Effect of Downhill Training on Ankle Joint
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Interventions
- Other: Level walking exerciseOther: Downhill exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT05221268
- Lead Sponsor
- Taif University
- Brief Summary
Downhill training help to improve musculoskeletal condition. Applying downhill training could help obese children by improving their muscular strength.
- Detailed Description
the current study aimed to find the effect of downhill training on the ankle isokinetic parameters of obese children. There were two experimental groups, the first received level walking while the second received downhill training. The ankle isokinetic parameters were assessed pre and post-intervention for 6 weeks.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 32
- Body mass index percentile 95% or more
- age ranged from 8-12 year
- student in one of Taif's elementary schools
- suffering from any musculoskeletal problem or chronic disease.
- engaged in regular sports activities during the last 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Level -walking Level walking exercise Received level walking training. downhill Downhill exercise Received downhill walking training.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Isokinetic Eccentric dorsiflexion tourque 6 weeks Eccentric dorsiflexion normalized peak tourque N.M/kg
Isokinetic Concentric dorsiflexion tourque 6 weeks Concentrc dorsiflexion normalized peak tourque N.M/kg
Isokinetic eccentric plantarflexion tourque 6 weeks Eccentric plantarflexion normalized peak tourque N.M/kg
Isokimetic Concentric plantarflexion tourque 6 weeks Concentric dorsiflexion normalized peak tourque N.M/kg
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
College of applied medical sciences
πΈπ¦Taif, Mecca, Saudi Arabia