Archers aim for better balance with quick core workout
NCT ID NCT07338760
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether one session of core stabilization exercises can immediately improve balance and arm function in competitive archers. Thirty licensed archers will either do the exercises or not, then take balance and reaction tests. The goal is to see if core exercises make a good warm-up for better shooting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Core stabilization exercises
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a quick core warm-up helps archers shoot better and stay balanced.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 30 people. The effects are measured right after one session, so we don't know if they last or help in real competitions.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Have been involved in licensed archery for at least 1 year * Be willing to participate in the program (both the athlete and their parent/guardian) * Be an athlete without any illness or disability that prevents participation in sports (as determined by a current medical report submitted to the club for licensing purposes) * Be able to read and write Exclusion Criteria: * ● Those with diagnosed mental or cognitive problems * Those who have undergone orthopedic surgery or received intra-articular steroid treatment within the last 6 months * Those with a diagnosed medical condition that could affect balance and shooting performance * Those with instability issues and associated joint movement restrictions * Those with acute muscle spasms and pain complaints * Those using painkillers, sedatives, alcohol, etc., or any other medication or substance that may affect shooting performance * Those with any diagnosis of injury related to the musculoskeletal system * Those actively involved in another sport besides archery
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hilal DENİZOĞLU KÜLLİ
RECRUITINGKağıthane, Istanbul, 34408, 34403, Turkey (Türkiye)
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