Clinical trial NCT06260124: Acute Physiological Effects of Greek Traditional Dancing
Official title: Acute Effects of Greek Traditional Dancing on Health, Performance and Muscle Damage Markers in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: Implications of Dancing Tempo.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Menopause
Cardiovascular Health
Body Composition
Physical Performance
Muscle Damage
Keywords: Greek traditional dancing
premenopausal women
postmenopausal women
dancing tempo
Lead sponsor: University of Thessaly
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-02-15
Enrollment: 20
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: In Greece, people of different age groups, including young children to older adults, are involved in traditional dance. To date, the well-know benefits of dancing include entertainment, socialization and increased physical activity. However, the acute effects of Greek traditional dancing on health, physical performance and muscle damage indices remain largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this project is to evaluate the acute effect of Greek traditional dancing on health-, physical performance-, and muscle damage-related parameters by considering the impact of dancing tempo (slow vs moderate vs fast). In a crossover repeated measures design 10 pre- and 10 post-menopausal women will participate in the three dancing sessions of different tempo in a random order.

Detailed description: This study aims at determining the acute effect of Greek traditional dancing on health- and physical performance-related parameters by considering the impact of dancing tempo. Ten pre- and ten postmenopausal women meeting the inclusion criteria will be assigned to a crossover trial. Initially, participants will undergo baseline testing including (i) anthropometrics, (ii) body composition, (iii) physical performance, (iv) physical activity level and (v) dietary intake. After baseline measurements, a 7-day familiarization period will take place, during which participants will practice daily on the three experimental dances. Each dance will be characterized by a different tempo (beats per minute) so that there will be one dance from each tempo category (i.e. slow, moderate and fast). After familiarization, participants will execute in a random order the three dancing sessions, on separate days. Each dancing session will consist of one dance (of either slow or moderate or fast tempo) lasting \~ 3- 4 minutes. During each dance heart rate, oxygen consumption and activity intensity will be continuously monitored. Before and immediately after the dance systolic and diastolic blood pressure, perceived exertion and blood lactate will be measure. In addition, before each dance and at 24 and 48 hours post-dance muscle soreness, muscle strength and resting metabolic rate will be measured and a resting blood sample will be drawn for the assessment of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
* Abstain from vigorous physical activity and/or exercise during the last (at least) 6 months prior to the study.
* Free of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
* Free of cardiometabolic diseases.
* Free of mental health disorders
* No body weight loss \>10% over the last 6 months prior to the study
* Non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

* Perimenopause and menopause women
* Participation vigorous physical activity and/or exercise during the last (at least) 6 months prior to the study
* Presence of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
* Presence of cardiometabolic diseases.
* Presence of mental health disorders
* Body weight loss \>10% over the last 6 months prior to the study
* Smokers

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in blood pressure
timeFrame: At baseline and immediately after the dance
measure: Change in perceived exertion
timeFrame: At baseline and immediately after the dance
measure: Change in blood lactate
timeFrame: At baseline and immediately after the dance
measure: Change in resting metabolic rate
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in delayed-onset of muscle soreness (DOMS)
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in maximal isometric voluntary contraction
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in joint range of motion
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in functional performance
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in white blood cell count
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in granulocyte count
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in lymphocytes
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in monocytes
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in creatine kinase concentration
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in reduced glutathione
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in oxidized glutathione
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in catalase activity
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in protein carbonyls
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in total antioxidant capacity
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in heart rate
timeFrame: Through dance session completion, an average of 30 minutes
measure: Change in oxygen consumption
timeFrame: Through dance session completion, an average of 30 minutes
measure: Change in physical activity
timeFrame: Through dance session completion, an average of 30 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in red blood cell count
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in hematocrit
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
measure: Change in hemoglobin
timeFrame: At baseline and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the dance
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Tríkala
country: Greece
facility: University of Thessaly, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
state: Thessaly
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Thessaly, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
name: Dimitrios Draganidis, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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