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Trial no.: PACTR202006847771700 Date of Approval: 02/06/2020
Trial Status: Retrospective registration - This trial was registered after enrolment of the first participant
TRIAL DESCRIPTION
Public title Impact of motor imagery training on agility, speed and reaction time, during Ramadan fasting for young tennis athletes: a randomized controlled trial
Official scientific title Impact of motor imagery training on agility, speed and reaction time, during Ramadan fasting for young tennis athletes: a randomized controlled trial
Brief summary describing the background and objectives of the trial The purpose of this study was to examine whether motor imagery training could influence maximum short-term performance in tennis athletes who fast during Ramadan. The participants were twenty-seven young male tennis players, randomly divided into two groups: imaging training (MIG, n = 13) and control group (CG, n = 14). It was a randomized controlled experimental study. The CG watched videos on the history of the Olympic Games, while IMG followed a training program in motor imagery. The physical performances were obtained by field tests (T test, zigzag test and reaction time). The effect of the group / time interaction (p <0.01) was identified for all the performance indicators, with an improvement only in MIG (p = 0.01) compared to the CG. The results showed that training with motor imagery after physical / technical training could be an effective strategy to delimit the negative effects of Ramadan and stabilize physical performance in terms of agility, speed and reaction time.
Type of trial RCT
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Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Sub-Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied
Purpose of the trial Education /Training
Anticipated trial start date 01/06/2016
Actual trial start date
Anticipated date of last follow up 10/07/2016
Actual Last follow-up date
Anticipated target sample size (number of participants) 27
Actual target sample size (number of participants)
Recruitment status Completed
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STUDY DESIGN
Intervention assignment Allocation to intervention If randomised, describe how the allocation sequence was generated Describe how the allocation sequence/code was concealed from the person allocating the participants to the intervention arms Masking If masking / blinding was used
Crossover: all participants receive all interventions in different sequence during study Randomised Simple randomization using a randomization table created by a computer software program Allocation was determined by the holder of the sequence who is situated off site Open-label(Masking Not Used)
INTERVENTIONS
Intervention type Intervention name Dose Duration Intervention description Group size Nature of control
Control Group Technical and physical training only 3 training session 2 hours/day by week 1 Month Technical and physical training 14 Placebo
Experimental Group Technical and physical training with external motor imaging program 3 training session, 2 hours/day by week 1 month IMG has followed a training program in motor imagery 13
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
List inclusion criteria List exclusion criteria Age Category Minimum age Maximum age Gender
participants must: 1) be an athlete tennis for at least two years; 2) systematically train tennis at least six hours a week; and 3) entered in the national tennis championship. They were recruited because they say they are willing to fast for the whole month of Ramadan be a tennis athlete less than two years train tennis less than six hours a week Not registered at the National Tennis Championship will not fast hroughout the month of Ramadan Adolescent: 13 Year-18 Year 15 Year(s) 17 Year(s) Male
ETHICS APPROVAL
Has the study received appropriate ethics committee approval Date the study will be submitted for approval Date of approval Name of the ethics committee
Yes 26/05/2016 comit de protection des personnes sud CPPSUD
Ethics Committee Address
Street address City Postal code Country
Sfax Sfax 3000 Tunisia
OUTCOMES
Type of outcome Outcome Timepoint(s) at which outcome measured
Primary Outcome Based on the results of the research, the study concluded that fasting Ramadan has a negative effect on the performance of agility, speed and reaction time of the receiver for young tennis players. T0 : before ramadan / T1 : in the beginning of Ramadan / T2 : middle of Ramadan / T3 : the end of Ramadan
Primary Outcome As well as a training program with motor imagery after regular training sessions, could be an effective strategy to reduce the effect of Ramadan fasting and stabilize physical performance in terms of agility, speed and time reaction for young male tennis players. T0 : before of ramadan / T1 : in the beginning of Ramadan / T2 : the middle of Ramadan / T3 : the end of Ramadan
Secondary Outcome . that no significant difference was identified for body mass and body mass index (BMI) at T1 compared to T0. However, significant differences were observed in T2 and T3 compared to T0. no significant difference was identified for daily caloric intakes and percentages of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins during the two experimental periods. T0 : Before ramadan / T1 : in the beginning of ramadan / T2 : In the middle of ramadan / T3 : in the end of Ramadan
RECRUITMENT CENTRES
Name of recruitment centre Street address City Postal code Country
Tennis club of Msaken Msaken Sousse 4070 Tunisia
Tennis club of Sousse SOUSSE Sousse 4000 Tunisia
FUNDING SOURCES
Name of source Street address City Postal code Country
Soffien fkih Msaken Sousse 4070 Tunisia
SPONSORS
Sponsor level Name Street address City Postal code Country Nature of sponsor
Primary Sponsor Higher institute of sports and physical education Gafsa Gafsa 2100 Tunisia University
COLLABORATORS
Name Street address City Postal code Country
institute of sports and physical education of Gafsa Gafsa Gafsa 2100 Tunisia
CONTACT PEOPLE
Role Name Email Phone Street address
Principal Investigator Sofien Fekih sofienfekih06@gmail.com +21625942041 Msaken
City Postal code Country Position/Affiliation
Msaken 4070 Tunisia higher institute of sports and physical education of gafsa
Role Name Email Phone Street address
Public Enquiries Mohammed Jarraya jarrayam@yahoo.fr +21640423532 Sfax
City Postal code Country Position/Affiliation
Sfax 3100 Tunisia higher institute of sports and physical education of Sfax
Role Name Email Phone Street address
Scientific Enquiries Mohamed Sami Zguira Zguira sami-zguira@hotmail.fr +21658942049 Kairouan
City Postal code Country Position/Affiliation
Kairouan 3200 Tunisia higher institute of sports and physical education of gafsa
REPORTING
Share IPD Description Additional Document Types Sharing Time Frame Key Access Criteria
Yes the data collected during the study will be published with the test Study Protocol Informed consent form, study protocol Free access will be allowed to obtain the data, please send an e-mail to sofienfekih06@gmail.com
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