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CompletedNCT04438707

Pilates Method and Therapeutic Exercise in Children That Play String Instruments

Pilates Method and Therapeutic Exercise in Children That Play String Instruments: Pilot Study

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27 (actual)
Sponsor
CEU San Pablo University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
10 Years – 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Introduction: An inappropriate posture in children for a while kept playing some instrument of the group of the rubbed string, can cause pain and alterations of the spine, as it continues to consolidate. Objective: To study the benefits acquired during the application of the Pilates Method combined with therapeutic exercise against the Therapeutic Exercise to reduce alterations of the vertebral rachis in children from 10 to 14 years old who play instruments of rubbed strings.

Detailed description

Material and methods: A pilot study designed by a randomized controlled trial in two parallel intervention groups was carried out; 9 children performed the combination of the Pilates Method and Therapeutic Exercise (experimental) and 7 children performed the Therapeutic Exercise (control). At the beginning and at the end of the study, pain measurements have been made through the Visual Analogue Scale (EVA), and the Kinovea programme for the alignment of shoulder, scapula and hip postures.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERPilates Method combined with Therapeutic exercice.Children must perform specific exercices in this combined method with the pilates principes (for back) during 50 min (1 day per week) for 4 weeks.
OTHERTherapeutic exerciseChildren must perform specific exercices without the pilates principes (for back) during 50 min (1 day per week) for 4 weeks.

Timeline

Start date
2019-04-08
Primary completion
2019-04-09
Completion
2020-09-25
First posted
2020-06-19
Last updated
2021-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04438707. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.