Effect of Two Pilates-based Mat Exercise Programs on the Isometric Strength of Core Muscles in Healthy Men

NCT ID: NCT03830112

Last Updated: 2019-06-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 58 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-08-14
• Study Completion Date: 2019-03-30

Brief Summary

Based on the current evidence, it is known that Pilates is an exercise technique that has been used mainly by women in sport, fitness and rehabilitation. Most research has been developed with women. The participation of men in the research studies is reduced and methodology rigor is low, therefore, there is insufficient evidence on the effects of this type of training in men, in addition, there are no studies that have proven the effects of a Pilates-based mat exercise with resistance band on strength of core muscles.

The main objective of this research is to identify the effects of a Pilates-based mat exercise program versus a Pilates-based exercise mat program with resistance band on the isometric strength of the core muscles in men 18 to 25 years.

Detailed Description

Fifty-eight men will be randomly assigned to one of two Pilates exercise programs. Pilates-based mat exercise and Pilates-based mat exercise with Theraband® (blue color). Interventions will be performed three times a week for eight-weeks on alternate days. Half will perform Pilates-based mat exercise and the remaining 29 will perform Pilates-based mat exercise with Theraband®. Both groups complete eleven exercises from week one to four and twelve exercises from week five to eight.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Pilates exercise with Theraband

24 exercise sessions, 3x weekly (on alternate days).

11 Pilates-based exercises with Theraband® (blue color) from week one to four. (hundred,roll up, one leg circle,rolling like a ball,single leg stretch, double leg stretch,single straight leg stretch, double straight leg lower lift, criss-cross, spine stretch, corkscrew).

12 Pilates-based exercises with Theraband® (blue color) from week five to eight.

(saw, rest position, shoulder bridge, side, kick, front ad back, up and down, teaser, swimming, leg pull front, mermaid, seal, push up).

Every participant will perform three isometric repetitions of 30 seconds per exercise, with 10 seconds recovery between repetitions and 30 seconds rest between each exercise.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates exercise with Theraband

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The experimental group will perform all the exercises with Theraband® in the same manner than active comparator group.

Pilates exercise

24 exercise sessions, 3x weekly (on alternate days).

11 Pilates-based mat exercises from week one to four. (hundred,roll up, one leg circle,rolling like a ball,single leg stretch, double leg stretch,single straight leg stretch, double straight leg lower lift, criss-cross, spine stretch, corkscrew).

12 Pilates-based mat exercises from week five to eight. (saw, rest position, shoulder bridge, side, kick, front ad back, up and down, teaser, swimming, leg pull front, mermaid, seal, push up).

Every participant will perform three isometric repetitions of 30 seconds per exercise, with 10 seconds recovery between repetitions and 30 seconds rest between each exercise.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pilates exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The active comparator group will perform all the exercises without Theraband®

Interventions

Pilates exercise with Theraband

The experimental group will perform all the exercises with Theraband® in the same manner than active comparator group.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Pilates exercise

The active comparator group will perform all the exercises without Theraband®

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy volunteers.
• Perform ≤150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week.

Exclusion Criteria

• Perform any Pilates exercise previously.
• Smoker.
• History of asthma.
• History of diabetes.
• History of hypertension.
• History of cardiovascular disease.
• History of coronary heart disease.
• Arrhythmias.
• Under medical treatment with anticoagulants, beta-blockers, calcium antagonists, bronchodilators, and/or steroids.
• Psychological, neuromotor and/or osteo-muscular conditions that may affect participation in an exercise program.
• People with metal prosthesis.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidad de Antioquia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Victor Hugo Arboleda Serna

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Víctor H Arboleda Serna, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Antioquia

Locations

Centro de Formación en Actividad Física y Cultura

Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Countries

Colombia

Other Identifiers

Mat Pilates

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id