An interventional study of Recreational handball and Control in Healthy, sponsored by University of Copenhagen. Completed. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-30.
Sponsored by University of Copenhagen · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
The purpose of the project was to examine the fitness and health effects of participation in recreational Team Handball for untrained 20-30 year old healthy men and women.
Fitness and health effects of 12 weeks of recreational team handball in untrained adult men and women aged 20-30 years"
Adult men and women aged 20-30 years will be recruited to take part in a 12-week intervention with recreational team handball. Half of the participants are men (n=32), who are randomly assigned to a group playing recreational team handball (n=16) and an inactive control group (n=16). The women (n=40) are also divided and assigned to a group with regular participation in recreational team handball (n=20) and an inactive control group (n=20). The training sessions will be offered 2-3 times weekly for 70 minutes per session by a supervised trainer. The sessions involves an injury preventive warm-up and ball exercises for 15 minutes followed by recreational handball on small pitches such as 4 vs 4. A comprehensive testing protocol is conducted before and after the training period. The measurements includes body composition and bone mineralization, blood pressure, resting heart rate, fasting blood sugar, insulin, cholesterol and bone markers. In addition, a number of physical tests which involves fitness level (VO2max), intermittent work, muscle strength and balance will further be conducted. The testing takes place at the University of Copenhagen. The training sessions will also take place at the University of Copenhagen or in a handball club near the University. The study will be approved by the local ethical committee of Copenhagen.
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4 groups are randomized for 12 weeks of intervention; 2 groups are active, 2 groups are inactive: \*1 group of men playing recreational handball
Behavioral: Recreational handball
4 groups are randomized for 12 weeks of intervention; 2 groups are active, 2 groups are inactive: \*1 group of women playing recreational handball
Behavioral: Recreational handball
4 groups are randomized for 12 weeks of intervention; 2 groups are active, 2 groups are inactive: \*1 group of men continuing their normal lifestyle patterns
Behavioral: Control
4 groups are randomized for 12 weeks of intervention; 2 groups are active, 2 groups are inactive: \*1 group of women continuing their normal lifestyle patterns
Behavioral: Control
VO2max - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
VO2max (mL/kg/min) is a measure of the cardiorespiratory during a treadmill test
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Fat percentage - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Measure of fat percentage (%) performed by a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA scan)
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Muscle mass - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Measure of muscle mass (kg) performed by a DXA scan
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Mineral bone density - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Mineral bone density (g/cm2) performed by a DXA scan
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Bone mass - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Bone mass (kg) performed by a DXA scan
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Strength: Isokinetic Maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Isokinetic MVC (Nm) performed in a isokinetic dynamometer
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Strength: Isometric MVC - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Isometric MVC (Nm) performed in a isokinetic dynamometer
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Strength: Countermovement maximal jumps (CMJ) jump height - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
CMJ jump height (cm) performed on a force plate
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Strength: CMJ jump height - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
CMJ peak (W/kg) performed on a force plate
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Postural balance: Sway area - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Sway area (cm2) performed on a force plate
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Postural balance: Sway length - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Sway length (mm) performed on a force plate
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Citrate synthase (CS) activity - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Muscle biopsies were taken from the male subjects and analyzed for CS activity (ug/l)
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A (CoA) dehydrogenase (HAD) activity - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Muscle biopsies were taken from the male subjects and analyzed for HAD activity (ug/l)
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Specific fibre type cross sectional area (CSA) - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Muscle biopsies were taken from the male subjects and analyzed for specific fibre type CSA (μm2)
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Fiber type composition - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Muscle biopsies were taken from the male subjects and analyzed for fibre type composition (%)
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Capillaries (cap./fiber) - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Muscle biopsies were taken from the male subjects and analyzed for cap./fibre
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
Capillaries (cap./mm2) - change is being assessed after 12 weeks of intervention
Muscle biopsies were taken from the male subjects and analyzed for cap./mm2
Time frame: Measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention
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