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NCT Number: NCT06660836

Effect of Digitally Produced Custom Mouthguards on the Awareness and Sports Performance of Child and Adolescent Basketball Players

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of custom mouthguards, prepared using digital workflow, on the sports performance of children and adolescents who play basketball, and to evaluate their views on the use of mouthguards.

Do digitally produced custom mouthguards have an effect on the sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players?

Will the awareness and opinions of child and adolescent basketball players regarding mouthguards be affected?

Participants will:

Undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.

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Key information

Conditions

Sports Performance in Children

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Involved in basketball for at least one year,
  • Amateur or semi-professional athletes,
  • Possession of a health report confirming eligibility for high-activity sports,
  • No severe skeletal or dental anomalies,
  • Class I occlusion relationship,
  • No or mild dental crowding issues,
  • No severe nasal deviation that would interfere with sports,
  • No prior use of any type of mouthguard,
  • Training 4-5 days a week and actively competing in a basketball league.

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals with mouth breathing,
  • Individuals with a history of adenoid vegetation or enlarged adenoids.

Treatment and study plan

Mouthguard

Device

After the participants' records are taken with intraoral scanners, custom mouthguards will be prepared from soft EVA sheets in a dental laboratory setting.

Performance test

Other

Participants will undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.

Primary outcomes

  1. Effects of custom mouthguards on sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of performance tests, up to 20 weeks

    Effects of custom mouthguards on sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players will be evaluated by a performance test.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knowledge, awareness, and views on mouthguards

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes after the performance test

    Participants will complete a ...-item questionnaire regarding their knowledge, awareness, and views on mouthguards.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Ayşe Cengiz

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905313890830

Ebru Kurt

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905534503937

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Akdeniz University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Oct 28, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 29, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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