Effect of Downhill Training on Ankle Joint

Taif University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: Level walking exercise; Other: Downhill exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05221268

646

Details and patient eligibility

About

Downhill training help to improve musculoskeletal condition. Applying downhill training could help obese children by improving their muscular strength.

Full description

the current study aimed to find the effect of downhill training on the ankle isokinetic parameters of obese children. There were two experimental groups, the first received level walking while the second received downhill training. The ankle isokinetic parameters were assessed pre and post-intervention for 6 weeks.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Body mass index percentile 95% or more
• age ranged from 8-12 year
• student in one of Taif's elementary schools

Exclusion criteria

• suffering from any musculoskeletal problem or chronic disease.
• engaged in regular sports activities during the last 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

downhill

Experimental group

Description:

Received downhill walking training.

Treatment:

Other: Downhill exercise

Level -walking

Experimental group

Description:

Received level walking training.

Treatment:

Other: Level walking exercise