Low Back PainNCT05749172
Effects of 8-weeks Strength Training on Strength Program, Power and Agility in Traceurs
A study testing Strength group in people with Low Back Pain, run by Sehat Medical Complex at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
The goal of this Randomized controlled trial was to examine effects of 8-weeks strength training program on strength, power and agility in traceurs. The main question it aims to answer is: To determine the effects of 8-weeks strength training program in traceurs. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 16 to 30 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Low Back Pain
- What is being tested?
- Strength group
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 18 Feb 2023to 25 Jul 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 16 to 30 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age (16-30years)
- Male traceurs
- Parkour participants had been involved in parkour practice for at least two years (2 times per week for a minimum of 2 hours per day) and did not have any bone, articular or muscular injuries in the previous 6 months.
Who cannot join
- Participants been involved in strength training before.
- Participants not been involved in parkour practice for minimum 2years.
- Participant who have injuries within previous 6 months.
- Participants who smokes or were taking medication.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Pakistan1 site
Pakistan Parkour & Freerunning Academy in Quetta, Balochistan
Quetta, Balochistan, 87300
About this study
Official title: Effects of 8-weeks Strength Training on Strength Program, Power and Agility in Traceurs. A Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this Randomized controlled trial was to examine effects of 8-weeks strength training program on strength, power and agility in traceurs. The main question it aims to answer is:
- To determine the effects of 8-weeks strength training program in traceurs. Participants were a given consent form and after subjects read and sign the informed consent, they were included in study according to eligibility criteria. 2 groups were included in study, Strength Group with parkour routine training was applied on group A and the control group, group B was provided with parkour routine training. Outcome was measured through different outcome measure tools.
Read the detailed description
The parkour is a physical activity that contains exceptional technique applications and requires a major number of jumps. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 8-week strength training on strength program, power, and agility in traceurs (parkour practitioners). Officially incorporated as a sport in the UK in 2017 but born in France almost 30 years ago. Parkour consists of practitioners finding a route through predominantly urban terrain, mastering various physical and psychological skills to overcome obstacles in the most efficient, effective way possible.
A randomized controlled trial will be performed in which total 16 traceurs will be observed for 8 weeks. The data was collected from Pakistan Parkour \& Free running Academy in Quetta, Balochistan. Participants would be randomly divided into two balanced groups. One group was provided with parkour training sessions, and the other group was provided with both strength and parkour training sessions. The participants, who have done strength training along with the parkour trainings, apply 4 sets of strength training exercises with 10 repetitions determined from ACSM two days a week, with a minimum of 72 hours between these days. The control group was applied only two hours of parkour training for two days a week.
Aim of study was to observe effects of strength training in vertical jump heights at the end of the 8-week strength trainings comparison to the control group and that of the strength training. This study aids in learning of the vertical jump heights by including strength training programs with routine trainings, which is a central parameter for successful performance in traceurs, can enable the coaches and athletes to prepare a better training.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Being tested
- Strength group, Controlled group
- Medical subject headings
- Low Back Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Strength groupOther
4 sets of strength training exercises with 10 repetitions determined from ACSM two days a week, with a minimum of 72 hours between these days. In this exercise protocol, the movements of back squat, seated leg extension, seated leg curls, machine hip adductions, machine hip abductions, standing calf raises, back lat pulldowns, seated rows, bench press, incline bench press, biceps curls, triceps pushdowns, back press, back extension, pushup, pullup, squats and sit-ups will be performed.
Controlled groupOther
Two hours of parkour training for two days a week.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Experimental | This group was provided with Strength training along with parkour routine training. Receives: Other: Strength group |
| Group B | Active comparator | The control group was provided with parkour routine training Receives: Other: Controlled group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Vertical jump (power)
Vertical jump tests provide an effective measurement of power as an indirect measure of performance. Strength and conditioning professionals have long used performance tests such as the vertical jump to assess athletic ability, which helps them to identify athletes, strengths and weaknesses, chart and document progress, or assign positions and ranking to individuals. vertical jump testing is being used to measure the effectiveness of various training programs in developing explosive power, including strength training programs.
Measured: 8 weeks
Agility t-test
The agility T-test may be a useful tool to assess athlete function and changes in performance during training and rehabilitation programs. The T-test is described as a measure of 4-directional agility and body control that evaluates the ability to change directions rapidly while maintaining balance without loss of speed.
Measured: 8 weeks
Dynamic strength
The push-up test is a basic fitness test used by coaches, trainers, and athletes to assess upper body fitness and to monitor progress during strength and fitness training.
The pull-up is a closed kinetic chain, multi-joint upper-body exercise that can improve an athlete's shoulder girdle strength, stability, and ability to produce high forces during pulling activities.
The overhead squat test is a subjective screening assessment used to obtain a general indication of dynamic posture. The test identifies compensatory movements and considers muscles which could potentially be overactive or underactive with the intention of addressing these muscle imbalances.
Measured: 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Mar 2023
- Study start18 Feb 2023
- Primary completion30 May 2023
- Study completion25 Jul 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Low Back PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sehat Medical Complex
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Waseem Javaid, Sehat Medical Complex
- Investigators
- Umair Ahmed, Principal investigator, Ripahah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05749172
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- umairahamed0449
- Status last verified
- Aug 2023
- First submitted
- 18 Feb 2023
- Last updated
- 15 Aug 2023
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Aug 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of 8-weeks Strength Training on Strength Program, Power and Agility in Traceurs. A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05749172
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- umairahamed0449
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Sehat Medical ComplexUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 18 Feb 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 May 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Jul 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Mar 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this Randomized controlled trial was to examine effects of 8-weeks strength training program on strength, power and agility in traceurs. The main question it aims to answer is:
- To determine the effects of 8-weeks strength training program in traceurs. Participants were a given consent form and after subjects read and sign the informed consent, they were included in study according to eligibility criteria. 2 groups were included in study, Strength Group with parkour routine training was applied on group A and the control group, group B was provided with parkour routine training. Outcome was measured through different outcome measure tools.
Detailed description
The parkour is a physical activity that contains exceptional technique applications and requires a major number of jumps. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 8-week strength training on strength program, power, and agility in traceurs (parkour practitioners). Officially incorporated as a sport in the UK in 2017 but born in France almost 30 years ago. Parkour consists of practitioners finding a route through predominantly urban terrain, mastering various physical and psychological skills to overcome obstacles in the most efficient, effective way possible.
A randomized controlled trial will be performed in which total 16 traceurs will be observed for 8 weeks. The data was collected from Pakistan Parkour \& Free running Academy in Quetta, Balochistan. Participants would be randomly divided into two balanced groups. One group was provided with parkour training sessions, and the other group was provided with both strength and parkour training sessions. The participants, who have done strength training along with the parkour trainings, apply 4 sets of strength training exercises with 10 repetitions determined from ACSM two days a week, with a minimum of 72 hours between these days. The control group was applied only two hours of parkour training for two days a week.
Aim of study was to observe effects of strength training in vertical jump heights at the end of the 8-week strength trainings comparison to the control group and that of the strength training. This study aids in learning of the vertical jump heights by including strength training programs with routine trainings, which is a central parameter for successful performance in traceurs, can enable the coaches and athletes to prepare a better training.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Experimental | Other: Strength groupThis group was provided with Strength training along with parkour routine training. |
| Group B | Active comparator | Other: Controlled groupThe control group was provided with parkour routine training |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 16 to 30 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Age (16-30years)
- Male traceurs
- Parkour participants had been involved in parkour practice for at least two years (2 times per week for a minimum of 2 hours per day) and did not have any bone, articular or muscular injuries in the previous 6 months.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Participants been involved in strength training before.
- Participants not been involved in parkour practice for minimum 2years.
- Participant who have injuries within previous 6 months.
- Participants who smokes or were taking medication.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Strength group4 sets of strength training exercises with 10 repetitions determined from ACSM two days a week, with a minimum of 72 hours between these days. In this exercise protocol, the movements of back squat, seated leg extension, seated leg curls, machine hip adductions, machine hip abductions, standing calf raises, back lat pulldowns, seated rows, bench press, incline bench press, biceps curls, triceps pushdowns, back press, back extension, pushup, pullup, squats and sit-ups will be performed. | Other | Group A |
| Controlled groupTwo hours of parkour training for two days a week. | Other | Group B |
Primary outcome
Vertical jump (power)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Vertical jump tests provide an effective measurement of power as an indirect measure of performance. Strength and conditioning professionals have long used performance tests such as the vertical jump to assess athletic ability, which helps them to identify athletes, strengths and weaknesses, chart and document progress, or assign positions and ranking to individuals. vertical jump testing is being used to measure the effectiveness of various training programs in developing explosive power, including strength training programs.
Agility t-test
Time frame: 8 weeks
The agility T-test may be a useful tool to assess athlete function and changes in performance during training and rehabilitation programs. The T-test is described as a measure of 4-directional agility and body control that evaluates the ability to change directions rapidly while maintaining balance without loss of speed.
Dynamic strength
Time frame: 8 weeks
The push-up test is a basic fitness test used by coaches, trainers, and athletes to assess upper body fitness and to monitor progress during strength and fitness training. The pull-up is a closed kinetic chain, multi-joint upper-body exercise that can improve an athlete's shoulder girdle strength, stability, and ability to produce high forces during pulling activities. The overhead squat test is a subjective screening assessment used to obtain a general indication of dynamic posture. The test identifies compensatory movements and considers muscles which could potentially be overactive or underactive with the intention of addressing these muscle imbalances.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Aug 2023.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Umair Ahmed principal investigator
Ripahah International University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Strength group in people with Low Back Pain, run by Sehat Medical Complex at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Aug 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Vertical jump (power) (time frame: 8 weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Aug 2023.