Hip Activation and FSDT

Lower Extremity Problem Clinical Trial

Official title:

Does a Hip Muscle Activation Home Exercise Program Change Patient Performance on the Forward Step-Down Test? A Single-Arm Clinical Trail

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05642065
• Other study ID #: STUDY00002264
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 26, 2023
• Est. completion date: April 28, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if activation training of the hip musculature affects muscle activation and frontal plane mechanics in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 1: Determine whether performance on the forward step-down test (FSDT) changes after an eight-week home exercise program (HEP) focused on hip musculature activation in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 2: Determine whether surface electromyography (sEMG) hip musculature changes following an eight-week HEP focused on hip musculature activation in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 3: Determine whether a dose-response relationship exists between compliance on the HEP and changes in FSDT scores in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 4: Determine whether a dose-response relationship exists between compliance on the HEP and sEMG changes in hip musculature activation in healthy individuals.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 35
• Est. completion date: April 28, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: April 28, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be current first or second year Doctor of Physical Therapy students in the School of Allied Health Professions at LSU Health Shreveport.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current knee pain or pathology in the dominant leg, and women with known pregnancy.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dyskinesias
• Lower Extremity Problem
• Movement, Abnormal

Intervention

Other:
• Hip muscle activation home exercise program
Participants will perform a home exercise program consisting of five hip muscle activation exercises with the use of a resistance band. The program will be eight weeks in duration, and participants will perform the exercises twice weekly.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport	Shreveport	Louisiana

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Scores on the Forward Step Down Test	Participants will perform the Forward Step Down Test pre- and post-intervention, while being score by two investigators simultaneously.	Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)
Secondary	Surface electromyography (sEMG) - Gluteus Maximus	sEMG data for the gluteus maximus, including both mean EMG activation and peak EMG activation will be recorded during performance of the Forward Step Down Test.	Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)
Secondary	Surface electromyography (sEMG) - Gluteus Medius	sEMG data for the gluteus medius, including both mean EMG activation and peak EMG activation will be recorded during performance of the Forward Step Down Test.	Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)
Secondary	Home Exercise Program (HEP) Compliance	Participants will complete a log of the number of HEP sessions they complete during the 8-week intervention program. The sum of sessions completed will be used as a measure of compliance.	Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)