Tokyo, June 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061850) titled 'Study of Direction-Specific Whole-Body Reaction Time and Defensive Performance in Collegiate Baseball Players' on June 10.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Single arm
Randomization - Non-randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - Uncontrolled
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Condition:
Condition - Healthy Collegiate Baseball Players
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To clarify the characteristics of direction-specific whole-body reaction time in collegiate baseball players.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Participants will perform direction-specific whole-body reaction time tasks using a whole-body reaction time measurement system. In response to visual stimuli, participants will move by a small jump in five directions: upward, forward, backward, leftward, and rightward. Five trials will be conducted in each direction, and the mean of the middle three trials (excluding the maximum and minimum values) will be used for analysis. Body composition (height, weight, and body fat percentage) and toe-grip strength will also be measured. The intervention will be performed only on the assessment day and will require approximately 60 minutes per participant.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
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Gender - Male
Key inclusion criteria - 1.Male participants aged 18 to 22 years.
2.Pitchers or infielders belonging to the baseball team of Niigata University of Health and Welfare.
3.Right-handed players.
4.Individuals who understand the study and provide written informed consent.
5.Individuals capable of safely performing the whole-body reaction time test.
Key exclusion criteria - 1.Individuals with lower extremity pain or injury at the time of assessment.
2.Individuals with orthopedic disorders that interfere with the performance of the whole-body reaction time test.
3.Individuals with a history of lumbar, hip, knee, or ankle disorders that may worsen due to study participation.
4.Individuals judged inappropriate for participation by the principal investigator.
Target Size - 24
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 06 Month 15 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 07 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070772
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