Clinical trial NCT06823674: The Relationship of Core Endurance With Cervical Stabilization and Proprioception in Women With and Without Pilates Exercise
Official title: The Relationship of Core Endurance With Cervical Stabilization and Proprioception in Women With and Without Pilates Exercise
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Conditions: Pilates Exercise
Keywords: core endurance, pilates, stabilization, proprioception
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Arel University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-12
Enrollment: 40
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Group of 20 participants doing pilates exercise 20 participants in the group without pilates exercise

Brief summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between core endurance and cervical stabilization and proprioception in women with and without Pilates exercise. The study was conducted with 40 volunteer female participants aged 20-50 years. The study group was selected from women who did Pilates exercises 2 days a week for at least 12 weeks under the supervision of a physiotherapist, while the control group was selected from women who did not participate in any Pilates, yoga or exercise program in the last 1 year and were sedentary according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Lateral Bridge Test, Static Trunk Extension Test, Trunk Flexor Endurance Test, Cervical Joint Position Error Test, Cervical Region Deep Flexor Muscle Endurance Tests were applied to the participants and Craniocervical Flexion data of the participants were evaluated with Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback Device and the results were recorded. These results indicate that high performance in core endurance is associated with improved performance in cervical stabilization. As a result of this study, it was concluded that Pilates has a significant effect on core endurance, cervical stabilization and proprioception in women.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being between 20-50 years old
* Volunteering to participate in the study
* Having practiced Pilates at least 2 days a week for at least 12 weeks for the study group
* For the control group, not having participated in any pilates, yoga or exercise program in the last year and being sedentary according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of pain during assessments
* Cervical and/or lumbar disc herniation
* Spine pathology

Primary outcomes:
measure: Evaluation of Core Muscle Endurance between Pilates and Non-Pilates Groups Mann Whitney U Test Analysis
timeFrame: 01.05.2024- 20.07.2024
measure: Mann Whitney U Test Analysis of Deep Neck Flexor Muscle Endurance Assessment Between Pilates and Non-Pilates Exercise Groups
timeFrame: 01.05.2024- 20.07.2024
measure: Chi-Square Test Analysis of Completion Distributions of Stages in Craniocervical Flexion Measurement with Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback Device According to Groups
timeFrame: 01.05.2024- 20.07.2024
measure: Cervical Joint Position Error Test (Cervical Proprioception Assessment) Between Pilates and Non-Pilates Exercise Groups
timeFrame: 01.05.2024- 20.07.2024
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Locations:
city: Mersin
country: Turkey
facility: Burak Sapmaz Fizyoterapi ve Danışmanlık Merkezi
Study officials:
affiliation: İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi
name: Selin K Kalın
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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