galgotias University, Plot No. 02, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida,Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh-203201
Gautam Buddha Nagar UTTAR PRADESH |
9717161626
jsharmaphysio@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| School Ethics Committee |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
Healthy University Football players |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Brain Gym Exercises |
Brain gym exercise used for balance and coordination for Group A; firstly, warm up,1-Cross crawl, 2-Foot flex, 3-Gravity griddle, 4-Hook ups, 5-Neck roll, 6-The grounder, 7-Balance button, 8-Brain button, 9-The positive point, 10-Calf pumps. Each exercise 3-4 minutes. Time duration 30-40 minutes. Warm up include sits-up, jogging, lunges, squats and cool down period includes calf stretch, hamstring stretch, quadriceps stretch, chest-opener wall stretch for 10 min each session. |
| Comparator Agent |
Plyometrc training |
Polymetric training includes series of 8 activities that are jumping, bounding, hops, skipping, pushups, running, kicking, squatting exercises with cool down period. Each exercise 4-5 minutes. Time duration 30-40 minutes. Warm up include sits-up, jogging, lunges, squats and cool down period includes calf stretch, hamstring stretch, quadriceps stretch, chest-opener wall stretch for 10 min each session. |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
24.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Male |
| Details |
University football players.
Only males
Participants who are willing to participate.
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Football players outside Galgotias university.
Female football players.
Participants who are not willing give voluntary consent to participate. |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc |
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Method of Concealment
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Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes |
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Blinding/Masking
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Participant and Investigator Blinded |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| The star excursion balance test and the soccer wall volleyball test |
The star excursion balance test and the soccer wall volleyball test will be conducted on day 1, followed by 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 8 weeks. |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="72" Sample Size from India="72"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="84" |
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Phase of Trial
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Phase 3 |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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30/03/2024 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
04/12/2024 |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Date Missing |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0" Months="0" Days="28" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Completed |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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Football is one of the sports that is prioritised to be nurtured, so to improve and achieve the achievements, it would be nice if ever since children have received a sport education and football in particular correctly, regularly, and as directed. In a football game, it takes football playing techniques like dribbling, passing, stopping, throwing in, heading, tricks and turns, and shooting.The game requires a lot of energy and intelligence on the field, which stimulates enthusiasm while providing excitement through teamwork. In football, there are various basic techniques for playing the game. Basic techniques are fundamentals that must be mastered by all athletes in order to be able to play football skillfully based on multilateral movement skills. BrainGym is an educational kinesiology system developed by Paul E. Dennison and Gail E. Dennison in the 1970s. These exercises help in learning to coordinate the hands, eye, foot, and whole body. The brain gym consists of 26 simple movements that function to enhance academic performance and whole-body learning.Plyometric training helps enhance the performance of football players; it includes a series of jumping, bounding, hops,skipping, pushups, running, kicking, and squatting exercises. The time duration is 30–40. minutes with a cool period. It involves the eccentric and concentric action of muscles, enhancing balance, and coordination (ABC) drills focus on a person’s ability to rapidly change speed and direction, perform movements precisely, and maintain control of body movement, which are essential for sports demanding quick direction changes in football.
Football is a dynamic sport that requires good eye-to-foot coordination. The eye-foot coordination influences the performance of the players. Eye-foot coordination is the ability of the performer to integrate types of body movement into specific patterns. The low level of eye-foot coordination of the athletes can influence the outcome of the exercise, and so it requires regular, earnest, and continuous practice in order to improve the playing skills of a football player. In other words, having good eye-foot coordination is a requirement for recording the maximum performance of the players in terms of football practice. The most important ones are the eye-foot coordination patterns of players, because the successful resolution of the situation in a football match is mainly performed by motoric activities. During the game, better chances are on the side of players who have these coordination factors in the optimal ratio. The main purpose of the research is to improve existing knowledge and education. This research is essential to understand which intervention may be more beneficial, brain gym exercises versus plyometric training, for enhancing these specific aspects of physical performance in football players, providing valuable insights for optimising training programmes and improving overall athletic performance in football players. |