A Comparison of Land and Water Based Plyometric Training on Fitness of Field Hockey Players

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT02802800
• Date of registration: 13/06/2016
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: The University of The West Indies
• Public title: A Comparison of Land and Water Based Plyometric Training on Fitness of Field Hockey Players
• Scientific title: A Comparison of Land Based and Water Based Plyometric Training Effects on the Physical Fitness of Field Hockey Players in Jamaica
• Date of first enrolment: June 2016
• Target sample size: 50
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02802800
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Other. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Jamaica

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- All club hockey players over the age of 16 in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica

Exclusion Criteria:

- Persons with musculoskeletal injuries of the hip or knee, who have undergone surgery
or injections in the past 3 months, or who are under rehabilitation and not at the
phase to undergo high intensity training will be excluded.

- Persons with skin diseases, open wounds and self-reported aqua phobia will also be
excluded.



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Fitness Training

Intervention(s)

Other: Plyometric training

Primary Outcome(s)

Standing Broad Jump [Time Frame: 6 weeks]

Sit and Reach Distance [Time Frame: 6 weeks]

Vertical Jump [Time Frame: 6 weeks]

Illinois Agility Test scores [Time Frame: 6 weeks]

Agility T test [Time Frame: 6 weeks]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Heart rate during a match [Time Frame: 6 weeks]

Distance covered during a match [Time Frame: 6 weeks]

Secondary ID(s)

ECP214-13-14

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors