Pilates Method and Therapeutic Exercise in Children That Play String Instruments

January 25, 2021 updated by: CEU San Pablo University

Pilates Method and Therapeutic Exercise in Children That Play String Instruments: Pilot Study

Introduction: An inappropriate posture in children for a while kept playing some instrument of the group of the rubbed string, can cause pain and alterations of the spine, as it continues to consolidate.

Objective: To study the benefits acquired during the application of the Pilates Method combined with therapeutic exercise against the Therapeutic Exercise to reduce alterations of the vertebral rachis in children from 10 to 14 years old who play instruments of rubbed strings.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Material and methods: A pilot study designed by a randomized controlled trial in two parallel intervention groups was carried out; 9 children performed the combination of the Pilates Method and Therapeutic Exercise (experimental) and 7 children performed the Therapeutic Exercise (control). At the beginning and at the end of the study, pain measurements have been made through the Visual Analogue Scale (EVA), and the Kinovea programme for the alignment of shoulder, scapula and hip postures.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

27

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
    • Santa Cruz De Tenerife
      • Tenerife, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain, 38111
        • Carolina Poncela

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 14 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with typical development and ages between 10 and 14 years old.
  • Subjects who play the violin, viola, cello or double bass. Subjects who have learned to play the violin, viola, cello or double bass in this school year or up to a maximum of four previous years, eligible to receive Pilates classes.
  • Subjects with cognitive ability to understand simple orders.
  • Subjects who are enrolled this year in Orchestrated Neighborhoods.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects whose ages are not between 10 and 14 years of age.
  • Subjects who do not play the violin, viola, cello, or double bass.Subjects who have more than four school years playing the violin, viola, cello or double bass.
  • Subjects who do not have cognitive capacity to understand simple orders.
  • Subjects who are not registered this year in Orchestrated Neighborhoods.
  • Subjects who do not complete the four sessions of Therapeutic Exercise + Pilates or Therapeutic Exercise.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Control group
Other: Therapeutic exercise
Children must perform specific exercices without the pilates principes (for back) during 50 min (1 day per week) for 4 weeks.
EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental group
Other: Pilates Method combined with Therapeutic exercice.
Children must perform specific exercices in this combined method with the pilates principes (for back) during 50 min (1 day per week) for 4 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
SVA
Time Frame: 4 weeks
to assess the pain in children. The child must choose a number (0-10) depending of the pain intensity.
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Kinovea tool
Time Frame: 4 weeks
to assess the alignement in shoulders, hips. It meusered in degrees of movement to observe the amplitud in the movemente and the simetry of joints. It is used a software to analyse the information and obtain the posture in the child.
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

CEU San Pablo University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Carolina Poncela, Therapyst, CEU San Pablo University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

April 8, 2019

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

April 9, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

September 25, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 1, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

June 19, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 26, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2021

Last Verified

June 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CEUSP

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

We will show the study protocol, de statistical resulst done with SPSS and the informed consent form.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

When the study is finished and all the data are analized by SPSS. It will be available for 6 months.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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