Investigation of the Relationships Between Core Muscle Endurance, Pelvic Oscillations and Pelvic Width in Athletes and Sedentaries

NCT ID: NCT07031934

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 114 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-06-25
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-07

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between pelvic oscillation, pelvic width and core muscle endurance between healthy athletes and sedentary subjects.

Detailed Description

There are many physical, physiological, psychological and sociological differences between athletes and sedentary individuals. These differences are evident due to the motoric characteristics brought about by the sports they do. While the differences revealed by the studies in the literature are in a relationship among themselves, this has an effect on the sportive performance of the person.

Core muscles are the muscles that provide both stability and mobility of the trunk in which local and global muscles work in coordination. The endurance and strength of the core muscles affect not only trunk movements but also distal extremity movements and functionality. The endurance of the core muscles, which is important for movement and balance in athletes and sedentary individuals, can also be the cause of some injuries when it is deficient.

During gait, the pelvis makes sinusoidal up-and-down movements in the frontal and sagittal planes and rotational movements in the transverse plane. These movements are provided by the local and global muscles surrounding the pelvis and hip joint. Reduction of pelvic oscillations in the normal gait pattern may lead to decreased energy expenditure and increased muscle force production. Pelvic oscillations should be sufficient and pelvic control should be appropriate for walking, running, activities of daily living and sportive performance to be correct and economical. As a result of studies showing that pelvic width has effects on the physical activities of individuals, anatomical anthropometric characteristics of the pelvis also have an effect on energy consumption in athletes and sedentary individuals.

When the literature was reviewed in this direction, no study was found that examined the relationship between core muscle endurance, pelvic swing and pelvic width in athletes and sedentary individuals. In athletes, holistic performance parameters and anthropometric characteristics or adaptations are important for the efficiency of sports. Likewise, in sedentary individuals, these characteristics are important for achieving activities of daily living. Our study is planned to examine the relationships between core muscle endurance, pelvic swing and pelvic width in athletes and sedentary individuals and to make a comparison between these two groups. As a result of the study, this gap in the literature will be filled and the relationship between core muscle endurance, pelvic swing and pelvic width of athletes will be examined and possible differences between athletes and sedentary individuals will be revealed.

Conditions

Core Muscle Endurance; Athlete; Sedentary

Keywords

core muscle endurance; pelvis width; pelvis oscillation; sedentary; athlete

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Sedentaries Group

group of sedentary individuals

No interventions assigned to this group

Athletes Group

group of athlete individuals

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Training at least 3 days a week
• Being a licensed athlete
• To be between the ages of 18-35
• Not having any locomotor system disorder
• Volunteering to participate in the study

• Not practicing any sport
• Not being a licensed athlete
• To be between the ages of 18-35
• Not having any locomotor system disorder
• Volunteering for the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Chronic pain in the lumbopelvic region
• History of lumbopelvic and coronary surgery
• Having a locomotor system disorder
• Being a disabled athlete or disabled individual
• Systemic or metabolic disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Gazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Fırat Kara

PhD Student

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Fırat Kara, Phd Student

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nuh Naci Yazgan University

Locations

Nuh Naci Yazgan University

Kayseri, Kocasinan, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

GAZIU-FTR-FK-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id