Mat Pilates to improve body awareness and activity in sedentary young women

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Women aged 18–29 who meet sedentary criteria will be assigned to either an 8-week mat Pilates exercise group (n=27) or a control group (n=27). The Pilates group will follow a supervised mat Pilates training program while control participants continue their usual activities. Researchers will collect socio-demographic information and measure body awareness with the Body Awareness Questionnaire and physical activity using the Tegner scale and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) before and after the program. Group outcomes will be compared to determine whether mat Pilates changes body awareness or activity levels.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Possess the ability to read and understand Turkish, be between the ages of 18 and 29,
* I have a sedentary lifestyle, possess the cognitive ability to understand and interpret survey questions, and for sedentary participants, not have engaged in regular exercise for 2 months, have a Physical Activity Score (IPAQ) -short form of less than 600 Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) minutes per week, and body weight below 130 kg.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants with chronic, neurological, orthopedic, rheumatic systemic and/or lung disease, those who exercise/sport, have a history of malignancy, are pregnant, have a history of fracture in the last year,
* I have chronic kidney or liver disease, have cardiovascular disease, and have peripheral vestibular disorder were excluded.

Where it's running

• Necmettin Erbakan University, Seydişehir Health Services Vocational School, Therapy and Rehabilitation Department
  Konya, Tyrkey, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: MUSA MS ÇANKAYA, PhD
• Email: mcankaya@erbakan.edu.tr
• Phone: +905062957382

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.