NCT04213560

The Effects of Weighted Waist-Hooping

The Effects of Weighted Waist-Hooping on Balance, Proprioception, and Body Awareness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Sage Colleges · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Purposes: 1) To determine the effects of weighted waist-hooping on balance in healthy individuals and 2) to observe whether these effects are attributed to neuromuscular conditioning or core strength gains. Methods: 27 females (ages 20-45) were included, 15 in the intervention group, and 12 in the control. The intervention consisted of six weeks of weighted waist-hooping four times a week for 10 minutes each session. Balance was assessed pre and post intervention using the BESS, SEBT, and Neurocom SOT. Core strength was assessed using hold duration of a bilateral and unilateral plank.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	weighted waist-hooping	weighted waist-hooping

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-15
• Primary completion: 2018-12-31
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2019-12-30
• Last updated: 2024-01-09