Trunk Extension Endurance Among Physical Therapy Students

NCT03107676 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: CMR-PT-2017-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

College students from physical therapy department will be assigned into four groups. Participants will be tested for trunk extensors endurance and will be given endurance training program to do at home for 6 to 8 weeks. Spinal mobility and lower extremity mobility will be measured. Isokinetic outcome measures for extension and flexion at two different speeds will also be measured at baseline, after 6 and 8 weeks.

Conditions

Spine Injury

Keywords

trunk extensors; endurance, peak torque, power, work

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• endurance timing

  trunk extensors endurance timing

  8 weeks

• isokinetic output

  peak torque, peak torque/BW, average peak torque, average power, work

  8 weeks

Study Arms (4)

trunk endurance with hands above head

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

participants had to practice trunk extensors endurance training with having hands above head.

Other: trunk extensors endurance training

trunk endurance with hands behind head

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

participants had to practice trunk extensors endurance training with having hands behind head.

Other: trunk extensors endurance training

trunk endurance with hands parallel

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

participants had to practice trunk extensors endurance training with having hands parallel to the trunk.

Other: trunk extensors endurance training

trunk endurance with no intervention

NO INTERVENTION

participants will be tested for trunk extensors endurance with having hands on chest but no intervention.

Interventions

trunk extensors endurance training OTHER

endurance training

Also known as: trunk endurance

trunk endurance with hands above head; trunk endurance with hands behind head; trunk endurance with hands parallel

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Active college student free from any spinal pain or pain 3/10 on pain intensity numeric pain rating scale, willing to participate

You may not qualify if:

• have had spinal surgery or pain at the spine more than 3/10 on pain intensity numeric pain rating scale.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt: lead
• Cairo University: collaborator
• Taibah University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences

Al Madīnah, 20012, Saudi Arabia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ibrahim Abd Elkader SM, Yehia Al-Shenqiti AM, Fathi El-Gohary TM. Trunk extensors endurance with arms parallel to the trunk is superior to other arms positions: Randomized controlled trial. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Feb;72(2):222-227. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.496.

  PMID: 35320165 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Tarek M El-gohary, PhD

  Taibah University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Outcome assessor will only take the endurance and isokinetic measurements without knowing the participants group. Participants will be tested and assigned only to one group using the assigned arms position.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor doctor

Model Details: Four equal groups of physical therapy students

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2017
• First Posted: April 11, 2017
• Study Start: February 20, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 20, 2017
• Study Completion: December 31, 2017
• Last Updated: May 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)