Effectiveness of Adding Pilates Exercises to Sports Hernia Rehabilitation:a Comparative Clinical Trial

NCT06471725 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: F.P.T 2307016
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 94
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Conditions

Pilates Exercises; Sports Hernia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual Analogue Scale

  Typically, it consists of a 10 cm horizontal or vertical line with no pain at one end and the highest pain level at the other end.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Lower Extremity Functional Scale

  12 weeks

• Harris Hip Score

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

will receive a combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound.

Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

will be given Low-level laser therapy and low-intensity ultrasound

Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

Interventions

combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound OTHER

The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy

Control; Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old,
• have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks
• be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

You may not qualify if:

• patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation
• those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises.
• currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs
• inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of physical therapy, Delta university for science and technology

Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 57357, Egypt

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Elabd OM, Etoom M, Jahan AM, Elabd AM, Khedr AM, Elgohary HM. The Efficacy of Muscle Energy and Mulligan Mobilization Techniques for the Upper Extremities and Posture after Breast Cancer Surgery with Axillary Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 8;13(4):980. doi: 10.3390/jcm13040980.

  PMID: 38398293 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Low-Level Light Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Laser Therapy; Therapeutics; Phototherapy

Central Study Contacts

Hany M Elgohary, PhD

CONTACT

00201093182291; hmielgohary@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: This study is a controlled, double-blinded (patients and assessors)
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: associate professor

Model Details: 2X2 model

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 18, 2024
• First Posted: June 24, 2024
• Study Start: June 19, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 20, 2024
• Study Completion: September 30, 2024
• Last Updated: June 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)