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    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20260920071124N2</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2026-10-20</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>University of the punjab</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Investigation of the Effects of Plyometric Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Amateur Football Players</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Effects of a plyometric training program on neuromuscular performance in high-altitude amateur football players: a randomized controlled trial</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2026-03-01</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>20</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/93926</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Other, Randomization description: Participants were randomly allocated to the Experimental Group and Control Group using a computer-generated random number sequence. To ensure allocation concealment, this process was performed by a member of the research team who was not involved in outcome assessmen.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Athletic Performance.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants undergo an 8-week plyometric training program, 3 sessions per week, in addition to their routine football training. Exercises include bounding, hurdle jumps, and drop jumps, with progressive intensity.Control group: Participants engage solely in their routine football training without any additional exercise intervention. Intervention 2: Control group: Participants engage solely in their routine football training without any additional exercise intervention.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Yes - There is a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>What will be shared:
Deidentified individual participant data (IPD) including baseline demographics (age, height, weight) and pre- and post-intervention scores for agility, balance, coordination, and reaction time of the experimental and control groups.

When:
Available starting from the date of publication and accessible for a period of 3 years

To whom:
Researchers, academic researchers, and sports science professionals interested in meta-analysis or replication studies

Conditions:
Data can be used for secondary analyses, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses upon reasonable request and with approval from the corresponding author

Where to obtain:
Requests can be sent via email to the corresponding author (Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore)

How to obtain:
Applicants should submit a formal email detailing their research proposal and intended use of data. Requests will be reviewed within 2 to 4 weeks, and upon approval, deidentified datasets will be shared securely

Comments:
Additional supporting documents, including study protocols and statistical analysis outputs, are available upon request.</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>M saqib yousaf</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Main bazar road</address>
        <city>Skardu</city>
        <country1>Pakistan</country1>
        <zip>26100</zip>
        <telephone>+92 346 5349853</telephone>
        <email>xavijan453@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>University of the punjab</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Muhammad Saqib Yousaf</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Main bazar road</address>
        <city>Skardu</city>
        <country1>Pakistan</country1>
        <zip>26100</zip>
        <telephone>+92 346 5349853</telephone>
        <email>xavijan453@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>University of the punjab</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Pakistan</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Men aged 18–30 years registered with a club affiliated with DFA Skardu.
Active training and competition at an altitude of ≥2,000 meters for at least six months prior to the study.
Free from musculoskeletal injuries or cardiovascular, neurological, or respiratory diseases that contraindicate plyometric training.</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>18 years</agemin>
      <agemax>30 years</agemax>
      <gender>Male</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Sustained a lower-limb injury in the three months
preceding the study;Presence of any medical condition affecting balance or coordination
Inability to attend at least 90% of the training sessions.</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code></hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword></hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>N/A</i_code>
      <i_code>N/A</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Participants undergo an 8-week plyometric training program, 3 sessions per week, in addition to their routine football training. Exercises include bounding, hurdle jumps, and drop jumps, with progressive intensity.Control group: Participants engage solely in their routine football training without any additional exercise intervention</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: Participants engage solely in their routine football training without any additional exercise intervention</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Agility:Agility performance assessed by the T-test, recorded in seconds. Timepoint: Baseline (before the start of the intervention) and immediately after the 8-week training period. Method of measurement: Time taken to complete the T-test agility drill, measured in seconds.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Balance:Postural stability and dynamic balance measured by the Y-Balance test, measured in centimeters. Timepoint: Baseline (before the start of the intervention) and immediately after the 8-week training period. Method of measurement: measured by the Y-Balance test, measured in centimeters.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Neuromuscular coordination performance score assessed by , measured in points/score. Timepoint: Baseline (before the start of the intervention) and immediately after the 8-week training period. Method of measurement: Neuromuscular coordination performance score assessed by measured in points/score.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Reaction time :Reaction time to visual/auditory stimuli, measured in milliseconds. Timepoint: Baseline (before the start of the intervention) and immediately after the 8-week training period. Method of measurement: Reaction time to visual/auditory stimuli, measured in milliseconds.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>University of the punjab</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2025-10-02</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Wahdat Road Lahore Punjab Pakistan</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
