The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercises in Female Wrestlers

The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercises on Trunk Muscle Strength, Upper Extremity Performance and Spinal Stability in Female Wrestlers

This study was planned to investigate the effect of core stabilization exercise program on trunk muscle strength, spinal stability and upper extremity performance in elite wrestling athletes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Exercise Addiction; Upper Extremity; Wrestling; Trunk Muscle Strength
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: core stabilization group

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Istanbul Okan University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being between 14 and 21 years old and interested in wrestling
• Actively pursuing a life of wrestling
• Participate in training at least 4 days a week
• Wrestling in freestyle style.
• To confirm that there is no injury problem
• Being a licensed athlete

Exclusion Criteria:

• Experiencing any serious injury problems

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
No Intervention: Control Group; The control group will not be given any exercise other than their own wrestling training program.
Experimental: Core Stabilization Group; The athletes in the core stabilization group will be applied a 15-20 repetition core stabilization exercise program 3 days a week for 6 weeks by the researcher. The duration of the exercise program is planned not to exceed 30 minutes. The values before and after the exercise program will be recorded.	Other: core stabilization group; The athletes in the training group will be applied 15-20 repetitions of core stabilization exercise program 3 days a week for 6 weeks by the researcher.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessment of muscle strength	An isokinetic dynamometer will be used for trunk muscle strength assessment.	''6 weeks''
Medicine Ball Throwing Test	This test is used to determine limb strength and power. The materials needed will be a 2.5 kg medicine ball and a meter. The individual will be asked to stand one step behind the starting line with the medicine ball in participant hand. When the ball is at chest level, the individual will be asked to take a step and throw the ball as far as participant can. Scoring will be done by measuring the distance the ball falls from the starting line	''6 weeks''
Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Limb Test	This test will measure upper extremity strength, endurance and closed kinetic chain stability. Two athletic bands and a stopwatch will be needed for this test measurement. Two pieces of athletic tape will be placed on the floor at 0.9 meter intervals. The person will be asked to take a push-up position with participant hands open at the level of the band. The person will be asked to move his/her hands from one band line to the other as fast as possible and touch each line by moving like a "wiper". The touches will be counted for 15 seconds with a stopwatch. Power scores will be determined by taking 68% of the person's body weight (the weight of the upper extremities, head and trunk at the upper level) in kilograms and multiplying it by the number of touches and dividing the result by 15.	''6 weeks''
Upper extremity Y balance test	Functional dynamic postural balance assessments of individuals will be performed with the Y balance test. Scores on the Y balance test kit are based on three directions will be recorded. The Y balance Test kit will be used in medial, superolateral and inferolateral directions with 120° angles between them. With the hand tested on the test kit in the push-up position with the tested hand in the center of the device at the junction of the angles, the participants will be asked to take the Y balance test box to the fingertip of the other hand to the farthest point they can reach and return it to its original position, and the distance they can reach will be measured in cm. Measurements will be taken bilaterally with three repetitions. After obtaining the mean values, normative values will be obtained by dividing the sum of right and left by two	''6 weeks''

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Functional Reach Test	In this test researchers will ask participant to stand sideways next to a wall and make a fist with the arm close to the wall and keep it parallel to the floor. researchers will mark the 3rd metacarpal head on the wall. Meanwhile, researchers will ask the person to reach forward as far as they can without taking a step and mark the new 3rd metacarpal head. Researchers will measure the distance between the marked lines at the beginning and end. Researchers will make 3 attempts and finish the test by averaging the last 2 attempts	''6 weeks''

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Okan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 5, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 15, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): March 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 29, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): February 6, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 3, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 2, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior, Addictive
• Other Study ID Numbers: 011 (Nahrain Medical Research Collective (NMRC))

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Will be shared when necessary

Drug and device information, study documents

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