Status:

COMPLETED

The Influence of Football Training as a medicine_FIM_UTH

Lead Sponsor:

University of Thessaly

Conditions:

Soccer Training

Body Composition

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled study will be to inestigate the relationship between recreational football training at various training volumes and the health responses of middle-aged partic...

Detailed Description

A controlled, randomized, four-group, repeated-measures clinical trial will be apllied. Males and females middle-aged volunteers (age 40-60 years) will participate in the present study. The participan...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The participants Vo2max \<30ml/kg/min
  • age of 40-60 years
  • medical clearance for strenuous physical training
  • Free of chronic diseases
  • Free of musculoskeletal injury
  • waist circumference 80≥ cm for female and 94≥ cm for Male participants
  • no weight loss greater \>10% of body mass before (≤6 months) the study
  • no diet intervention or usage of nutritional supplements/medications before (≥6 months) and during the study
  • Additionaly the participants will have at least two of the following risk factors
  • overweight/obese (BMI 25.0-35.0)
  • Fasting Glucose≥100 mg/dl
  • Blood Pressure≥120/80 mmHg
  • Total Cholesterol≥190 mg/dl
  • High Desnity lipoprotein\< 35 mg/dl for male and \< 39 mg/dl for female participants
  • Low Density Lipoprotein≥100 mg/dl
  • Triglycerides≥150 mg/dl

Exclusion

  • Participants will be excluded from the study if they:
  • will not participate in ≥80% of total exercise sessions
  • will adhere to a nutritional intervention during the study
  • will modify the habitual physical activity levels during the study
  • Musculoskeletal injury
  • Chronic disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 31 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05273203

Start Date

January 31 2022

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

June 24 2024

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University o Thessaly, School of Physical Education and Sports Science

Trikala, Greece, 42100