Effects Multi-Gravitational Suspension-Based Therapy

Atlas University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise

Treatments: Other: Multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy (M-Gravity)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05317650

21/128

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy (M-Gravity) is a comprehensive discipline based on the principles of non-gravity, which serves to increase the quality of life and holistic health of the individual with the rehabilitation content of non-pressure inversion therapy.

Aims: To examine the effects of M-Gravity exercise on posture, physical fitness, quality of life, depression, and sleep quality in women without regular exercise habits.

Methods: This study was designed as a non-randomized controlled trial. This study included 20 women without regular exercise habits, who participated in the exercise with M-Gravity and 20 women who did not participate in any exercise program, a total of 40 participants. In this study, the investigators planned to evaluate the effects of M-Gravity on women without regular exercise habits. The following outcomes were measured: posture with the New York Posture Assessment Method, the flexibility of the hamstring and pectoral muscles, time is taken to stay in the plank position, depression levels with the Beck Depression Inventory scale, sleep quality is performed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) questionnaire to measure the perceived health levels of the subjects. The measurement of the contraction force of the deep lumbar muscles is performed with the Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback (Chattanooga Stabilizer). Two evaluations were made before and after 4 weeks of exercise.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sedentary women

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with a physical, cardiac, or neurological disease that may interfere with our practices and assessments
• Pregnancy and post-natal individuals
• Individuals with scoliosis of 20 degrees or more
• Glaucoma
• Recent surgery (3-6 months waiting period according to surgery)
• Hypertension, exercise in the head-down position can cause an increase in blood pressure and a hypertensive crisis
• Impaired cerebral circulation
• Botox treatment in the last 6 hours
• Spinal fractures
• Severe osteoporosis
• Sequestered disc herniation
• Spinal tumors
• Inflammatory conditions of the spine
• Head injuries
• Previous myocardial infarction
• Vertigo

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group, no exercise was performed, and the measurements were repeated at the end of 4 weeks.

M-Gravity group

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group performed the exercise with the M-Gravity, 2 sessions per week, for 4 weeks, at the Outpatient Clinic of Department of Physical Therapy, Baskent University, one session for 60 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy (M-Gravity)