Impact of Hip Activation Compared to Hip Plus Balance Training on the Forward-Step-Down Test
NCT ID: NCT06298903
Last Updated: 2024-12-13
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
34 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-01-12
2024-08-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Hip activation
Participants will perform a hip muscle activation program 2 days per week for 8 weeks. The HEP consists of 5 exercises that target the gluteal muscles.
Hip Activation
Sidelying hip abduction, side plank with hip abduction, clamshell (hip abduction + external rotation), side plan with clamshell, and quadruped fire hydrant exercises will be performed for 1 minute isometric holds, 2 times per week for 8 weeks.
Hip activation + Single leg balance
Participants will perform a hip muscle activation program as in the active comparator group, plus a single leg balance training HEP 2 days per week for 8 weeks. The hip HEP consists of 5 exercises that target the gluteal muscles. The single leg balance HEP consists of a variety of eyes open and eyes closed single leg balance exercises.
Hip activation + Single leg balance
Hip activation HEP: Sidelying hip abduction, side plank with hip abduction, clamshell (hip abduction + external rotation), side plan with clamshell, and quadruped fire hydrant exercises will be performed for 1 minute isometric holds, 2 times per week for 8 weeks.
Single leg balance: variety of single leg balance exercises with different upper extremity and lower extremity positions to provide different balance stimuli. Weeks are alternated performing these exercises with eyes open and eyes closed.
Interventions
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Hip Activation
Sidelying hip abduction, side plank with hip abduction, clamshell (hip abduction + external rotation), side plan with clamshell, and quadruped fire hydrant exercises will be performed for 1 minute isometric holds, 2 times per week for 8 weeks.
Hip activation + Single leg balance
Hip activation HEP: Sidelying hip abduction, side plank with hip abduction, clamshell (hip abduction + external rotation), side plan with clamshell, and quadruped fire hydrant exercises will be performed for 1 minute isometric holds, 2 times per week for 8 weeks.
Single leg balance: variety of single leg balance exercises with different upper extremity and lower extremity positions to provide different balance stimuli. Weeks are alternated performing these exercises with eyes open and eyes closed.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* healthy
* female
Exclusion Criteria
* current knee pain or pathology on the dominant leg
* known diagnosis of vestibular impairment
* known pregnancy
18 Years
65 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Erin McCallister, DPT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
LSUHSC-Shreveport
Locations
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LSUHSC-Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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STUDY00002565
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id