Effectiveness of Adding Pilates Exercises to Sports Hernia Rehabilitation:a Comparative Clinical Trial (PESHR)

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pilates Exercises; Sports Hernia

Treatments: Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06471725

F.P.T 2307016

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Full description

The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernias for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the entire trial. Exclusion criteria were applied to patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation and those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises. Further criteria were currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs and inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues

Enrollment: 94 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old,
• have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks
• be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration

Exclusion criteria

• patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation
• those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises.
• currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs
• inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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94 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental

Experimental group

Description:

will receive a combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound.

Treatment:

Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

will be given Low-level laser therapy and low-intensity ultrasound

Treatment:

Other: combination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound