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Effectiveness of Adding Pilates Exercises to Sports Hernia Rehabilitation:a Comparative Clinical Trial

ConditionsPilates ExercisesSports Hernia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18-45
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old,

have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks

be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Disqualifiers

patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation

those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises.

currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs

inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

    Other intervention

    The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy

Treatment groups

94 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: ExperimentalExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Visual Analogue Scale

Typically, it consists of a 10 cm horizontal or vertical line with no pain at one end and the highest pain level at the other end.

Time frame
12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Lower Extremity Functional Scale

Consists of 20 items that assess the ability to perform activities related to lower extremity function, such as standing, walking, stair climbing, and balance.

Time frame
12 weeks
2

Harris Hip Score

this tool is used to evaluate patients with hip conditions such as femoral neck fracture or OA.

Time frame
12 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Cairo University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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