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NCT Number: NCT04910035

The Effect of Square Stepping Exercises Training on Lower Extremity

Physical activity plays an indispensable role to lead a healthy life. Square-stepping exercises (SSE) are aerobic exercises.Our study was designed to investigate the effects of square-stepping exercise training on lower-extremity motor performance, muscle strength, and muscle quality of sedentary healthy young individuals.

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Key information

Conditions

Sedentary Healthy Young Individuals

Age range

20 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Niğde, Bor, 51200, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

A total of 120 volunteers within the age range of 20-25 participated in the research. Participants were randomly divided into two groups, as 60 participants were study group (35 females, 25 males) and 60 participants were control group (35 females, 25 males). Demographic data and exercise habit of the individuals were documented. Participants' lower-extremity motor performance was analyzed through Vertical Jumping, Side Jumping, One Leg Squat, and Step-Up tests. Participants' muscle strength was analyzed through Hand-Held Dynamometer. Also, participants' muscle quality was analyzed through Muscle Quality Index. Throughout 3 weeks SSE training was administered 4 days a week for a length of 45 minutes in each session. All the analyses were conducted at the start and at the end of 3-week long training

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 20-25 years old,
  • Not attending any exercise program for the last 1 year,
  • Not having a neurological, orthopedic disease or any disease affecting lower extremity,
  • Not having any lower-extremity surgery,
  • Individuals without vision and/or hearing problems were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a vision and/or hearing problem,
  • Having neurological, psychiatric, and/or orthopedic problems that affect walking,
  • Individuals with lower-extremity surgery were excluded from the study.

Treatment and study plan

Exercises Training

Other

SSE is performed on a thin exercise mat divided into 40 small squares in 250 cm x 100 cm of size (25 cm each part). Participants are given patterns of a few steps and asked to take steps that match them. Participants must, in principal, move ahead in line with the length forward with no contact on the lines forming the squares. Forward, backward, lateral and oblique stepping patterns are required. Stepping patterns get increasingly difficult. Each pattern consists of 2 to 16 steps; participants are asked to repeat step pattern till the end of exercise mat. Upon completing a pattern, another pattern in the same mirror-image is repeated. In essence each pattern is reiterated for 3-5 times and next its mirror-image pattern is repeated but if participants face challenge in performing the pattern it is repeated till the pattern is learnt

Other names: Square-steeping exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. Muscle Quality İndex

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    Muscle quality was determined through Muscle Quality Index (MQI) which is a valid and reliable method developed by Takai et al. MQI measures 5 repetition sit-to-stand test duration (sec). MQI is calculated by measuring the 5-repetition sit-to-go test duration (sec), body weight (kg), and leg length (L-m). In the calculation, the formula "(L-0,5)*5*weight*g/5" repetitions sit-to-stand test duration is employed.

  2. Muscle Strength

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    Hand-Held Dynamometer

  3. Motor Performance Assessment 1

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    Vertical Jumping

  4. Motor Performance Assessment 2

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    Step-Up

  5. Motor Performance Assessment 3

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    One Leg Squat

  6. Motor Performance Assessment 4

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    Side Jumping

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Other

Collaborators

  • Pamukkale University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Square Stepping Exercises Training on Lower Extremity Motor Performance, Muscle Strenght and Muscle Quality in Healthy Young People: a Single-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jun 2, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 3, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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