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NCT number NCT06196268
Other study ID # REC/RCR&AHS/23/0436
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 20, 2023
Est. completion date February 20, 2024

Study information

Verified date May 2024
Source Riphah International University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A & B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Core Strengthening exercises. Group B will receive Pilates exercises.


Description:

The objective of the study is to determine the Effects of Core Strengthening and Pilates Exercises on Posture, Body Awareness, and Fatigue among Female Athletes. The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A & B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Core Strengthening exercises. Group B will receive Pilates exercises. York posture rating chart, body awareness scale, and modified fatigue impact scale will be done at the baseline and after the completion of treatment at 6 weeks. The data will be analyzed by SPSS, version 25. Statistical significance is P=0.05.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 44
Est. completion date February 20, 2024
Est. primary completion date February 20, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 26 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Amateur female athletes 18-26 years of age, - Duration of playing at least 6 months to 1 year, - BMI <29 kg/m2, Core training not less than 4 weeks, - Females having no previous injury that could interfere with the study, - Females are not currently using nutritional supplements Exclusion Criteria: - Smoking, - sleeping medications, - complementary medicine use over the last six months, - Stressful events in the past three months, - presence of a physical or mental illness, or surgical history, - Presence of any neurological and vascular disease, - Participants having another exercise program which can affect the results, - Participants who are not able to participate in any regular exercise program.

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
core strengthening exercise
CSE will constitute of abdominal hollowing, Side Bridge, supine extension bridge, straight leg rise from prone, alternate arm and leg raise from quadruped, and prone bridge
Pilates exercise
Pilates includes hundreds, one leg stretch, shoulder bridge, hip twist, scissors, side kicks

Locations

Country Name City State
Pakistan Pakistan sports board Lahore Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (8)

Clark DR, Lambert MI, Hunter AM. Contemporary perspectives of core stability training for dynamic athletic performance: a survey of athletes, coaches, sports science and sports medicine practitioners. Sports Med Open. 2018 Jul 16;4(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s40798-018-0150-3. — View Citation

de Jong M, Lazar SW, Hug K, Mehling WE, Holzel BK, Sack AT, Peeters F, Ashih H, Mischoulon D, Gard T. Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Body Awareness in Patients with Chronic Pain and Comorbid Depression. Front Psychol. 2016 Jun 30;7:967. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00967. eCollection 2016. — View Citation

Gandolfi M, Vale N, Dimitrova E, Zanolin ME, Mattiuz N, Battistuzzi E, Beccari M, Geroin C, Picelli A, Waldner A, Smania N. Robot-Assisted Stair Climbing Training on Postural Control and Sensory Integration Processes in Chronic Post-stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Front Neurosci. 2019 Oct 24;13:1143. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01143. eCollection 2019. — View Citation

Goldberg SB, Tucker RP, Greene PA, Davidson RJ, Wampold BE, Kearney DJ, Simpson TL. Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev. 2018 Feb;59:52-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.10.011. Epub 2017 Nov 8. — View Citation

Gungor F, Tarakci E, Ozdemir-Acar Z, Soysal A. The effects of supervised versus home Pilates-based core stability training on lower extremity muscle strength and postural sway in people with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2022 Feb;28(2):269-279. doi: 10.1177/13524585211012202. Epub 2021 Apr 28. — View Citation

Karuc J, Misigoj-Durakovic M. Relation between Weight Status, Physical activity, Maturation, and Functional Movement in Adolescence: An Overview. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2019 May 30;4(2):31. doi: 10.3390/jfmk4020031. — View Citation

Martins HS, Ludtke DD, Cesar de Oliveira Araujo J, Cidral-Filho FJ, Inoue Salgado AS, Viseux F, Martins DF. Effects of core strengthening on balance in university judo athletes. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2019 Oct;23(4):758-765. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.05.009. Epub 2019 May 14. — View Citation

Mitchell UH, Johnson AW, Adamson B. Relationship between functional movement screen scores, core strength, posture, and body mass index in school children in Moldova. J Strength Cond Res. 2015 May;29(5):1172-9. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000722. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Posture posture of the female athlete will be measured by New York posture rating chart for each of 13 body alignment segments pre and 6 weeks post interventional
Primary Body Awareness Body Awareness Questionnaire will be used to measure the body awareness of female athlete pre and 6 weeks post interventional
Primary Fatigue Modified fatigue impact scale instrument provides an assessment of the effects of fatigue with scoring from 36 in 21 items pre and 6 weeks post interventional
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