Effects of Pilates Exercises on Core Stability After Recovery From COVID -19

NCT04871672 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Sponsor-Investigator:
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 145
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted in the Department of physical therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences,Jazan University, to Effects of Pilates Exercises on core stability after Recovery from COVID - 19

Conditions

Covid19; Pilates, Core Stability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Evaluation of core stability: endurance capacity of anterior deep trunk muscles

  Abdominal fatigue test: is an isometric trunk flexor test

  at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

• Evaluation of core stability: assesses the functioning of trunk extensor muscles

  Sorensen back-extension endurance

  at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

• Evaluation of core stability: Prone Plank test

  Prone Plank test

  at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

• Evaluation of core stability: Endurance capacity of lateral core muscles particularly the quadrates lumborum

  Side Plank Tests

  at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

• Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for perimeter parameter with opened eyes, measured in mm

  Eyes Open perimeter (EOPM), measured in mm

  30 seconds

• Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for perimeter parameter with closed eyes, measured in mm

  Eyes closed perimeter (ECPM), measured in mm

  30 seconds

• Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for ellipse area parameter with Opened eyes, measured in mm

  Eyes Open ellipse area (EOEA) measured in mm2

  30 seconds

• Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for ellipse area parameter with closed eyes, measured in mm

  Eyes closed ellipse area (ECEA) measured in mm2

  30 seconds

Study Arms (2)

pilates and home exercises (PAH) group

EXPERIMENTAL

these subjects will receive pilates and home exercises.

Other: Pilates Exercises; Other: Home Exercise program

control home exercises group (COH)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

these subjects will receive only home exercises.

Other: Home Exercise program

Interventions

Pilates Exercises OTHER

basic five pilates intermediate workout based on the principles of Pilates

pilates and home exercises (PAH) group

Home Exercise program OTHER

home exercise

control home exercises group (COH); pilates and home exercises (PAH) group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 26 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Persons who had mild to moderate covid- 19 illness.
• Asymptomatic period of at least seven days (without chest pain, breathlessness).
• No musculoskeletal damage.
• No pregnancy.
• No visually identified asymmetries in the spinal trunk and lower limbs.
• None of the subjects has a history of balance training
• Subjects will not have any diseases of the central nervous system.
• Subjects with body mass index (BMI)\<25 kg/m2.

You may not qualify if:

• Persons who had more severe covid 19 illnesses and were hospitalized.
• Persons who had during their illness chest pain breathlessness, palpitation, symptoms, and signs of heart failure.
• \. Subjects with cardiopulmonary disorders. 3. A history of previous back or abdominal surgery/injury 4. Evidence of a systemic or musculoskeletal disease within the past six months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Jazan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jazan University

Riyadh, Jazan Region, 45142, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Exercise Movement Techniques

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Therapy Modalities; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Wafaa Mahmoud Amin

Model Details: Subjects will be randomly assigned to two groups: 1. pilates and home exercises (PAH) group 2. home exercises group (COH)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2021
• First Posted: May 4, 2021
• Study Start: December 26, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 24, 2022
• Study Completion: February 23, 2023
• Last Updated: October 17, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

Locations

SA (1)