To investigate whether a one year Taekwondo training one hour a week improves dynamic locomotion aspects and balance parameters in middle-aged, healthy persons. Cardio-respiratory function and static movement components will also be measured.
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Health condition
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
To investigate whether a one year Taekwondo training one hour a week improves
balance parameters in middle-aged, healthy persons.
Secondary outcome
To investigate whether a one year Taekwondo training one hour a week improves
cardio-respiratory capacity , static and dynamic movement components, and some
aspects of cognitive speed.
Background summary
The quality of locomotion decreases with age, and especially its so-called
dynamic components, which are conditional for normal walking ability. Programs
aiming at improving locomotion quality mainly direct at the static components,
whereas Taekwondo training aims to improve especially dynamic movement
components.
Study objective
To investigate whether a one year Taekwondo training one hour a week improves
dynamic locomotion aspects and balance parameters in middle-aged, healthy
persons. Cardio-respiratory function and static movement components will also
be measured.
Study design
Intervention study, with each participant serving as his/her own control
Intervention
One year Taekwondo training, at least one hour a week.
Study burden and risks
generally, the intervention, Taekwondo training is, even in seniors, experience
not only not as a burden, but great fun. There is a small chance of minor
bruises. The measurements are not invasive, and are in regards to duration and
intensity unlikely to be experienced as burdensome.
P.Debyelaan 25
6202AZ Maastricht
Nederland
P.Debyelaan 25
6202AZ Maastricht
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
healthy men and women beween 40 and 75 years
Exclusion criteria
·· Psychiatric affliction (under current psychiatric treatment)
· Disease of nervous system or locomotion that are expected to interfere with training
· Use of oral anticoagulants
· Negative judgment of any treating physician, program neurologist or cardiologist, after respective
investigations, including the exercise ECG test
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Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL28788.068.09 |
| Other | volgt |
| OMON | NL-OMON22354 |