Flicker glasses: the next edge for young hoopers?
NCT ID NCT07168681
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether wearing stroboscopic glasses—which flicker to limit visual input—during exercise can improve thinking, physical performance, and balance in adolescent male basketball players. Thirty-six players aged 14–19 will do a six-week training program either with or without the glasses. The goal is to see if this visual challenge can sharpen key athletic skills.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- stroboscopic glasses
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple training tool to boost athletic and mental skills in young athletes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 36 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is not a treatment for any disease.
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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 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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14 to 19 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Male basketball players aged 14-19 years * With at least one year of basketball experience * Minimum training frequency of two days per week. Exclusion Criteria: * Not willing to participate in the study * A history of any upper or lower extremity surgery within the past year * A history of any musculoskeletal injury in the upper or lower extremities within the past month * The presence of a neurological disorder * A history of epilepsy * A diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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