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Effect of Core Versus Shoulder Strengthening on Tennis Serve Velocity in Young Adult Tennis Players
Led by Cairo University · Updated on 2026-04-14
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
14 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of a 4-week core strengthening program on flat serve velocity and arc of shoulder rotation in amateur young adult tennis players . Participants will serve the tennis ball four times during the initial and final flat tennis serve assessments. Furthermore, participants will be divided into two groups and given different strengthening programs. Researchers will compare Group A (shoulder strengthening group) and Group B (core strengthening group) to see if there is any difference between the core and shoulder training programs on the flat serve velocity.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of Core Versus Shoulder Strengthening on Tennis Serve Velocity in Young Adult Tennis Players
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Tennis playing experience between 1 to 3 years
- Training 2 to 3 times per week for at least 1 to 2 hours per day
- Trained in flat serve technique
- Right- or left-handed players
- Both females and males
- Young adults aged 18 to 25 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Players who had specific shoulder or core strength training in the past year
- History of upper extremity injury (dislocation, rupture, fracture, surgery) preventing play
- Back or knee pain lasting at least the past year
- Cardiovascular diseases or metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences
Giza, Egypt, 2334
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Research Team
A
Ahmet M. Elmelhat, PhD
CONTACT
A
Arwa A Mekkaoui, BSc.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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