Aquatic Exercises VS Core Strengthening on Disability, Flexibility and Postural Stability in Weightlifters.

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Core Stability; Hydrotherapy; Resistance Training; Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Core strengthening; Other: Aquatic exercises

• Registration Number: NCT06131138
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The study is randomized and single blinded.Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah international university, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A and group B through sealed envelope method by non probability convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in group A will receive aquatic exercises. Group B will receive core strengthening.

Detailed Description

The objective of the study is to determine the effects of aquatic exercises verses core strengthening on disability, flexibility and postural stability in weightlifters with chronic low back pain. The study is randomized and single blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah international university Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A and group B through sealed envelope method by non probability convenient random sampling technique. subjects in group A will receive Aquatic exercises. Group B will receive Core strengthening. The outcome measures will be assessed by modified Oswestry Low back disability index , Modified finger_tip to floor method and New York Posture Rating Chart. The data will be analyzed by SPSS, Version 25. Statistical significance is P=0.05.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-20
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-14
• Primary Completion: 2024-02-20
• Study Completion: 2024-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Age of participants between 20-35 years
• Experienced male weightlifters from past 6 months to in practice.
• Participants must have chronic low back pain for at least three months before enrollin

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with significant back pain who need rapid medical or surgical treatment.
• History of respiratory or heart diseases
• Water related anxiety or inability to adapt to aquatic environment.
• Participants with prior back surgery i.e. had surgery within six months.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Core strengthening	Core strengthening	Group B will perform core strengthening exercises that includes abdominal hollowing, side bridge, spine extension bridge, straight leg raise from prone, alternate arm and leg raise from quadruped and prone bridge. Three sessions per week for 6 weeks
Aquatic exercises	Aquatic exercises	Group A will perform aquatic exercises that includes abdominal hollowing, vertical downward press, lateral downard press, straight leg raising, trading water and deep water running. Three sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disability	Pre and 6 week post international	Disability will be measured by modified Oswestry Low back disability index.
Flexibility	Pre and 6 weeks post interventional	Flexibility will be measured by modified Finger_tip to floor method.
Postural stability	Pre and 6 weeks post interventional	Postural stability will be measured by New York Posture Rating Chart

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Firehouse fitness gym; 🇵🇰 Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan