protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06260306, orgStudyIdInfo id: STUDY00002568, briefTitle: Hip Activation vs. Hip Activation + Core Stabilization, statusModule overallStatus: COMPLETED, startDateStruct date: 2024-01-24, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-04-12, completionDateStruct date: 2024-04-12, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-02-15, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-26, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: The purpose of this investigation is to compare the effects of a combined hip activation and core stabilization training home exercise program (HEP) versus a hip activation training HEP alone on lower extremity (LE) frontal plane mechanics in healthy individuals.Specific Aim 1: To determine whether between- and/or within-group differences exist on the Forward Step-Down test (FSDT) when comparing a combined hip activation and core stabilization training HEP as compared to a hip activation training HEP.Specific Aim 2: To determine whether between- and/or within-group differences exist on the peak external knee abduction moment when comparing a combined hip activation and core stabilization training HEP to a hip activation training HEP.Specific Aim 3: To determine whether between- and/or within-group differences exist on gluteal and core muscle surface electromyography (sEMG) when comparing a combined hip activation and core stabilization training HEP to a hip activation training HEP.Specific Aim 4: To determine whether a dose-response relationship exists between HEP compliance and change on the FSDT, peak external knee abduction moment, and sEMG., conditionsModule conditions: Movement, Abnormal, conditions: Lower Extremity Problem, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, primaryPurpose: TREATMENT, maskingInfo masking: SINGLE, maskingDescription: The PI who will be performing the data analysis will be blinded to participants' random group allocation. The other investigators who will be collecting the outcome data will know the group allocation., whoMasked: INVESTIGATOR, enrollmentInfo count: 34, type: ACTUAL, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Hip activation home exercise program, interventions name: Hip activation plus core stabilization home exercise program, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Forward Step Down Test (FSDT), secondaryOutcomes measure: Maximal volitional isometric contraction (MVIC) via sensory electromyography (sEMG) of gluteus maximus (GMax), secondaryOutcomes measure: Mean activation of GMax via sEMG, secondaryOutcomes measure: Peak activation of GMax via sEMG, secondaryOutcomes measure: MVIC via sEMG of gluteus medius (GMed), secondaryOutcomes measure: Mean activation of GMed via sEMG, secondaryOutcomes measure: Peak activation of GMed via sEMG, secondaryOutcomes measure: MVIC via of transversus abdominis (TA), secondaryOutcomes measure: Mean activation of TA via sEMG, secondaryOutcomes measure: Peak activation of TA via sEMG, secondaryOutcomes measure: Peak external knee abduction moment during drop landing task, secondaryOutcomes measure: Compliance with Home Exercise Program, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 22 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, city: Shreveport, state: Louisiana, zip: 71103, country: United States, geoPoint lat: 32.52515, lon: -93.75018, documentSection largeDocumentModule largeDocs typeAbbrev: Prot_SAP, hasProtocol: True, hasSap: True, hasIcf: False, label: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan, date: 2023-12-07, uploadDate: 2024-01-18T21:23, filename: Prot_SAP_000.pdf, size: 292995, hasResults: False