Lower Limb Performance, Balance and Coordination Differences Between the Muay Thai Athletes and Recreational Bodybuilders

NCT04563312 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2020-243
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 35
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare balance, coordination and lower extremity functional performances of Muay Thai (MT) athletes and bodybuilders (BB). Method: Seventeen athletes (14 men and 3 women; mean age: 20.65 + 2.34) engaged in MT and 18 (13 men and 5 women, mean age: 25.89 + 4.83) engaged in BB were included in the study. The Flamingo Balance Test and Y Balance Test were used to evaluate static and dynamic balance, respectively. Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test. Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.

Conditions

Martial Arts; Body Building; Functional Performance

Keywords

Muay Thai; Body Building; Balance; Coordination; Lower Extremity Functional Performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• The Flamingo Balance Test

  The Flamingo Balance Test was used to evaluate static balance

  2 weeks

• Balance Assessment

  The Y Balance Test was used to evaluate dynamic balance

  2 weeks

• Coordination Assessment

  Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test

  2 weeks

• Lower Extremity Functional Performance Assessment

  Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.

  2 weeks

Study Arms (4)

Balance Assessment

NO INTERVENTION

The Flamingo Balance Test and Y Balance Test were used to evaluate static and dynamic balance, respectively.

Coordination Assessment

NO INTERVENTION

Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test.

Lower Extremity Functional Performance Assessment

NO INTERVENTION

Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.

Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Nine different clubs and sport centers were screened and 18- to 35-year-old individuals regularly engaged in MT or BB for the last 6 months were invited to join the study.

Procedure: Exercise

Interventions

Exercise PROCEDURE

Nine different clubs and sport centers were screened and 18- to 35-year-old individuals regularly engaged in MT or BB for the last 6 months were invited to join the study.

Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age between 18-35 years
• Making MT and BB at least for 5 year as a professional athletes
• currently free of any lower limb injuries within the last three months
• no previous history of injury or surgery that may affect their lower limbs

You may not qualify if:

• trained less than 3 sessions per week
• having lower limb injury for more than 1 month
• having a history of surgery, or chronic and progressive disease in their lower limb
• having scoliosis or any other orthopaedic or neurological problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University: lead
• Cyprus International University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Ankara, Etlik, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Bünyamin Haksever, PhD

  Cyprus International University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: All the volunteers participating in the study signed the informed consent form and filled personal data forms.
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A total of 35 participants, 17 athletes (14 men and 3 women) engaged in MT and 18 athletes (13 men and 5 women) engaged in BB were included in the study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 21, 2020
• First Posted: September 24, 2020
• Study Start: September 17, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2020
• Study Completion: October 17, 2020
• Last Updated: January 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Locations

TU (1)