NCT06683898

The Role of Focus Strategies on Pilates

The Role of Focus Strategies on Pilates Performance and Reaction Time: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Aims of the randomized controlled study is compare to the effects of external and internal focus strategies, commonly used in Pilates, on participants' reaction time and performance metrics. Conducted over an 8-week Pilates program at Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, we plan to include 25 participants in each focus group. Participants in the external focus group will use equipment to perform exercises, while the internal focus group will perform exercises with attention to body positioning.

Detailed description

The primary aim of this study is to examine the difference in effects between 8-week internally and externally focused Pilates exercises on the performance of young sedentary individuals. A secondary aim is to investigate the effects of internally and externally focused Pilates exercises on the physical characteristics and reaction time of young sedentary individuals.

Conditions

• Reaction Time
• Humans
• Exercise Therapy
• Exercise Movement Techniques
• Pilates

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	External Focused Pilates	Pilates training was implemented with an external focus (EF).
OTHER	Internal Focused Pilates	Pilates training was implemented with an internal focus (IF).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-05
• Primary completion: 2025-04-15
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2024-11-12
• Last updated: 2025-12-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)