Pilates, Postural Global Reeducation and Ball Exercises

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Endurance , Physical; Strength, Muscle; Flexibility
• Interventions: Other: Global Postural Reeducation; Other: Pilates Group; Other: Segmented Dynamic Exercises Group

• Registration Number: NCT02211001
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the effects of three Exercise Movement Techniques Global Postural Reeducation(RPG), Pilates method and Segmented Dynamic Exercises (SDE) regarding muscular strength and endurance of the trunk, spine mobility and flexibility of the posterior muscle chain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10
• Primary Completion: 2010-11
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2014-08
• Study First Submitted: 2014-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-08-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2014-08-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Men and women
• Healthy young adults who do not practice regular exercise
• The individuals could not have prior experience with the techniques covered in this study
• They could not report a history of pain,disease, neurological or orthopedic surgeries in column , upper or lower limbs, joint laxity, nor have history of injury and hamstring muscles in the lower limbs, neurological disorders, obesity, rheumatic disease, labyrinthitis, deformities of the lower limbs and spine
• Individuals could not make use of drugs that affected his balance and muscle strength
• To be framed the individual should also have restricted movement in the test distance of the third finger to the ground

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Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals with excessive absences (more than 20% of sessions) or those who missed and could not reset the session in the same week were excluded -Individuals who needed to undergo some surgery or any medical treatment during the duration of the study, or those who give up without completing the minimum time of the intervention

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Global Postural Reeducation Group	Global Postural Reeducation	The individuals were treated with postures of Souchard Method.
Pilates Group	Pilates Group	The individuals were treated with Mat Pilates Method.
Segmented Dynamic Exercises Group	Segmented Dynamic Exercises Group	The individual were treated with ball exercises.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Abdominal Muscle Endurance: Crunch test (repetitions per minute)	Baseline and week eight	Control Group: Baseline 30,86 Week eight 31,24 SDE Group: Baseline 25,06 Week eight 32,00 Pilates Group: Baseline 25,29 Week eight 34,14 RPG Group: Baseline 30,61 Week eight 36,17
Toe-touch test right/left	Baseline and week eight	Control Group: Baseline 14,61/14,87 Week eight 14,89/14,91 SDE Group: Baseline 12,95/13,2 Week eight 10,12/10,32 Pilates Group: Baseline 13,81/13,93 Week eight 11,90/12,01 RPG Group : Baseline 17,63/18,15 Week eight: 9,11/9,22
Extensors Muscle Endurance:Sorenson test (seconds)	Baseline and week eight	Control Group: Baseline 69,43 Week eight 69,67 SDE Group: Baseline 72,65 Week eight 112,76 Pilates Group: Baseline 73,67 Week eight 74,43 RPG Group: Baseline 77,39 Week eight 119,48
Strength of trunk muscles:Peak Torque(Newton metre Nm) flexors and extensor muscles of spine measured in the isokinetic dynamometer BIODEX	Baseline and week eight	Extension Control Group Baseline 206,1 week eight 236,9 SDE Group Baseline 213,5 week eight 239,3 Pilates Group Baseline 228,5 week eight 243,8 RPG Group Baseline 242,5 week eight 280,3; Flexion Control Group Baseline 114,3 week eight 117,7 SDE Group Baseline 113,2 week eight 121,2 Pilates Group Baseline 109,3 week eight 118,5 RPG Group Baseline 127,2 week eight 138,1
Strength of trunk muscles:Muscle Work (Joules) of flexors and extensor muscles of spine measured in the isokinetic dynamometer BIODEX	Baseline and week eight	Extension Control Group Baseline 847,9 week eight 958,6 SDE Group Baseline 893,5 week eight 985,4 Pilates Group Baseline 982,1 week eight 973,0 RPG Group Baseline 1053,1 week eight 1233,0; Flexion; Control Group Baseline 455,8 week eight 499,8 SDE Group Baseline 492,0 week eight 491,2 Pilates Group Baseline 472,0 week eight 498,9 RPG Group Baseline 558,7 week eight 581,9

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil