Effect of Cueing on Gluteus Maximus Recruitment

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Conditions studied: Muscle Contraction

In brief

Do specific verbal and tactile cues and instructions help people who perform bridging exercises to improve hip muscle strength to optimize recruitment of the gluteus maximus muscle?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02645188

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

30

Starts

2015-12-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• female
• 18-40 years of age
• normal muscle strength in lower extremities

You may not qualify if…

• evidence of patellofemoral pain syndrome
• evidence of femoracetabular impingement
• evidence of mechanical low back pain causing radicular (lower extremity) symptoms
• history of previous hip or knee ligament injury
• history of lower extremity trauma
• history of lower extremity surgery
• history of neurological conditions that impair motor function
• current lower extremity pain that limits functional activities

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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