Clinical trial NCT04549883: Low Back Motor Control in Rhythmic Gymnasts During Hip Extension
Official title: Low Back Motor Control in Rhythmic Gymnasts During Hip Extension
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Keywords: gymnastics
low back pain
Physical Therapy Specialty
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-09-16
Enrollment: 70
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 10
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: single-group, pretest-posttest clinical trial
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in gymnasts. A deficit in the control of lumbopelvic movement has been related to low back pain. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an education session about low back motor control during hip extension in the lumbopelvic sagittal movement control of elite gymnasts.

DESIGN: single-group, pretest-posttest clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: 70 Elite Rhythmic Gymnasts INTERVENTION: One standardized theoretical practical session of 15 Min that includes anatomical issues and one practical exercise in quadruped position for controlling the movement of lumbar spine during hip extension and flexion.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* pre-established level of practice: minimum 13 hours
* taking part in the Italian federal championship
* sign an informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* not fulfill Inclusion Criteria
* had surgery in the low back pain or the hip joint

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pre- spinal movement control in 10º of hip extension
timeFrame: Min 0 - Min 15
measure: Post- spinal movement control in 10º of hip extension
timeFrame: Min 30 - Min 45
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Zaragoza
country: Spain
facility: Unidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia. Universidad de Zaragoza
Study officials:
affiliation: Unidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia Universidad de Zaragoza
name: Maria Fortun Agud, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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