Effect of Digitally Produced Custom Mouthguards on the Awareness and Sports Performance of Child and Adolescent Basketball Players
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Mouthguard, Performance test.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sports Performance in Children. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Overview
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of custom mouthguards, prepared using digital workflow, on the sports performance of children and adolescents who play basketball, and to evaluate their views on the use of mouthguards. Do digitally produced custom mouthguards have an effect on the sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players? Will the awareness and opinions of child and adolescent basketball players regarding mouthguards be affected? Participants will: Undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.
Interventions
- Device Mouthguard
After the participants' records are taken with intraoral scanners, custom mouthguards will be prepared from soft EVA sheets in a dental laboratory setting. - Other Performance test
Participants will undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.
Primary outcome measures
- Effects of custom mouthguards on sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of performance tests, up to 20 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Knowledge, awareness, and views on mouthguards [Time frame: Within 10 minutes after the performance test]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Involved in basketball for at least one year,
- Amateur or semi-professional athletes,
- Possession of a health report confirming eligibility for high-activity sports,
- No severe skeletal or dental anomalies,
- Class I occlusion relationship,
- No or mild dental crowding issues,
- No severe nasal deviation that would interfere with sports,
- No prior use of any type of mouthguard,
- Training 4-5 days a week and actively competing in a basketball league.
Exclusion criteria
- Individuals with mouth breathing,
- Individuals with a history of adenoid vegetation or enlarged adenoids.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Screening
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06660836 · TDH-2024-6739