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The Effects of Pilates-based Exercises on the Posterior Leg Muscles

NCT07146724 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-08-28

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Summary

This randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of a pilates-based exercise program on hamstring flexibility, plantar pressure sensation, and dynamic balance in university students aged 18 to 24 years.

Participants diagnosed with hamstring tightness through the Sit and Reach test will be randomly assigned to an exercise group and a control group. The intervention group will undergo an 8-week pilates-based home and supervised exercise program. Outcomes will be evaluated before and after the intervention using Sit and Reach, monofilament sensory testing, and the Y Balance Test.

The study seeks to identify whether a non-invasive physical activity like pilates can improve neuromuscular and sensory parameters in young adults.

Conditions

  • Exercise Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

The intervention consists of a pilates-based exercise program specifically designed to target hamstring flexibility, plantar pressure sensitivity, and dynamic balance. Unlike general fitness-oriented pilates, this program includes a combination of mat-based and functional pilates movements adapted to improve posterior chain flexibility and sensory feedback in the lower extremities. The protocol includes 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks - 1 session conducted face-to-face under physiotherapist supervision and 2 sessions as a monitored home exercise. Exercise progression is standardized, and all sessions follow a validated physiotherapy protocol tailored for university-aged individuals with clinically measured hamstring shortening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Yalova

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-01
Primary Completion
2025-08-30
Completion
2025-09-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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