Efficacy Testing of Les Mills Pilates

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Core Muscle Endurance

• Registration Number: NCT06409858
• Lead Sponsor: University of the Fraser Valley

Brief Summary

Objectives: Determine the effect of an 8-week intervention of the new group fitness program Les Mills Pilates on balance, core stability, abdominal, back, and hip muscle endurance, flexibility, and mood. Research questions: Does doing Les Mills Pilates twice per week for 8 weeks result in: 1) increased balance, 2) increased core stability, 3) increased abdominal, back, and hip muscle endurance, 4) increased flexibility, and 5) improved mood? Intended outcomes: this study will determine the efficacy of a new group fitness program developed by Les Mills International. Results will be used to help refine the program, as well as in marketing of the program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study Start: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-09
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-13
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-16
• Study Completion: 2024-08-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• Not participating in regular core training (no more than 10 minutes per session, twice per week)
• Active (150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity)

Exclusion Criteria

• any neurological, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal conditions that would put them at risk while participating, or be made worse by exercise
• Participants with current lower back pain
• Pregnant participants

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Core endurance (time to failure in seconds)	8 weeks	Endurance of the core muscles- abdominals, back extensors, hip extensors, quadriceps- time to hold a plank (abdominals), biering-sorenson test (back extensors), unilateral hip bridge (hip extensors), wall sit (quadriceps) will be recorded. Participants will hold each position until failure. Higher times to reach failure indicate more endurance (better value).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Core stability: Sahrmann trunk stability test	8 weeks	Sahrmann trunk stability test- maximum level participants can perform with neutral lumbar spine. Level 1 (minimum value) to Level 5 (maximum value). Higher scores are better outcome.
Balance (single leg reach distance in cm)	8 weeks	Y-balance test- distance in cm. Higher distances are better outcomes.
Flexibility in cm	8 weeks	Forward reach test. Participants sit with legs extended and reach forward as far as they can. Reach distance is measured. Higher scores are better outcome (more flexibility).
Mood	Daily for 8 weeks	Perceived motivation, stress and fatigue on 0 (minimum value) -5 (maximum value) Likert scale, where higher numbers indicate more motivation (better outcome), stress (worst outcome), or fatigue (worse outcome)