Effectiveness of an exercise program on pain, muscle strength, proprioception, physical fitness and health related quality of life in femalehypermobile gymnasts.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 22
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 1.Beighton Score
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Title:- Effectiveness of an exercise program on pain, muscle strength, proprioception, physical fitness and health related quality of life in female hypermobile gymnasts.
Inclusion criteria:- 1. Subjects in age group of 8-16 years.
2. Female gymnats
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Subjects having beighton score more than or equal to 5/9
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Subjects having knee joint pain
Exclusion criteria:- 1. Previous knee joint surgery
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Subject who is not willing to participate in this study
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Subject who is suffering from any cognitive difficulty, visual impairement.
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Subject who are suffering from rheumatological disorders like RA.
Sample size- 22 , calculated by previous studies
Dependent variables:- 1. Beighton score
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Muscle strength
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Proprioceptive acuity
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Gymnasts functional measurement tool
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Pain
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Health related quality of life
Independent variables:- Exercise protocol- 8 week
Type of Study and study design:- Interventional, Single arm study
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 8.00 Year(s) to 16.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- Female
Inclusion Criteria
- •Female Hypermobile gymnasts with knee pain.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1.Previous knee joint surgery.
- •2.Subject who is not willing to participate in study.
- •3.Subject who is suffering from any cognitive difficulty or visual impairment.
- •4.Subject who is suffering from rheumatological disorders like RA etc.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
1.Beighton Score
Time Frame: At 0,4 and 8 week
2.Pain
Time Frame: At 0,4 and 8 week
6.Health related quality of life
Time Frame: At 0,4 and 8 week
4.Muscle strength
Time Frame: At 0,4 and 8 week
5.Gymnastic functional measurement tool (Permission granted from Authors to use questionnaire)
Time Frame: At 0,4 and 8 week
3.Proprioceptive acuity
Time Frame: At 0,4 and 8 week
Secondary Outcomes
- Exercise protocol(8 week)