Clinical trial NCT06728267: Core Stabilization Training in Child and Adolescent Underwater Rugby Athletes
Official title: Effects of Core Stabilization Training on Trunk Muscle Endurance, Respiratory Function and Quality of Life in Child and Adolescent Underwater Rugby Athletes
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Core Stabilization
Trunk Muscle Endurance
Respiratory Function
Quality of Life
Lead sponsor: Ege University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-11
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 9
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Demographic information of children aged 9-17 who volunteer to participate in the study and who play underwater rugby will be recorded, and all participants; respiratory function will be assessed with a portable spirometer (Cosmed Poni FX) device, respiratory muscle strength will be assessed with a portable (micro RPM brand) electronic mouth pressure measurement device, and quality of life will be assessed with the KIDSCREEN scale. Core muscle endurance will be assessed with trunk flexion, trunk extension, lateral plank tests and flat plank test developed by McGill.

Respiratory muscle strength will be measured according to ATS/ERS criteria using a portable electronic mouth pressure measurement device (micro RPM brand). Respiratory function test will be performed using a portable spirometer (Cosmed Pony FX) to assess respiratory function. Capillary blood oxygen saturation of children will be recorded according to pulse oximetry results. Blood pressure will be measured with a cuff of appropriate size after a 5-minute rest according to age, gender and height percentile.

The experimental group will receive core stabilization training in addition to the training process. This training; Exercise training will be provided for 6 weeks, 3 days a week, 2 sets of 10 repetitions for the first two weeks, 2 sets of 15 repetitions for the second two weeks, and 3 sets of 12 repetitions for the third two weeks (Rahmat, et al., 2014). MIP/MEP values will be evaluated once a week. The control group will be monitored during the training and no training program will be given. The exercise program will be applied at the end of the project by being included in the follow-up list. The children will be taken to the second evaluation 6 weeks after the first evaluation.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Doing underwater rugby.
* No mental problems.
* Able to cooperate.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed with respiratory system disease.
* Kyphoscoliosis and/or advanced postural alignment problems that will affect respiratory function.
* Any orthopedic and neurological problems.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Trunk Extension Test
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Trunk Flexion Test
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Lateral Plank Test
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Straight Plank Test
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Muscle Strength
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Evaluation of the Stabilizing Function of the Transversus Abdominis Muscle
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Respiratory Muscle Strength
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Respiratory Function Test
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Saturation
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: Blood Pressure
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
measure: KIDSCREEN Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 6 weeks of exercise.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: Ege University
state: Bornova
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