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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Covid19; Pilates, Core Stability
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pilates Exercises; Other: Home Exercise program

Detailed Description

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

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 145
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Saudi Arabia
  • Jazan
    • Riyadh, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, 45142
      • Jazan University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 26 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Persons who had mild to moderate covid- 19 illness.
2. Asymptomatic period of at least seven days (without chest pain, breathlessness).
3. No musculoskeletal damage.
4. No pregnancy.
5. No visually identified asymmetries in the spinal trunk and lower limbs.
6. None of the subjects has a history of balance training
7. Subjects will not have any diseases of the central nervous system.
8. Subjects with body mass index (BMI)<25 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Persons who had more severe covid 19 illnesses and were hospitalized.
2. Persons who had during their illness chest pain breathlessness, palpitation, symptoms, and signs of heart failure.

9. 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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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: pilates and home exercises (PAH) group; these subjects will receive pilates and home exercises.	Other: Pilates Exercises; basic five pilates intermediate workout based on the principles of Pilates; Other: Home Exercise program; home exercise
Active Comparator: control home exercises group (COH); these subjects will receive only home exercises.	Other: Home Exercise program; home exercise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluation of core stability: endurance capacity of anterior deep trunk muscles	Abdominal fatigue test: is an isometric trunk flexor test	at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks
Evaluation of core stability: assesses the functioning of trunk extensor muscles	Sorensen back-extension endurance	at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks
Evaluation of core stability: Prone Plank test	Prone Plank test	at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks
Evaluation of core stability: Endurance capacity of lateral core muscles particularly the quadrates lumborum	Side Plank Tests	at the date of the first session and at the last session after 12 weeks
Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for perimeter parameter with opened eyes, measured in mm	Eyes Open perimeter (EOPM), measured in mm	30 seconds
Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for perimeter parameter with closed eyes, measured in mm	Eyes closed perimeter (ECPM), measured in mm	30 seconds
Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for ellipse area parameter with Opened eyes, measured in mm	Eyes Open ellipse area (EOEA) measured in mm2	30 seconds
Evaluation of core stability: balance test by Prokin system for ellipse area parameter with closed eyes, measured in mm	Eyes closed ellipse area (ECEA) measured in mm2	30 seconds

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Jazan

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 26, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 24, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): February 23, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 1, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): May 4, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 17, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 13, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Sponsor-Investigator:

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No