Clinical trial NCT05970523: The Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises on Balance, Trunk Muscle Endurance and Posture on Sedentary Individuals
Official title: Investigation of the Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises on Balance, Trunk Muscle Endurance and Posture in Healthy Sedentary Individuals
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Core Stabilization
Sedentary Behavior
Keywords: Trunk Muscle Endurance
Balance
Posture
Lead sponsor: Medipol University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-01
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: I applied exercise intervention for the intervention group. I will not apply any intervention for the control group.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: There are very few studies on the effect of core stabilization exercises on balance, posture and trunk muscle endurance in healthy sedentary individuals in literature. The goal of the study is to investigate the effects of core stabilization exercises on balance, trunk muscle endurance and posture in healthy sedentary individuals. According to the results of International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the researcher includes sedentary individuals over the age of 18 in the study. The participants are divided into two groups as control (n=21) and exercise (n=21) groups. The outcome measures are The Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback Unit, New York Posture Assesment Scale, Korebalance Balance System, trunk muscle endurance tests. Intervention includes core stabilization exercises 3 times a week and walking twice a week for 6 weeks. There is no treatment or intervention for the control group. The researcher evaluates both groups at the beginning and 6 weeks after the intervention.

Detailed description: Core stabilization exercises are performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist as face-to-face exercises, guided online exercises, and as an individual home exercise each once a week, totaling 3 times a week. Each exercise will be performed with 10 repetitions for 8 seconds. Each of the exercises is varied from easy to difficult. Progress in the exercises will be achieved by increasing the difficulty level of the exercises according to the condition of the participant once every two weeks.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Be voluntary to participate in the study
* Being between the ages of 18-40
* Being sedentary

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not volunteering to participate in the study
* Having a complaint of low back pain in the last two months
* Being pregnant
* Having chronic lower extremity pain
* Having an orthopedic disease and undergoing a surgical operation
* Having had abdominal surgery
* Being a neurological disease pathology

Primary outcomes:
measure: New York Posture Assessment Scale
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: KoreBalance Balance System
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Trunk Muscle Endurance Tests
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: International Physical Activity Questionnaire
timeFrame: Before Intervention (First Assesment)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback Unite
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Beyza Nur Yumak
Study officials:
affiliation: Medipol University
name: Ayşe Nur Tunali, Professor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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