The Effect of Diathermy Therapy on Isolated Lumbar Extension (ILEX) Training

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND · Feb 27, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how effective a specific machine, called the Isolated Back Extension (ILEX), is for strengthening the back muscles when combined with a warming therapy called diathermy. The study will include 14 healthy men and women aged 18 to 30 who have never used the ILEX machine before. Participants will take part in a 9-week training program with a total of 18 sessions. Before starting, they will have some measurements taken to establish a baseline, and then follow-up measurements will occur after the ninth and eighteenth sessions to track changes in muscle thickness.

To be eligible for this trial, participants must be healthy, pain-free, and able to understand and communicate in German. They should not be pregnant, taking certain medications, or have any history of back, knee, or hip problems. This trial is currently recruiting participants, and it’s a great opportunity for young, healthy individuals to contribute to research that could help improve back strength training methods.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • healthy
• • pain-free
• • sufficient understanding of the German language
• • able to give informed consent
• • between 18 and 30
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • pregnant
• • medication
• • surgery of lumbar spine
• • knee or hip disorders
• • low back pain
• • pathologies or deformities of lumbar spine
• • other disorders
• • previous or current ILEX Training