The Relationship Between Postural Stability, Performance and Trunk Muscle Endurance in Female Athletes

Completed

• Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: postural stability

• Registration Number: NCT03677570
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

As core stability improves in handball players, ball-throwing speed increases as well. Postural stability is considered as the most important component of athletic performance as it occurs in almost all movement types. No studies have yet evaluated postural stability, performance and trunk muscle endurance in female athletes at the same time and examined the relationship between these parameters.This study aims to identify the relationship between the postural stability, performance and trunk muscle endurance of female athletes in different branches of sports.

Detailed Description

A total of 45 female athletes (15 volleyball, 15 handball, and 15 football players) (average age: 22,26 ± 6,43 / BMI: 21,45 ± 2,39) and 15 sedentary females (average age: 24,86 ± 3,02 / BMI: 21,42 ± 1,90) participated in the study. Trunk muscle endurance of the participants was measured with the McGill core endurance tests and the prone bridge test. Postural stability of the participants was evaluated using Biodex Biosway Portable Balance System (950- 460 USA) device. Sportive performance was tested with the vertical jump test and the hexagonal obstacle test.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11-06
• Primary Completion: 2016-01-16
• Study Completion: 2017-01-23
• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-18
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Not being injured in the last 3 months
• Being a professional athlete that does training 5 days a week for the last two years

Exclusion Criteria

• cardiovascular system diseases
• pregnant women were excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Female athletes	postural stability	A total of 45 female athletes (15 volleyball, 15 handball, and 15 football players) (average age: 22,26 ± 6,43 / BMI: 21,45 ± 2,39) participated in the study.Trunk muscle endurance of the participants was measured with the McGill core endurance tests and the prone bridge test. Postural stability of the participants was evaluated using Biodex Biosway Portable Balance System (950- 460 USA) device. Sportive performance was tested with the vertical jump test and the hexagonal obstacle test.
Healthy Control	postural stability	15 sedentary females (average age: 24,86 ± 3,02 / BMI: 21,42 ± 1,90) participated in the study.Trunk muscle endurance of the participants was measured with the McGill core endurance tests and the prone bridge test. Postural stability of the participants was evaluated using Biodex Biosway Portable Balance System (950- 460 USA) device. Sportive performance was tested with the vertical jump test and the hexagonal obstacle test.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postural stability	Baseline assessment, no follow-up	stability index
vertical jump test	Baseline assessment, no follow-up	centimetre
hexagonal obstacle test	Baseline assessment, no follow-up	second
trunk flexion test	Baseline assessment, no follow-up	second
trunk extension test	Baseline assessment, no follow-up	second
prone bride test	Baseline assessment, no follow-up	second
side bridge test	Baseline assessment, no follow-up	second