Hip Activation and FSDT

NCT05642065 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00002264
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 35
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if activation training of the hip musculature affects muscle activation and frontal plane mechanics in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 1: Determine whether performance on the forward step-down test (FSDT) changes after an eight-week home exercise program (HEP) focused on hip musculature activation in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 2: Determine whether surface electromyography (sEMG) hip musculature changes following an eight-week HEP focused on hip musculature activation in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 3: Determine whether a dose-response relationship exists between compliance on the HEP and changes in FSDT scores in healthy individuals. Specific Aim 4: Determine whether a dose-response relationship exists between compliance on the HEP and sEMG changes in hip musculature activation in healthy individuals.

Conditions

Movement, Abnormal; Lower Extremity Problem

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Scores on the Forward Step Down Test

  Participants will perform the Forward Step Down Test pre- and post-intervention, while being score by two investigators simultaneously.

  Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Surface electromyography (sEMG) - Gluteus Maximus

  Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)

• Surface electromyography (sEMG) - Gluteus Medius

  Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)

• Home Exercise Program (HEP) Compliance

  Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)

Study Arms (1)

Arm 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will undergo lower extremity movement assessment on the Forward Step Down Test before and after a home exercise program (HEP) consisting of five hip activation exercises. These exercises will be performed 2x/week for 8 weeks. Surface EMG of the gluteus maximus and medius, in addition to tracking of participant compliance on the HEP program will also be assessed pre- and post-intervention.

Other: Hip muscle activation home exercise program

Interventions

Hip muscle activation home exercise program OTHER

Participants will perform a home exercise program consisting of five hip muscle activation exercises with the use of a resistance band. The program will be eight weeks in duration, and participants will perform the exercises twice weekly.

Arm 1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must be current first or second year Doctor of Physical Therapy students in the School of Allied Health Professions at LSU Health Shreveport.

You may not qualify if:

• Current knee pain or pathology in the dominant leg, and women with known pregnancy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport: lead

Study Sites (1)

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dyskinesias

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Movement Disorders; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Daniel W. Flowers, DPT, PhD

  Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 28, 2022
• First Posted: December 8, 2022
• Study Start: January 26, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 28, 2023
• Study Completion: April 28, 2023
• Last Updated: May 1, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)