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

NCT ID: NCT03677570

Last Updated: 2018-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-11-06
• Study Completion Date: 2017-01-23

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Female athletes

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) 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.

postural stability

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Postural Stability, vertical jump test, hexagonal obstacle test, trunk flexion test, trunk extension test, side bridge test,prone bridge test

Healthy Control

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.

postural stability

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Postural Stability, vertical jump test, hexagonal obstacle test, trunk flexion test, trunk extension test, side bridge test,prone bridge test

Interventions

postural stability

Postural Stability, vertical jump test, hexagonal obstacle test, trunk flexion test, trunk extension test, side bridge test,prone bridge test

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Gazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Cagatay Gokdogan

research assisstant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

nevin güzel, prof.dr

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Gazi University

Other Identifiers

CAGATAY1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id