Effectiveness of Adding Pilates Exercises to Sports Hernia Rehabilitation:a Comparative Clinical Trial (PESHR)

The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Pilates Exercises; Sports Hernia
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

Detailed Description

The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernias for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the entire trial. Exclusion criteria were applied to patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation and those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises. Further criteria were currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs and inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 94
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Hany M Elgohary, PhD; Phone Number: 00201093182291; Email: hmielgohary@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Dakahlia
    • Mansoura, Dakahlia, Egypt, 57357
      • Recruiting
      • Faculty of physical therapy, Delta university for science and technology
      • Contact: Hany M Elgohary, PhD; Phone Number: 00201093182291; Email: hmielgohary@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old,
• have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks
• be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation
• those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises.
• currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs
• inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental; will receive a combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound.	Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound; The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy
Active Comparator: Control; will be given Low-level laser therapy and low-intensity ultrasound	Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound; The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual Analogue Scale	Typically, it consists of a 10 cm horizontal or vertical line with no pain at one end and the highest pain level at the other end.	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Lower Extremity Functional Scale	Consists of 20 items that assess the ability to perform activities related to lower extremity function, such as standing, walking, stair climbing, and balance.	12 weeks
Harris Hip Score	this tool is used to evaluate patients with hip conditions such as femoral neck fracture or OA.	12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Elabd OM, Etoom M, Jahan AM, Elabd AM, Khedr AM, Elgohary HM. The Efficacy of Muscle Energy and Mulligan Mobilization Techniques for the Upper Extremities and Posture after Breast Cancer Surgery with Axillary Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 8;13(4):980. doi: 10.3390/jcm13040980.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): June 19, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 20, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 18, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 18, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 24, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 24, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 18, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Hernia
• Other Study ID Numbers: F.P.T 2307016

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