Core Strength and Coordinative Skills

Correlation of Core Strength/Core Stability and Coordinative Skills in Healthy Adults - an Explorative Study

Evaluation of healthy young adults regarding balance, core strength/core stability and physical fitness. Correlation of primary outcome parameters and selected secondary parameters.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Physical Fitness; Postural Balance; Core Stability; Core Strength

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 50

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Austria
  • Linz, Austria, 4021
    • Recruiting
    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Kepler University Hospital
    • Contact: Christian Mittermaier, M.D.; Phone Number: +43(0)57680836170; Email: christian.mittermaier@kepleruniklinikum.at

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy young adults between 18 and 35 years.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adequat cognitive and lingual competence
• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• low back pain or other painful disorders regarding the spine during the last 6 weeks
• Previous spine surgery
• Neurologic disease or disease of the vestibular organ
• Previous arthroplasty of joints

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Healthy adults; Healthy adults between 18 and 35 years

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Center of pressure track (COPT)	Posturographic parameter; lower values indicate better postural stability	Baseline
Area of sway (AOS)	Posturographic parameter; lower values indicate better postural stability	Baseline
Core stability test of the Swiss Olympic Medical Center	Measurement of Core strength/Core stability in sec; higher values indicate better core strength	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Baecke Questionnaire of Habitual Physical Activity (BQHPA)	Questionnaire of physical fitness; higher values indicate higher physical fitness	Baseline
Harmony index	Posturographic parameter	Baseline
Frequency of sway	Posturographic parameter	Baseline
Weight distribution index	Posturographic parameter; Center of pressure at beginning of measurement	Baseline
Body mass index (BMI)	Relation weight to height	Baseline
Stability energy	Posturographic parameter, measures economy of movement; higher values mean lower stabilty	Baseline
Feedback	Posturographic parameter; quantitative data; a score is calculated by the posturographic system to determine the influence of visual, vestibular and somatosensory feedback on postural control	Baseline
Movement control	Posturographic parameter; the frequencies of the movement amplitude during the posturographic measurement are calculated and a score for the low and high frequencies is presented. For the lower frequencies (F1, F2) higher values are positive. For the higher frequencies (F3 - F8) lower values are positive.	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Johannes Kepler University of Linz
• Collaborators: Kepler University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 29, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 31, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): February 9, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 30, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 29, 2023
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: PMR_Core_Balance_001

Drug and device information, study documents

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