NCT03636854

Quadriceps Concentric vs Eccentric

Effect of Different Izotonic Quadriceps Exercise Training on Muscle Strength, Muscle Thickness and Balance in Healthy Individuals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to compare the effects of concentric and eccentric exercises on muscle strength, muscle thickness and balance in healthy Individuals. Participants will randomly be divided into 2 groups: Concentric exercise (CE) group, eccentric exercise (EE) group. Concentric exercise group will be doing 2 concentric exercises and eccentric exercise group will be doing 2 eccentric exercise for 8 weeks. The evaluations will be repeated after 8 weeks of training to reveal the effects of concentric and eccentric exercises.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Concentric exercises	Resistance concentric straight leg raise and knee extension will be done.
OTHER	Eccentric exercises	Resistance eccentric straight leg raise and knee extension will be done.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-15
• Primary completion: 2019-04-15
• Completion: 2019-05-28
• First posted: 2018-08-17
• Last updated: 2020-07-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)