Core Stabilization Training in Elite Athletes

Gulsah Bargi

Status: Completed

Conditions: Athlete

Treatments: Other: Progressive Core Stabilization Training; Other: Standard Core Strengthening Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06042374

Effect of core stabilization

Details and patient eligibility

About

The studies in the literature have not sufficiently investigated the effects of core stabilization training on anaerobic performance. Therefore, this study was planned to comparatively investigate effects of progressive core stabilization training applied to elite athletes on anaerobic capacity, anaerobic performance, and fatigue.

Full description

In taekwondo, weightlifting, badminton, and volleyball sports branches, strong relationships between sports performance, anaerobic strength and fatigue parameters have been also shown. It is clear of the necessity of developing anaerobic capacity using various exercises in these elite athletes. However, the studies conducted to date have not sufficiently investigated the effects of core stabilization training on anaerobic performance and fatigue with more objective methods and enough sample sizes. This study was planned to comparatively investigate effects of progressive core stabilization training applied to elite athletes on anaerobic capacity, anaerobic performance, and fatigue.

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being between 18-25 of age,
• actively keeping on a similar technical workout season program,
• volunteering to participate in the study,
• having at least five years of professional sports history and
• being an elite athlete in taekwondo, weightlifting, volleyball, or badminton branches

Exclusion criteria

• having had any pathological condition and/or surgical procedure of the column vertebral and extremities within the last three months,
• having had any serious orthopedic or systemic condition that could prevent doing and continuing exercises
• discontinuing exercise training for more than three sessions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

The Progressive Core Stabilization Training was applied to study group as a group exercise with 5-10 athletes which was planned in the form of 3 days/week for a total of 9 weeks and 27 sessions.

Treatment:

Other: Progressive Core Stabilization Training

Control group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

The athletes included in the CG performed only Standard Core Strengthening Exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Standard Core Strengthening Exercises