Effect of High Intensity Interval Training on Strength, Endurance and Flexibility
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: High intensity interval training, Routine physical therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: High Intensity Interval Training. Basic parameters: 18 years — 24 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of High Intensity Interval Training Versus Conservative Treatment on Strength, Endurance and Flexibility of Undergraduate Physical Therapy Students
Overview
Strength and endurance are essential components for physical fitness of any individual. High intensity interval training provides time efficient benefits for strength and endurance training. Physical Therapy professionals and students need physical fitness for effective clinical performance of patients. There is limited research regarding physical performance of physical therapists itself
Detailed description
Physical fitness is defined as capacity of doing physical activity using muscular efforts, resulting in energy expenditure. It is dependent upon body composition, muscle strength, endurance and flexibility of person. Pre assessment of strength, endurance and flexibility among physical therapy students will measure their physical fitness and findings from High intensity interval training (HIIT) will help further clinicians for designing fitness program to enhance physical abilities of future physical therapists. This study will address the gap by finding effects of HIIT that would help to improve fitness level of physical therapy students and influence exercise prescription.
Objective: To determine effects of high intensity interval training versus conservative treatment for strength, endurance and flexibility of undergraduate physical therapy students
Interventions
- Other High intensity interval training
High intensity interval training provides time efficient benefits for strength and endurance training. It comprises of high burst training with rest periods. For experimental group HIIT training will be applied comprising of burpees, squats, arm walking and lunges. The exercise will be given 3 times/ week for 4 weeks. For standardization experimental group will receive 10 minutes of warm up and cool down period comprising of stretching exercises - Other Routine physical therapy
For control group routine physical therapy will be applied for strength training using weights and running drills for endurance training. The exercise will be given 3 times/ week for 4 weeks. For standardization control group will receive 10 minutes of warm up and cool down period comprising of stretching exercises
Primary outcome measures
- Strength [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks]
- Muscle endurance [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks]
- Flexibility [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Undergraduate physical therapy students aged 18-24 years.
- Both genders male and female
- DPT students from 1st to final year
Exclusion criteria
- Students with musculoskeletal pain and injuries.
- Any neurological and cardiovascular restrictions.
- Any trauma like fracture.
- Surgical limitation of range of motion.
- Any systemic disease.
- Malignant or benign Tumor.
- Students who are athletes or doing regular exercise
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 2 centers
- Wajeeha — Lahore
- Dr Wajeeha Mahmood (PT) — Lahore
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07153523 · UHS/DPS-25/1205