Clinical trial NCT05722899: Football 4 Health in Middle-aged to Older Adults
Official title: Ten Weeks of Recreational Football Training in 55- to 70-year-old Adults: Effects on Muscle Power, Functional Capacity, Body Composition and Endurance Exercise Capacity
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Exercise Training
Lead sponsor: KU Leuven
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-02-10
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 55
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Ageing in humans is accompanied by a progressive decline in lower-limb muscle power production. In addition to a decline in musculoskeletal fitness, ageing is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular and metabolic fitness. Therefore, if exercise interventions aim for a high impact on the overall health status of middle-aged and older adults, they should combine endurance, high-intensity interval training and muscular strengthening activities. Recreational football training combines all these training components, which implies that it could constitute an adequate training modality for participants of all ages. What remains to be investigated in more detail, is whether recreational football training can improve muscle power production in middle-aged to older adults and whether this potential improvement is present across the full force-velocity (F-V) profile. Next to a detailed analysis of the leg-extensor F-V profile as primary outcome, simultaneous effects on functional capacity, body composition and endurance exercise capacity were investigated. In addition, feasibility and the physical demands (internal and external load indicators) of the training program were tracked throughout the intervention period.


Eligibility criteria: Exclusion Criteria:

* Unstable cardiovascular disease
* Neurological disorders
* Cognitive malfunctioning
* Acute infections or fever
* Severe musculoskeletal problems
* Systematic engagement in (resistance) exercise in the 12 months prior to participation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Maximal power
timeFrame: Time Frame: Change from baseline in maximal power (watt) at 12 weeks
measure: Maximal force
timeFrame: Time Frame: Change from baseline in maximal force (N) at 12 weeks
measure: Maximal velocity
timeFrame: Time Frame: Change from baseline in maximal velocity (m/s) at 12 weeks
measure: Slope of F-V profile
timeFrame: Time Frame: Change from baseline in the slope of F-V profile at 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Exercise adherence
timeFrame: Total adherence over 10-week period
measure: Enjoyment
timeFrame: within 1 week post-intervention
measure: Score on feasibility questionnaire
timeFrame: within 1 week post-intervention
measure: Future intention to participate
timeFrame: within 1 week post-intervention
measure: External load: total distance
timeFrame: Average calculated over 10-week period
measure: External load: meters in speed zones
timeFrame: Average calculated over 10-week period
measure: Internal load: time in speed zones
timeFrame: Average calculated over 10-week period
measure: External load: number of accelerations
timeFrame: Average calculated over 10-week period
measure: External load: number of decelerations
timeFrame: Average calculated over 10-week period
measure: Internal load: average heart rate
timeFrame: Average calculated over 10-week period
measure: Internal load: time in heart rate zone
timeFrame: Average calculated over 10-week period
measure: Gait speed
timeFrame: Change from baseline in gait speed at 10 weeks
measure: Countermovement jump height
timeFrame: Change from baseline in countermovement jump height at 10 weeks
measure: Timed up and go
timeFrame: Change from baseline in timed up and go time at 10 weeks
measure: 5-repetition sit-to-stand time
timeFrame: Change from baseline in sit-to-stand performance at 10 weeks
measure: 5-repetition sit-to-stand power
timeFrame: Change from baseline in sit-to-stand performance at 10 weeks
measure: Stair ascent time
timeFrame: Change from baseline in stair climbing performance at 10 weeks
measure: Stair ascent power
timeFrame: Change from baseline in stair climbing performance at 10 weeks
measure: Body fat percentage
timeFrame: Change from baseline in body fat percentage at 10 weeks
measure: Skeletal muscle mass
timeFrame: Change from baseline in skeletal muscle mass at 10 weeks
measure: Running speed at 2mM lactate
timeFrame: Change from baseline in running speed at 10 weeks
measure: Running speed at 4mM lactate
timeFrame: Change from baseline in running speed at 10 weeks
measure: Rate of perceived exertion (RPE)
timeFrame: Change from baseline in RPE at 10 weeks
measure: Lactate value
timeFrame: Change from baseline in lactate at 10 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Leuven
country: Belgium
facility: Department of Movement Sciences
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