NCT06660836

Effect of Digitally Produced Custom Mouthguards on the Awareness and Sports Performance of Child and Adolescent Basketball Players

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Akdeniz University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Sports Performance in Children

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-06-01
• Completion: 2025-10-01
• First posted: 2024-10-28
• Last updated: 2025-01-29