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NCT Number: NCT04871672

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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Covid19 COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pilates, Core Stability Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

19 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Jazan University

Riyadh, Jazan Region, 45142, Saudi Arabia

About this study

145 male and female students who had infected with covid 19 with age 19 to 26 years old, will be recruited from the College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a pilates and home exercises (PAH) group or a control group who will perform only home exercises (COH)

Four core endurance tests will be performed to assess the core stability

Pilates exercise program will be composed of Pilates mat exercise program for a period of 12 weeks and three sessions every week.

Each session took one hour. Every session started with 10 minutes of simple stretching movements to warm-up followed by the main part of the exercise plan for 40 min, followed by 10 minutes, some cool-down stretching.

When the 12-week study period will over, the core stability will be assessed by the endurance tests and Prokin system for balance

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 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.

Exclusion criteria

  • 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

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Treatment and study plan

Pilates exercises

Other

basic five pilates intermediate workout based on the principles of Pilates

Home exercise program

Other

home exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of core stability: endurance capacity of anterior deep trunk muscles

    Time frame: at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

    Abdominal fatigue test: is an isometric trunk flexor test

  2. Evaluation of core stability: assesses the functioning of trunk extensor muscles

    Time frame: at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

    Sorensen back-extension endurance

  3. Evaluation of core stability: Prone Plank test

    Time frame: at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

    Prone Plank test

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

    Time frame: at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks

    Side Plank Tests

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

    Time frame: 30 seconds

    Eyes Open perimeter (EOPM), measured in mm

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

    Time frame: 30 seconds

    Eyes closed perimeter (ECPM), measured in mm

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

    Time frame: 30 seconds

    Eyes Open ellipse area (EOEA) measured in mm2

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

    Time frame: 30 seconds

    Eyes closed ellipse area (ECEA) measured in mm2

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Jazan

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 4, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2023

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