The Relationship Between Postural Stability, Performance and Trunk Muscle Endurance in Female Athletes

Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Relationship Between Postural Stability, Performance and Trunk Muscle Endurance in Female Athletes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03677570
• Other study ID #: CAGATAY1
• Status: Completed
• Start date: November 6, 2015
• Est. completion date: January 23, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2018
• Source: Gazi University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

As core stability improves in handball players, ball-throwing speed increases as well. Postural stability is considered as the most important component of athletic performance as it occurs in almost all movement types. No studies have yet evaluated postural stability, performance and trunk muscle endurance in female athletes at the same time and examined the relationship between these parameters.This study aims to identify the relationship between the postural stability, performance and trunk muscle endurance of female athletes in different branches of sports.

Description:

A total of 45 female athletes (15 volleyball, 15 handball, and 15 football players) (average age: 22,26 ± 6,43 / BMI: 21,45 ± 2,39) and 15 sedentary females (average age: 24,86 ± 3,02 / BMI: 21,42 ± 1,90) participated in the study. Trunk muscle endurance of the participants was measured with the McGill core endurance tests and the prone bridge test. Postural stability of the participants was evaluated using Biodex Biosway Portable Balance System (950- 460 USA) device. Sportive performance was tested with the vertical jump test and the hexagonal obstacle test.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: January 23, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: January 16, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Not being injured in the last 3 months

• Being a professional athlete that does training 5 days a week for the last two years

Exclusion Criteria:

• cardiovascular system diseases

• pregnant women were excluded

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sports Physical Therapy

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• postural stability
Postural Stability, vertical jump test, hexagonal obstacle test, trunk flexion test, trunk extension test, side bridge test,prone bridge test

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gazi University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	postural stability	stability index	Baseline assessment, no follow-up
Primary	vertical jump test	centimetre	Baseline assessment, no follow-up
Primary	hexagonal obstacle test	second	Baseline assessment, no follow-up
Primary	trunk flexion test	second	Baseline assessment, no follow-up
Primary	trunk extension test	second	Baseline assessment, no follow-up
Primary	prone bride test	second	Baseline assessment, no follow-up
Primary	side bridge test	second	Baseline assessment, no follow-up