Effects Multi-Gravitational Suspension-Based Therapy

Effects Multi-Gravitational Suspension-Based Therapy on Posture, Physical Fitness, Quality of Life, Depression, and Sleep Quality in Women Without Regular Exercise Habits

Background: Multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy (M-Gravity) is a comprehensive discipline based on the principles of non-gravity, which serves to increase the quality of life and holistic health of the individual with the rehabilitation content of non-pressure inversion therapy.

Aims: To examine the effects of M-Gravity exercise on posture, physical fitness, quality of life, depression, and sleep quality in women without regular exercise habits.

Methods: This study was designed as a non-randomized controlled trial. This study included 20 women without regular exercise habits, who participated in the exercise with M-Gravity and 20 women who did not participate in any exercise program, a total of 40 participants. In this study, the investigators planned to evaluate the effects of M-Gravity on women without regular exercise habits. The following outcomes were measured: posture with the New York Posture Assessment Method, the flexibility of the hamstring and pectoral muscles, time is taken to stay in the plank position, depression levels with the Beck Depression Inventory scale, sleep quality is performed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) questionnaire to measure the perceived health levels of the subjects. The measurement of the contraction force of the deep lumbar muscles is performed with the Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback (Chattanooga Stabilizer). Two evaluations were made before and after 4 weeks of exercise.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Exercise
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy (M-Gravity)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kağıthane
    • İ̇stanbul, Kağıthane, Turkey, 34408
      • Aybüke Ersin

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sedentary women

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with a physical, cardiac, or neurological disease that may interfere with our practices and assessments
• Pregnancy and post-natal individuals
• Individuals with scoliosis of 20 degrees or more
• Glaucoma
• Recent surgery (3-6 months waiting period according to surgery)
• Hypertension, exercise in the head-down position can cause an increase in blood pressure and a hypertensive crisis
• Impaired cerebral circulation
• Botox treatment in the last 6 hours
• Spinal fractures
• Severe osteoporosis
• Sequestered disc herniation
• Spinal tumors
• Inflammatory conditions of the spine
• Head injuries
• Previous myocardial infarction
• Vertigo

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group; Control group, no exercise was performed, and the measurements were repeated at the end of 4 weeks.
Experimental: M-Gravity group; Intervention group performed the exercise with the M-Gravity, 2 sessions per week, for 4 weeks, at the Outpatient Clinic of Department of Physical Therapy, Baskent University, one session for 60 minutes.	Other: Multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy (M-Gravity); Multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy (M-Gravity) is a comprehensive discipline based on the principles of non-gravity, which serves to increase the quality of life and holistic health of the individual with the rehabilitation content of non-pressure inversion therapy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
New York Posture Assessment Method	The posture of the subjects participating in the study was evaluated with the New York Posture Assessment Method (NYPDY). In this evaluation system, postural changes that may occur in 13 different parts of the body were monitored and scored. Accordingly, five (5) points were given if the person's posture was correct, three (3) points if moderately impaired, and one (1) point if severely impaired. The total score obtained as a result of the test is a maximum of 65 and a minimum of 13. Standard evaluation criteria developed for this test were defined as "very good" if the total score is >=45, "good" if the score is 40-44, "moderate" if the score is 30-39, "fair" if the score is 20-29, and "poor" if the score is <=19	4 weeks
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, includes 19 questions and consists of seven items evaluating subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleeping pills, and impairment in daytime work. The response of each is scored between 0-3 according to symptom frequency. Scoring; 0 if it has never happened during the past month, 1 if it is less than once a week, 2 if it is once or twice a week, and 3 if it is three or more times a week. The sleep quality assessment asked in the questionnaire is; It is scored as 0 very good, 1 fairly good, 2 very badly, and 3 very badly. The obtained global score ranges from 0 to 21, and high values indicate poor sleep quality and high level of sleep disturbance. A global score of 5 or above indicates that the quality of sleep is clinically significantly worse.	4 weeks
Nottingham Health Profile	The 'Nottingham Health Profile is a general quality of life questionnaire that measures the perceived health problems of the person and the extent to which these problems affect normal daily activities. The questionnaire consists of 38 items. Questions are answered as 'yes' or 'no'. The questionnaire assesses six parameters related to health status. These parameters are; pain (8 items), physical activity (8 items), energy (3 items), sleep (5 items), social isolation (5 items), emotional reactions (9 items). Each sub-parameter is scored between 0-100. 0 indicates best health, 100 indicates worst health.	4 weeks
Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback	The measurement of the contraction force of the deep lumbar muscles is performed with the "Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback" (Chattanooga Stabilizer). Before the test, each patient is taught how to tighten the Transversus Abdominous with the corset method in the supine and quadrupedal position. Subjects will be placed face down on an inflated pillow attached to a manometer	4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Atlas University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 31, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): February 28, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 2, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 31, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 31, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: exercise; quality of life; posture; physical fitness; woman
• Other Study ID Numbers: 21/128

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