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Effects of Sprint Interval Training on Field Hockey Players.

ConditionSports Physical Therapy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorRiphah International University

About this trial

Field hockey is a team sport that is played using sticks and balls. Player's motions are impromptu and determine how competitive matches are played. Athletes can enhance their performance through a variety of training regimens. "Sprint Interval Training," for short bursts of maximal or supramaximal exercise, is one type of training used to improve sports performance. During recovering intervals, participants alternate between passive rest or light to moderately hard work. In both skilled and novice players, Sprint interval training significantly increases anaerobic and aerobic performance. This study aims to determine the impact of sprint interval training on hockey player's running performance, speed, and direction changes.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 18-30 years.

Both males and females.

Moderate level of training (Approximately 3 hours per week of activity).

Playing experience of minimum 2 years.

Disqualifiers

Systemic Conditions (unstable angina, systemic arterial hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, neoplasm, renal failure and sequelae of stroke).

Any musculoskeletal issues that made it difficult to follow protocols or conduct testing.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Regular training

    Other intervention

    performed their routine programs

  • Sprint Interval Training

    Other intervention

    Sprint interval training will be given for 4 weeks. Each week consisted of three training sessions, separated by at least one resting day. Participants will complete a 15-minutes warm up before training session. The Sprint interval training group consisted of 30 s sprints at near maximal effort, with three minutes of rest between each sprint. The training intensity of Sprint interval training sessions was evaluated subjectively during sessions. During the first week, the Sprint interval training group performed five sprints per session. The number of sprints then increased gradually, until a total of 10 sprints per session. When the number of sprints reached seven, subjects were given six minutes of rest midway through the training session

Treatment groups

28 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Sprint Interval TrainingExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Regular TrainingOther 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Speed

It will be assessed by 20m sprint test, values will be taken before and after the application of sprint interval training for the participants of both groups.

Time frame
10 months
2

Change of direction

It will be assessed by 505 Change of direction test, values will be taken before and after the application of sprint interval training for the participants of both groups.

Time frame
10 months
3

Running performance

It will be assessed by 3000m time trial, values will be taken before and after the application of sprint interval training for the participants of both groups.

Time frame
10 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Riphah International University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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