The Effects of Pilates on Posture and Physical Fitness Parameters in 5-6 Years Old Children

The Effects of Pilates on Posture and Physical Fitness Parameters in 5-6 Years Old Children: a Non-randomized Controlled Study

The purpose of this non-randomized controlled study was to investigate the effects of Pilates on posture and physical fitness parameters in 5-6 years old healthy children.

As a result of this study, pilates can be applied as an alternative exercise that improves posture and physical fitness in children.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Fitness; Posture
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pilates exercises

Detailed Description

The purpose of this non-randomized controlled study was to investigate the effects of Pilates on posture and physical fitness parameters in 5-6 years old healthy children.

As a result of this study, pilates can be applied as an alternative exercise that improves posture and physical fitness in children.

This study will answer whether pilates practice has an effect on posture and whether pilates has an effect on physical fitness parameters.Demographic information of the participants was recorded. Postural assessments were evaluated by the New York Posture Rating (NYPR) chart test and fitness was evaluated by the Eurofit test battery.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 66
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Efeler
    • Aydın, Efeler, Turkey, 09100
      • Bahcesehir Preschool

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 6 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Attending Aydın Bahçeşehir Kindergarten,
• Being allowed by her family to participate in the study
• Being a volunteer,
• Not having a diagnosed physical or mental illness that would prevent her from exercising.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not being a volunteer,
• Having a health problem that prevents exercise.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pilates; The Pilates Group completed a 10-week. The intervention was performed in 20 sessions. The exercise program was created based on books and from the booklet acquired in the APPI Pilates Method training courses. Since the study was in preschool children, the basic level of Pilates was performed. Each exercise was performed 5 times for 30 minutes each twice a week .	Other: Pilates exercises; The Pilates Group completed a 10-week Pilates program. The intervention was performed in 20 sessions. In the first session, introduction and explanations regarding the principles and benefits of Pilates was made in a language that preschool children can understand. Exercises were supervised, and they were taught via gamification. In addition, the participation of the children was encouraged and stickers were given to increase their motivation at the end of the sessions. No adverse events occurred during intervention. The exercise program was created based on books and from the booklet acquired in the APPI Pilates Method training courses. Since the study was in preschool children, the basic level of Pilates was performed. Each exercise was performed 5 times for 30 minutes each twice a week.
No Intervention: Control; The Control Group did not perform any Pilates. The children in the CG continued their routine physical activities at school.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
New York Posture Rating	With this rating chart, postural changes that may occur in 13 different parts of the body are monitored and scored. The 13 body alignment segments include posterior views of the head, shoulders, spine, hip, feet, and arches, and lateral (left side) views of the neck, chest, shoulders, upper back, trunk, abdomen, and lower back. In this original version, each body segment was scored 5 (correct posture), 3 (slight deviation), or 1 (pronounced deviation). The total score obtained at the end of the test is maximum 65 and minimum 13	immediately after application
Eurofit test battery	The Eurofit test battery is an easy to apply test battery for children to evaluate physical fitness. There are 9 tests within the Eurofit test battery to assess cardiorespiratory and motor fitness. These items are body balance, speed of arm movement, flexibility, handgrip strength, explosive force, abdominal muscle strength, shoulder muscles strength, running speed, and cardiovascular endurance	immediately after application

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
• Collaborators: Pamukkale University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Ozturk N, Unver F. The effects of pilates on posture and physical fitness parameters in 5-6 years old children: A non-randomized controlled study. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2022 Jul;31:153-158. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.03.009. Epub 2022 Mar 20.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 17, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 13, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 13, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 17, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): January 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 27, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 17, 2022
• Last Verified: January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Child; Posture; Pilates; Physical Fitness; Preschool
• Other Study ID Numbers: NOzturk

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

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