Efficacy Testing of Les Mills Pilates

NCT ID: NCT06409858

Last Updated: 2024-05-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 25 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2024-08-16

Brief Summary

Objectives: Determine the effect of an 8-week intervention of the new group fitness program Les Mills Pilates on balance, core stability, abdominal, back, and hip muscle endurance, flexibility, and mood. Research questions: Does doing Les Mills Pilates twice per week for 8 weeks result in: 1) increased balance, 2) increased core stability, 3) increased abdominal, back, and hip muscle endurance, 4) increased flexibility, and 5) improved mood? Intended outcomes: this study will determine the efficacy of a new group fitness program developed by Les Mills International. Results will be used to help refine the program, as well as in marketing of the program.

Conditions

Core Muscle Endurance

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group

All participants will receive twice weekly Pilates classes for 8 weeks

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates

Intervention Type: OTHER

Twice-weekly mat Pilates class for 8 weeks, either in person or online (depending on participant availability)

Interventions

Pilates

Twice-weekly mat Pilates class for 8 weeks, either in person or online (depending on participant availability)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Not participating in regular core training (no more than 10 minutes per session, twice per week)
• Active (150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity)

Exclusion Criteria

• any neurological, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal conditions that would put them at risk while participating, or be made worse by exercise
• Participants with current lower back pain
• Pregnant participants

• Minimum Eligible Age: 19 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Les Mills International

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of the Fraser Valley

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gillian Hatfield

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Gillian L Hatfield, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of the Fraser Valley

Central Contacts

Gillian L Hatfield, PhD

Role: CONTACT

gillian.hatfield@ufv.ca

604-504-7441 ext. 2217

Other Identifiers

101548

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id