Enhancing Gluteus Maximus Recruitment

Muscular Weakness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Enhancing Gluteus Maximus Recruitment: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02042937
• Other study ID #: 13-009283
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 21, 2014
• Last updated: September 2, 2014
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: April 2014

Study information

• Verified date: September 2014
• Source: Mayo Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Can participants enhance gluteus maximus recruitment during a single-leg squat test following a neuromuscular training program?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: April 2014
• Est. primary completion date: April 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 36 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

• female

• healthy, active individuals

• age 18-36

• walk without assistive device

• able to run, jump, squat without difficulty

• show evidence of hip muscle dysfunction on screening exam

Exclusion criteria

• history of knee ligament injury, knee surgery, patella dislocation

• knee pain traversing stairs, squatting or after prolonged sitting within 6 months of test

• joint line tenderness suggestive of meniscus pathology

• positive knee ligament stress tests

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Weakness
• Muscular Weakness

Intervention

Other:
• Exercise
Exercise to improve gluteus maximus recruitment

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mayo Clinic in Rochester	Rochester	Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (3)

Hollman JH, Ginos BE, Kozuchowski J, Vaughn AS, Krause DA, Youdas JW. Relationships between knee valgus, hip-muscle strength, and hip-muscle recruitment during a single-limb step-down. J Sport Rehabil. 2009 Feb;18(1):104-17. — View Citation

Hollman JH, Hohl JM, Kraft JL, Strauss JD, Traver KJ. Effects of hip extensor fatigue on lower extremity kinematics during a jump-landing task in women: a controlled laboratory study. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2012 Nov;27(9):903-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.07.004. Epub 2012 Jul 26. — View Citation

Hollman JH, Hohl JM, Kraft JL, Strauss JD, Traver KJ. Modulation of frontal-plane knee kinematics by hip-extensor strength and gluteus maximus recruitment during a jump-landing task in healthy women. J Sport Rehabil. 2013 Aug;22(3):184-90. Epub 2013 Apr 9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Knee valgus angle		6 weeks	No