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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201610001808141
Date of registration: 04/10/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Cairo University
Public title: Effect of core stability exercises on trunk and hip muscles performance in healthy adults
Scientific title: Effect of core stability exercises on trunk and hip muscles strength in healthy adults
Date of first enrolment: 01/05/2012
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Other
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=1808
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no, one, some or all interventions simultaneously,Randomised,simple random sampling by computer software program,other investigator did the allocation  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Egypt
Contacts
Name: Azza    Abd El Mohsen
Address:  7 Ahmed Ezzayat street, Bien Essarayat 16126 GIZA Egypt
Telephone: 01145046304
Email: dr_azzamohammed@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  assistant lecturer, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University
Name: Azza    Abd El Mohsen
Address:  7 Ahmed Ezzayat street, Bien Essarayat 16126 GIZA Egypt
Telephone: 01145046304
Email: dr_azzamohammed@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  assistant lecturer, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects included in the study met the following criteria:
- All participants were healthy (free from musculoskeletal injuries, deformities and not taking medications for pain at the time of testing).
- Trunk and hip muscles strength of at least grade four as assessed by manual muscle test.
- Body mass index ranges from 18 to 25 kg/m².
- Normal flexibility of the lower back muscles of more than 5 cm as assessed by modified Schober test. (Appendix I).
- Normal flexibility test of hip flexors as assessed by modified Thomas test (Hip flexor test).

Exclusion criteria: Subjects were excluded if there was:
- Any previous musculoskeletal or neurological deficits.
- Previous experience with stabilization exercises.


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 25 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
healthy adults - trunk and hip muscle strength

healthy adults - trunk and hip muscle strength
Intervention(s)
core training (McGill protocol)
no treatment
Primary Outcome(s)
isokinetic trunk strength
Secondary Outcome(s)
isokinetic hip strength
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Cairo University
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 03/04/2012
Contact:
Research ethics committee of faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University
Results
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