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NCT Number: NCT03233685

Visual Training and and Reaction Time in Tennis

Tennis is situational sport in which the result of the game is directly influenced by the interaction with the opponent. In fact, athletes have to respond in a short-time period to change the way of playing by fast analyzing speed, rotation and direction of the tennis ball. Therefore, it is extremely complicated to predict exactly what will happen during games and matches. According to literature goof visual skills, players can receive and process information quickly and can optimize the performance with extreme precision and dexterity. For this reason, visuomotor training aims to improve reaction times, but its efficiency during playing tennis has not yet been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate how this training method could affect the improvement of visuomotor performance in young people between 12 and 18 years old.

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Key information

Conditions

Visuomotor Skills

Age range

12 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Università degli Studi di Milano

Milan, Italia, 20123, Italy

About this study

Two armed, parallel group, randomized control trial.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥12 years old.
  • Playing career of 4 years.

Exclusion criteria

  • Serious injury in the 6 mouth before the study.
  • Subject that already took part to a visual training

Treatment and study plan

Visual Training

Behavioral

The visual training will be performed 3 times a week for 40 minutes, at the end of warm up and before the technique training. The subjects will be performed a progression of exercise to improve their visual ability, their velocity of interpretation and transformation. The training will be performed with specific panels approved for visual training (S.V.T.A., Torino, Italy).

Normal Training

Behavioral

Normal training routine

Primary outcomes

  1. Reaction Time

    Time frame: After 12 weeks of training

    Stroop test

Secondary outcomes

  1. Analysis of tennis skills

    Time frame: After 12 weeks of training

    QLIPP-TM

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Milan

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Visual Training on Reaction Time and Timing in Tennis Players

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jul 31, 2017
Registry last updated
May 3, 2018

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