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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/10/096102 [Registered on: 15/10/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/07/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A study to find out whether jump training (plyometric exercises) can improve core strength, leg power, and fitness in college football players 
Scientific Title of Study
Modification(s)  		 Effect of Plyometric Training on Core Stability, Lower Limb Explosive Power and Aerobic Fitness Among Male Collegiate Football Players 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Anandhu A R 
Designation  MPT - Post Graduate Student 
Affiliation  Yenepoya physiotherapy college 
Address  6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  8089470044  
Fax    
Email  anandhuar381@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Smitha D 
Designation  Additional Professor 
Affiliation  Yenepoya physiotherapy college 
Address  6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9886318394  
Fax    
Email  smithad@yenepoya.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Smitha D 
Designation  Additional Professor 
Affiliation  Yenepoya physiotherapy college 
Address  6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9886318394  
Fax    
Email  smithad@yenepoya.edu.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Derlakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India 575018 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Anandhu A R 
Address  Yenepoya physiotherapy college, university road, derlakatte, mangalore 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Anandhu A R   Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)  6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 		 8089470044

36640@yenepoya.edu.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Yenepoya Ethics Committee 3  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Football players 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Not applicable (single group, pre–post study).  There is no comparator agent. 
Intervention  Plyometric training program   Progressive plyometric exercises (jump squats, bounding, hopping, lateral jumps, box jumps) conducted 2 sessions per week,for a 6 weeks. The program is designed to improve core stability, lower limb strength, and aerobic fitness among male collegiate athletes, in addition to their routine training.. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  30.00 Year(s)
Gender  Male 
Details  Male football players age between 18-30 years having more than 2 years of training and competitive experience.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  History any previous musculoskeletal injury for the last 3 months
Any medical problems that could compromise participation or performance in the
study
Any lower-extremity surgery in the past 2 years 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Plank test
2.vertical jump test
3.YO-YO Intermittent recovery level-1 test  		 Pre-test before Intervention
Post-test after 6 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Not applicable   There is no secondary outcome  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="27"
Sample Size from India="27" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "27"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="27" 
Phase of Trial
Modification(s)  		 N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   26/10/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/04/2026 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 30/04/2026 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  		 Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  		 Football is a high-intensity intermittent sport that requires optimal core stability, lower limb explosive power, and aerobic fitness for performance and injury prevention. However, collegiate football players may exhibit deficits in these physical components due to variations in training and academic commitments. Plyometric training has been shown to improvement in neuromuscular performance and physical fitness, but evidence regarding its combined effects on core stability, lower limb explosive power, and aerobic fitness among collegiate football players is limited. This pre-post experimental study aims to determine the effect of a 6-week supervised plyometric training programme on core stability, lower limb explosive power, and aerobic fitness among male collegiate football players aged 18–30 years with at least two years of football training and competitive experience. Twenty-seven participants were undergone plyometric training twice weekly for six weeks in addition to their regular football training. Outcome measures such as Plank Test, Vertical Jump Test, and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 were assessed pre and post test to compare the effect. The findings shows that this study provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of plyometric training in enhancing physical performance parameters and contribute to evidence-based conditioning programmes for collegiate football players. Overall the study concluded that plyometrics can be used to improve Core stability Lower limb explosive power and aerobic fitness among male collegiate football players.  It can be used as a effective strategy in training to prevent injury and functional impairment. 
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