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Pilates With Diaphragmatic Breathing in Sedentary Women

NCT07650929 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2026-06-16

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether adding diaphragmatic breathing exercises to an eight-week supervised Pilates program improves pulmonary function, resting heart rate, and core endurance in sedentary women aged 35 years and older. Participants were randomized to Pilates combined with diaphragmatic breathing or Pilates alone. Both groups trained three times per week for eight weeks.

Conditions

  • Sedentary Behavior Pulmonary Function Cardiopulmonary Fitness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pilates Exercise Program

Participants completed a supervised mat-based Pilates exercise program three times per week for eight weeks. Each session lasted approximately 60 minutes and included a warm-up phase, a main Pilates exercise component targeting core stability, flexibility, postural alignment, and muscular endurance, and a cool-down phase.

BEHAVIORAL

Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise

Participants performed structured diaphragmatic and abdominal breathing exercises integrated into the Pilates sessions. The breathing protocol included slow nasal inhalation, controlled oral exhalation, abdominal expansion, segmental thoracic breathing, and guided breathing rhythm during selected Pilates exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • DUYGU DURMAZ, PHD · Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-03
Primary Completion
2025-09-05
Completion
2025-10-07

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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