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NCT Number: NCT03107676

Trunk Extension Endurance Among Physical Therapy Students

College students from physical therapy department will be assigned into four groups. Participants will be tested for trunk extensors endurance and will be given endurance training program to do at home for 6 to 8 weeks. Spinal mobility and lower extremity mobility will be measured. Isokinetic outcome measures for extension and flexion at two different speeds will also be measured at baseline, after 6 and 8 weeks.

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Key information

Conditions

Spine Injury Back Injuries Spinal Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences

Al Madīnah, 20012, Saudi Arabia

About this study

Active physical therapy students who are healthy and free from any significant pain at the spine will be recruited to participate in intervention endurance training. Participants will be assigned into four equal groups; doing trunk extension form lying on stomach while breathing normally and arching trunk backwards as long as tolerated. Group one will have arms above head, group two will have hands behind head, group three will have hands parallel to the trunk, and group four will receive instructions only and will act as control group. Spinal mobility of forward bending, backwards bending, right and left side bending will be taken. Straight leg raising and quadriceps flexibility will also be taken. Isokinetic measurements including peak torque, peak torque/body weight, average peak torque, work and average power will be taken at baseline, 6 and 8 weeks. Participants will have a training volume of 2 sets of 10 repetitions, 2 minutes rest in between, 2x/day for 6 to 8 weeks. Endurance timing will be measured in seconds using stop watch. If participant managed to maintain the trunk extension position for 4 minutes, time is recorded and it is considered as ceiling time.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Active college student free from any spinal pain or pain 3/10 on pain intensity numeric pain rating scale, willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

  • have had spinal surgery or pain at the spine more than 3/10 on pain intensity numeric pain rating scale.

Treatment and study plan

trunk extensors endurance training

Other

endurance training

Other names: trunk endurance

Primary outcomes

  1. endurance timing

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    trunk extensors endurance timing

  2. isokinetic output

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    peak torque, peak torque/BW, average peak torque, average power, work

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Cairo University
  • Taibah University

Registry information

Official study title

Trunk Extension Endurance Using Four Arms Positions Among Physical Therapy Collegiate Students

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Apr 11, 2017
Registry last updated
May 22, 2020

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