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NCT Number: NCT05459363

Neuromuscular Cognitive Training

This project will utilize a quasi-experimental, multiple baseline pretest-posttest design where participants will complete postural stability assessments, physical performance assessments, and questionnaires to evaluate perceptions toward injury prevention before and after completing a 6-week neuromuscular-cognitive prevention program.

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Key information

Conditions

Injury;Sports Athletic Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sports Medicine Research Institute

Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States

About this study

The I-THINC program will address aspects of cognition (i.e., reaction time/processing speed, working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, attention, and dual-tasking) while completing common movement patterns utilized in tennis (i.e., lateral shuffle, rapid acceleration/deceleration, and postural stability). The proposed program will take place in the participants training facility. The program will be implemented twice per week for six weeks (12 sessions) with each session lasting 20 minutes. To add variety, there will be two complementary programs (A and B) comprising of four exercises increasing in complexity every two weeks. Each week participants will complete Program A during the first session and Program B during the second session.Exercises will progressively challenge cognitive and physical demand. Exercises were designed to address the most common injuries in tennis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • healthy adults from the University of Kentucky varsity tennis programs

Exclusion criteria

  • not medically cleared for participation

Treatment and study plan

I-THINC

Other

Improved Training Happens with Integrated Neuromuscular and Cognitive Challenge (I-THINC) is an injury prevention program. It will be used to integrate cognitive tasks with traditional sports injury prevention approaches that focus on balance, agility, and neuromuscular control.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in single task static postural stability

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Single task static postural stability will be assessed with an Accusway Plus force plate.

  2. Change in dual task postural stability

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Dual task static postural stability will be assessed with an Accusway Plus force plate while completeing an upper extremity reaction time on the Dynavision D2.

  3. Change in dynamic postural control

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Dynamic postural control will be assessed with the single leg hop.

  4. Change in dual task dynamic postural control

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Dynamic postural control will be assessed with the single leg hop. An additional cognitive task - responding to LED color cues - will be added.

  5. Change in speed, power and agility (single measure)

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Speed, power and agility will be measured using the Run Decide Test.

  6. Change in reactive agility

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Reactive agility will be assessed with the 4x4 box drill.

  7. Change in lower extremity reaction time

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Lower extremity reaction time will be assessed with the lower extremity reaction test, deactivating sensors as quickly as possible with their foot.

  8. Change in HBMS

    Time frame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)

    Health Belief Model Scale (HBMS) is used to assess behavioral determinants of exercise related injury prevention programs and is comprised of six subscales: susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy. Participants rate how strongly they agree or disagree with the statements on a Likert scale ranging from 3 to -3, with a 3 indicating strongly agree and -3 indicating strongly disagree. Positive responses indicate a positive perception towards injury prevention programs, except the barrier subscale where positive responses indicate a negative perception towards injury prevention programs.

  9. Participant engagement

    Time frame: at 6 weeks

    The participant engagement survey will contain Likert Scale (1-5) questions to provide a quantitative analysis of satisfaction with the program. A 1 indicates strongly disagree and a 5 indicates strongly agree. The range is 7-35, and higher scores indicate increased engagement.

  10. Compliance

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Compliance will be based on the percentage of sessions attended by participants.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ke'La H Porter

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Improved Training Happens With Integrated Neuromuscular and Cognitive Challenge

Acronym: I-THINC

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 15, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2024

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