Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
20 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-05-20
2020-08-05
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Of the 136 that initially answered positively for participation, 62 did not meet the inclusion criteria, based on their reports and the clinical examination by a health professional. Of the remaining 74 participants, 32 were excluded because of previous low back pain incidents and other recent musculoskeletal injuries that led to rehabilitation, while 22 decided to not participate for personal reasons.
The remaining 20 participants were randomly allocated to either training group or intervention group, by a neutral, blinded investigator who had no involvement and was unaware of the study purposes. The intervention group will be trained and supervised by a certified fitness instructor in a gym class, who will be responsible for the correct execution of the exercises. The duration of the intervention will be 5 weeks, 3 times a week.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Training group
The first part of the program aims in pelvic and hip mobility and includes the following exercises, glute bridge, single-leg glute bridge, side-lying clam, side plank and side plank with hip abduction, on stable surface.
The second part consists of exercises for deep and superficial trunk muscles. In the first exercise the participants learn to activate the transversus abdominis muscle from the crook-lying position, by performing abdominal hollow. Other exercises include the front plank, trunk curl-up, trunk curl-up on stable surface and curl-up on unstable surface (Swiss ball).
The third part of the program consists of exercises for strengthening the lumbar multifidus muscle. The participants will perform prone trunk extension, superman exercise, quadruped diagonal arm and leg lift, single leg supine bridge and supine bridge on unstable surface (Swiss ball).
Core stability
The exercise protocol consists of the following sets and repetitions, with a total duration of 5 weeks and a frequency of 3 sessions per week.
Dynamic exercises: 2 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions (each side) Isometric exercises: 2 sets of 5 to 15 seconds (each side) Week 1- As mentioned above Week 2- Add 1 set Week 3 - Add 5 seconds and 5 repetitions Week 4 - Add 1 set Week 5- Add 5 seconds and 5 repetitions
Control group
The participants of this group will follow their typical daily routine
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Core stability
The exercise protocol consists of the following sets and repetitions, with a total duration of 5 weeks and a frequency of 3 sessions per week.
Dynamic exercises: 2 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions (each side) Isometric exercises: 2 sets of 5 to 15 seconds (each side) Week 1- As mentioned above Week 2- Add 1 set Week 3 - Add 5 seconds and 5 repetitions Week 4 - Add 1 set Week 5- Add 5 seconds and 5 repetitions
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Trained recreationally at least 2 times a week, for the past 3 years
* Healthy
* No musculoskeletal injuries in the 6 months prior to the study
Exclusion Criteria
* History of hip, pelvic or low back surgery
* History of acute low back pain with duration at least 1 week, the preceding 6 months
* Involvement in similar core stability training programs the last 12 moths prior to this study
18 Years
45 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Athanasios Ellinoudis
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Athanasios Ellinoudis
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Athanasios Ellinoudis, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Laboratory of Neuromechanics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Locations
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Laboratory of Neuromechanics, Department of physical education and sport sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Serres, , Greece
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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ERC-006/2020
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id