Lower Limb Performance, Balance and Coordination Differences Between the Muay Thai Athletes and Recreational Bodybuilders

Functional Performance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Lower Limb Performance, Balance and Coordination Differences Between the Muay Thai Athletes and Recreational Bodybuilders

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04563312
• Other study ID #: 2020-243
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 17, 2020
• Est. completion date: October 17, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare balance, coordination and lower extremity functional performances of Muay Thai (MT) athletes and bodybuilders (BB). Method: Seventeen athletes (14 men and 3 women; mean age: 20.65 + 2.34) engaged in MT and 18 (13 men and 5 women, mean age: 25.89 + 4.83) engaged in BB were included in the study. The Flamingo Balance Test and Y Balance Test were used to evaluate static and dynamic balance, respectively. Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test. Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 35
• Est. completion date: October 17, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 18-35 years
• Making MT and BB at least for 5 year as a professional athletes
• currently free of any lower limb injuries within the last three months
• no previous history of injury or surgery that may affect their lower limbs

Exclusion Criteria:

• trained less than 3 sessions per week
• having lower limb injury for more than 1 month
• having a history of surgery, or chronic and progressive disease in their lower limb
• having scoliosis or any other orthopaedic or neurological problems

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Building
• Functional Performance
• Martial Arts

Intervention

Procedure:
• Exercise
Nine different clubs and sport centers were screened and 18- to 35-year-old individuals regularly engaged in MT or BB for the last 6 months were invited to join the study.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation	Ankara	Etlik

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University	Cyprus International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Flamingo Balance Test	The Flamingo Balance Test was used to evaluate static balance	2 weeks
Primary	Balance Assessment	The Y Balance Test was used to evaluate dynamic balance	2 weeks
Primary	Coordination Assessment	Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test	2 weeks
Primary	Lower Extremity Functional Performance Assessment	Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.	2 weeks