Effects of Pilates on Respiratory Mechanics

NCT ID: NCT01841385

Last Updated: 2013-04-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 21 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-08-31

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a fitness program from the application of Pilates on lung function, thoracoabdominal mobility and respiratory muscle strength in women.

Detailed Description

Study in the Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy laboratory and clinics of Pilates in the region, in which the voluntary of the Pilates group would start the Pilates method.

The study included women with body mass index (BMI) ≤ 29 kg/m2 were not engaged in regular physical activity, or sedentary lifestyle with scores up to eight, according to Baecke et al., non-smoker, non-alcoholic, without any abnormalities of the cardiovascular, respiratory and neuromuscular.

The study excluded women with disabling diseases, pregnancy, postpartum less than a year, inability to understand the tests and exercises proposed or refuse to participate in the study.

The volunteers, aged between 25 and 55 years, were allocated in to two groups:

1. Pilates Group (n = 16): sedentary volunteers, but that would begin activities with the Pilates method and evaluated three months.

2. Control group (n = 13): sedentary volunteers and remain sedentary and evaluated in three months.

Conditions

Exercise

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Pilates Group

Sedentary volunteers, but that would begin activities with the Pilates method and evaluated in three months.

Therapeutic intervention in the Pilates method has two regular weekly sessions for 12 weeks, totaling 24 sessions.

For the protocol of Pilates exercises, exercises on soil and equipment, with gradual progression of the load.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates method

Intervention Type: OTHER

Therapeutic intervention in the Pilates method has two regular weekly sessions for 12 weeks, totaling 24 sessions. For the protocol of Pilates exercises, exercises on soil and equipment, with gradual progression of the load.

Control Group

Sedentary volunteers and remain sedentary and evaluated in three months. The volunteers comprised the control group did not perform any physical activity during the study period.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Pilates method

Therapeutic intervention in the Pilates method has two regular weekly sessions for 12 weeks, totaling 24 sessions. For the protocol of Pilates exercises, exercises on soil and equipment, with gradual progression of the load.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• body mass index (BMI) ≤ 29 kg/m2
• not physically active on a regular basis, ie, sedentary lifestyle with scores up to eight, according to Baecke et al.
• nonsmokers
• non-alcoholic
• without any abnormalities in the cardiovascular, respiratory or neuromuscular

Exclusion Criteria

• disabling diseases
• gestation
• puerperium there is less than a year
• inability to understand the tests and exercises proposed

• Minimum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Eli Maria Pazzianotto Forti

PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)

Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

Other Identifiers

Pilates2012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id