High-Intensity Intermittent Training and Sport-Specific Performance in Youth Amateur Boxers (NCT07571070) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
High-Intensity Intermittent Training and Sport-Specific Performance in Youth Amateur Boxers
Colombia9 participantsStarted 2026-02-01
Plain-language summary
Boxing is an intermittent combat sport that requires repeated high-intensity actions, sustained punching output, and rapid post-exercise recovery. This single-arm field-based study will examine the effects of a nine-session high-intensity intermittent training program on sport-specific punching output, heart-rate responses, and accelerometer-derived movement responses in youth amateur boxers. Participants will complete a standardized boxing-specific test before and after the intervention. The primary outcome will be the total number of punches completed during the test. Secondary outcomes will include round-by-round punching output, heart rate immediately after the test, heart rate one minute after the test, one-minute heart-rate recovery, and the accelerometer-derived sum of absolute acceleration peaks recorded during each round. The study is designed to provide ecologically valid evidence on feasible monitoring strategies for training adaptation in amateur boxing.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
MALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Youth amateur boxers regularly enrolled in a supervised boxing training program.
* Age within the predefined youth/adolescent range established in the protocol.
* Regular attendance to boxing training before the beginning of the intervention.
* Ability to complete the standardized boxing-specific test at baseline and post-intervention.
* Medical, coaching, or institutional clearance to participate in regular boxing training.
* Written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian.
* Written or verbal assent from the athlete, according to institutional ethics requirements.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Current musculoskeletal injury or pain limiting boxing training or testing.
* Known cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, or metabolic condition contraindicating high-intensity exercise.
* Use of medication or substances that may substantially alter heart-rate response, unless medically authorized and documented.
* Inability to complete baseline or post-intervention testing.
* Participation in another structured training intervention likely to interfere with the study outcomes.
* Withdrawal of parental consent or participant assent at any point.
Questions worth asking your doctor
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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Questions for the trial coordinator
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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
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Change in total punching output during the boxing-specific test
Timeframe: Baseline and post-intervention, within 48-72 hours after the ninth training session