Impact of Hip Activation Compared to Hip Plus Balance Training on the Forward-Step-Down Test

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; Control of Frontal Plane Biomechanics

Treatments: Other: Hip activation + Single leg balance; Other: Hip Activation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06298903

STUDY00002565

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of a hip activation home exercise program (HEP) compared to a hip activation + single leg balance HEP on performance of the Forward-Step-Down Test (FSDT) in healthy females. Participants will be assigned to the control (hip activation HEP only) or experimental (hip activation + single leg balance HEP). Following the pre-test data collection, participants will complete their HEP for 8 weeks. They will return to the lab for post-test measurements.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• first or second year students at the institutions's School of Allied Health Professions
• healthy
• female

Exclusion criteria

• participating in another research study
• current knee pain or pathology on the dominant leg
• known diagnosis of vestibular impairment
• known pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Hip activation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will perform a hip muscle activation program 2 days per week for 8 weeks. The HEP consists of 5 exercises that target the gluteal muscles.

Treatment:

Other: Hip Activation

Hip activation + Single leg balance

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will perform a hip muscle activation program as in the active comparator group, plus a single leg balance training HEP 2 days per week for 8 weeks. The hip HEP consists of 5 exercises that target the gluteal muscles. The single leg balance HEP consists of a variety of eyes open and eyes closed single leg balance exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Hip activation + Single leg balance