Effects of Pilates Method in the Range of Ballerina's Turnout

Dancing Clinical Trial

— PilatesTurnout  

Official title:

Effects of Pilates Method in the Range of Young Ballerina's Turnout

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03377959
• Other study ID #: TURN1217
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A high degree of turnout is desired by many dancers, because enables an efficient weight transfer; provides an excellent extension and control; and reduces the risk of injury when used properly. The dancer's body conditioning is worked and acquired through various types of training, among which stands out the Pilates Method. Thus, the aim of the study is to determine the effect of a training program of Pilates Method in the range of ballerinas' turnout. The study will be conducted with young dancers, between 10 and 14 years, who practice classical dance twice a week. They will be randomly divided into two groups: intervention and control, but only the intervention group will do Pilates classes. To verify the extent of the turnout, tests will be applied in both groups, before the start of Pilates classes (pre-test) and after 24 sessions (post-test). In the evaluation protocol will be collected kinematic data, while performing the movements of demi plié and elevé. Anthropometric variables of height and body mass will be obtained; and also the extent of the passive and active turnout in dancers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 22
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 10 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• be female; age between 10 and 14 years; have practiced classical ballet classes for at least three years; attend classical ballet classes at least twice a week; have a minimum frequency of 80% during the whole intervention period.

Exclusion Criteria:

• present some injury during intervention period and data collection; have more than two consecutive absences in classical ballet and Pilates classes; not to continue with their routine of physical activities throughout the intervention period.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dancing

Intervention

Other:
• Pilates Mat Classes
The intervention, the exercises, and their progressions were systematized based on protocol proposed by Siler (2008).
• Ballet Classes
The intervention is ballet classes three times a week, 1 hour and 30 min. The ballet classes consists in barre work and center work with specific ballet exercises.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Laboratório de Pesquisa do Exercício	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande Do Sul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

References & Publications (4)

de Leva P. Adjustments to Zatsiorsky-Seluyanov's segment inertia parameters. J Biomech. 1996 Sep;29(9):1223-30. — View Citation

Gilbert CB, Gross MT, Klug KB. Relationship between hip external rotation and turnout angle for the five classical ballet positions. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1998 May;27(5):339-47. — View Citation

Koutedakis Y, Sharp NC. Thigh-muscles strength training, dance exercise, dynamometry, and anthropometry in professional ballerinas. J Strength Cond Res. 2004 Nov;18(4):714-8. — View Citation

van Merkensteijn GG, Quin E. Assessment of Compensated Turnout Characteristics and their Relationship to Injuries in University Level Modern Dancers. J Dance Med Sci. 2015 Jun;19(2):57-62. doi: 10.12678/1089-313X.19.2.57. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The change in turnout	Turnout is determined as external rotation of the coxofemoral joint, and is considered perfect when reaching an angle of 180 ° between the longitudinal axis of the feet. The change in turnout will be evaluated one week before the first session of the intervention and after 12 weeks of Mat Pilates training. So, the primary outcome is the change in the range of ballerinas' turnout.	One week before the first session of the intervention and 12 weeks after the intervention