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Status unknownNCT04549883Updated Nov 5, 2020

Low Back Motor Control in Rhythmic Gymnasts During Hip Extension

An interventional study of Theoretical practical educational session in Low Back Pain, sponsored by Universidad de Zaragoza. Status unknown at 1 site in Spain. Open to female participants aged 10 Years to 18 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-11-05.

Sponsored by Universidad de Zaragoza · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2020), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
10 Years to 18 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in gymnasts. A deficit in the control of lumbopelvic movement has been related to low back pain. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an education session about low back motor control during hip extension in the lumbopelvic sagittal movement control of elite gymnasts.

DESIGN: single-group, pretest-posttest clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: 70 Elite Rhythmic Gymnasts INTERVENTION: One standardized theoretical practical session of 15 Min that includes anatomical issues and one practical exercise in quadruped position for controlling the movement of lumbar spine during hip extension and flexion.

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Conditions studied

  • Low Back Pain

Keywords

  • gymnastics
  • low back pain
  • Physical Therapy Specialty
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In context

Back Pain

2,373 studies on the registry are indexed under Back Pain; 284 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 70 is above the median of 60 across 1,941 interventional studies indexed under Back Pain.

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Lead sponsor

Universidad de Zaragoza is the lead sponsor of 109 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
10 Years to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • pre-established level of practice: minimum 13 hours
  • taking part in the Italian federal championship
  • sign an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not fulfill Inclusion Criteria
  • had surgery in the low back pain or the hip joint
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
70 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Performing after session

    LB control during hip extension after intervention

    Other: Theoretical practical educational session

Interventions

  • OtherTheoretical practical educational session

    1 Theoretical practical educational session of 15 Min about the importance of low back control during hip extension. Includes anatomical issues and one practical exercise in quadruped position

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pre- spinal movement control in 10º of hip extension

    Preintervention movement control of the spine in 10º of hip extension

    Time frame: Min 0 - Min 15

  2. Post- spinal movement control in 10º of hip extension

    Postintervention movement control of the spine in 10º of hip extension

    Time frame: Min 30 - Min 45

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Study locations

1 site
  • Unidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia. Universidad de Zaragoza
    Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
    • María Fortún Agud, PhD · Contact · fortunmaria@gmail.com · 0041763755327
    • María Fortún Agud, PhD · Principal investigator
    • Marta Levis, MSc · Sub investigator
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References and documents

Publications

  • Sweeney EA, Daoud AK, Potter MN, Ritchie L, Howell DR. Association Between Flexibility and Low Back Pain in Female Adolescent Gymnasts. Clin J Sport Med. 2019 Sep;29(5):379-383. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000660. PubMed 31460951 ↗
  • Crasto CFB, Montes AM, Carvalho P, Carral JMC. Pressure biofeedback unit to assess and train lumbopelvic stability in supine individuals with chronic low back pain. J Phys Ther Sci. 2019 Oct;31(10):755-759. doi: 10.1589/jpts.31.755. Epub 2019 Oct 19. PubMed 31645801 ↗
  • Ramos LAV, Callegari B, Franca FJR, Magalhaes MO, Burke TN, Carvalho E Silva APMC, Almeida GPL, Comachio J, Marques AP. Comparison Between Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Stabilization Exercises in Fatigue and Transversus Abdominis Activation in Patients With Lumbar Disk Herniation: A Randomized Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018 May;41(4):323-331. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2017.10.010. PubMed 29751850 ↗
  • Azevedo DC, Lauria AC, Pereira AR, Andrade GT, Ferreira ML, Ferreira PH, Van Dillen L. Intraexaminer and interexaminer reliability of pressure biofeedback unit for assessing lumbopelvic stability during 6 lower limb movement tests. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 Jan;36(1):33-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.12.008. PubMed 23380212 ↗
  • Fawcett L, Heneghan NR, James S, Rushton A. Perceptions of low back pain in elite gymnastics: A multi-disciplinary qualitative focus group study. Phys Ther Sport. 2020 Jul;44:33-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2020.04.003. Epub 2020 Apr 18. PubMed 32375075 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Share per email to specialized manual physical therapists

Supporting information: Study protocol

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 5, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04549883
Lead sponsor
Universidad de Zaragoza
Responsible party
Maria Fortun Agud (Principal Investigator, Universidad de Zaragoza) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 16, 2020
Start date
Nov 10, 2020 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 15, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 5, 2020

Study contacts

Maria Fortun Agud, PhD
Contact
fortunmaria@gmail.com
+41763755327
Maria Fortun Agud, PhD
principal investigator · Unidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia Universidad de Zaragoza

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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