Impact of Hip Activation Compared to Hip Plus Balance Training on the Forward-Step-Down Test

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Control of Frontal Plane Biomechanics; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT06298903
• Lead Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of a hip activation home exercise program (HEP) compared to a hip activation + single leg balance HEP on performance of the Forward-Step-Down Test (FSDT) in healthy females. Participants will be assigned to the control (hip activation HEP only) or experimental (hip activation + single leg balance HEP). Following the pre-test data collection, participants will complete their HEP for 8 weeks. They will return to the lab for post-test measurements.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-01
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-07
• Primary Completion: 2024-03-25
• Study Completion: 2024-08-01
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

• first or second year students at the institutions's School of Allied Health Professions
• healthy
• female

Exclusion Criteria

• participating in another research study
• current knee pain or pathology on the dominant leg
• known diagnosis of vestibular impairment
• known pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Forward-Step-Down Test	pre-intervention (baseline), post-intervention (8 weeks)	a step-down task that is performed off a 20 cm box. Five repetitions are performed to give one score (minimum score 0, maximum score 6). A higher score is worse.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
surface electromyography (sEMG) mean	pre-intervention (baseline), post-intervention (8 weeks)	The mean sEMG will be collected from the dominant side's gluteus maximum and gluteus medius muscles. The sEMG will be collected during both the FSDT and unipedal stance test
Dose-Response	post-intervention (8 weeks)	The dose-response for outcome 1, 2, and 3 will be calculated, using participant's self-reported exercise compliance as the dose.
Unipedal Stance Test (UPST)	pre-intervention (baseline), post-intervention (8 weeks)	The time a participant can stand on one leg will be collected for eyes open and eyes closed conditions.
surface electromyography (sEMG) peak	pre-intervention (baseline), post-intervention (8 weeks)	The peak sEMG will be collected from the dominant side's gluteus maximum and gluteus medius muscles. The sEMG will be collected during both the FSDT and unipedal stance test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

LSUHSC-Shreveport; 🇺🇸 Shreveport, Louisiana, United States