Effect of High Intensity Interval Training on Strength, Endurance and Flexibility

NCT07153523 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: UHS/DPS-25/1205
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Strength and endurance are essential components for physical fitness of any individual. High intensity interval training provides time efficient benefits for strength and endurance training. Physical Therapy professionals and students need physical fitness for effective clinical performance of patients. There is limited research regarding physical performance of physical therapists itself

Conditions

High Intensity Interval Training

Keywords

high intensity interval training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Strength

  The grip strength will be measured using Hand Held Dynamometer (model). Lower limb strength will be measured through vertical jump test

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

• Muscle endurance

  The sit-up test will be used to assess muscular endurance

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

• Flexibility

  The flexibility will be assessed using sit and reach test

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental arm

EXPERIMENTAL

High intensity interval training

Other: High intensity interval training

Control arm

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

routine physical therapy

Other: Routine physical therapy

Interventions

High intensity interval training OTHER

High intensity interval training provides time efficient benefits for strength and endurance training. It comprises of high burst training with rest periods. For experimental group HIIT training will be applied comprising of burpees, squats, arm walking and lunges. The exercise will be given 3 times/ week for 4 weeks. For standardization experimental group will receive 10 minutes of warm up and cool down period comprising of stretching exercises

Experimental arm

Routine physical therapy OTHER

For control group routine physical therapy will be applied for strength training using weights and running drills for endurance training. The exercise will be given 3 times/ week for 4 weeks. For standardization control group will receive 10 minutes of warm up and cool down period comprising of stretching exercises

Control arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Undergraduate physical therapy students aged 18-24 years.
• Both genders male and female
• DPT students from 1st to final year

You may not qualify if:

• Students with musculoskeletal pain and injuries.
• Any neurological and cardiovascular restrictions.
• Any trauma like fracture.
• Surgical limitation of range of motion.
• Any systemic disease.
• Malignant or benign Tumor.
• Students who are athletes or doing regular exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Health Sciences Lahore: lead

Study Sites (2)

Wajeeha

Lahore, Punjab Province, 2301, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Dr Wajeeha Mahmood (PT)

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54600, Pakistan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

High-Intensity Interval Training

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr Wajeeha Mahmood(PT)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 25, 2025
• First Posted: September 4, 2025
• Study Start: March 2, 2026
• Primary Completion: March 2, 2026
• Study Completion: March 2, 2026
• Last Updated: February 18, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (2)