The Effect of Exercises on Young Adults

University of Yalova

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Young Adults; Quality of Life; Pain; Exercise

Treatments: Behavioral: training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03825614

UYalova

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to assess the treatment effect of plates and conventional exercises on health related quality of life, pain, functional level, psychological state in young adults. Randomised controlled study. Participants were randomly divided into 3 groups: a plates exercise group (n = 29), a therapeutic exercise group (n = 21), and a control group (n = 35). The therapeutic and plates groups underwent related training programs for 3 month, while the controls had no specific training. After demographic knowledge were collected the investigators carried out the following assessments on all participants: the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Waist/ Hip ratio (WHr), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Notthingham Health Profile (NHP). All subjects were evaluated at baseline and post-training.

Enrollment: 125 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• They were apparently healthy and had no systematic diseases or any problem preventing their participation in any exercise program.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a systemic pathology, including inflammatory, rheumatologic, or metabolic diseases
• Having any musculoskeletal injury, pathology, or structural deformity related to the spine or extremities
• Having any active intervention including corticosteroid or any medication in the previous 3 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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125 participants in 3 patient groups

training gruop

Experimental group

Description:

The plates exercise program is concerned with the following main principles: efficient breathing, mental concentration, relaxation, correct spine elongation and posture, correct abdominal muscle control over spine stability and mobility, correct function of each upper and lower limb, precision, lowing integrated movement, and achieving muscle strength and stamina.

Treatment:

Behavioral: training

training group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Therapeutic exercise program was designed according to the American Collage of Sports Medicine's recommendations for healthy people. The exercise program was conducted using low- to moderate-intensity therapeutic exercises. These therapeutic exercises included a short educational talk that provided information on proper body mechanics, the benefits of exercise, realistic goal-setting, and overcoming common barriers (such as fear) when developing an exercise routine.

Treatment:

Behavioral: training

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group have no exercise in this study.