Effectiveness of Adding Pilates Exercises to Sports Hernia Rehabilitation:a Comparative Clinical Trial

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

94 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-19

Study Completion Date

2024-09-30

Brief Summary

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The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

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Detailed Description

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The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernias for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the entire trial. Exclusion criteria were applied to patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation and those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises. Further criteria were currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs and inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues

Conditions

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Pilates Exercises Sports Hernia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

2X2 model

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

This study is a controlled, double-blinded (patients and assessors)

Study Groups

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Experimental

will receive a combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy

Control

will be given Low-level laser therapy and low-intensity ultrasound

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy

Interventions

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combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old,
* have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks
* be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation
* those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises.
* currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs
* inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No