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Health Benefits of Alpine Skiing for the Elderly

NCT ID: NCT01248910

Last Updated: 2010-11-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-12-31

Study Completion Date

2010-11-30

Brief Summary

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Older people tend to live a sedentary lifestyle which causes a loss of cardiorespiratory fitness, impaired postural stability and a increased risk of falls. Social isolation of older people leads to depression and other mental diseases. However, numerous studies show that age-related degradation processes and functional limitations can be counteracted by physical activity. Various studies show that alpine skiing is a complex sport that places demands on the cardiorespiratory, neuromuscular and sensorimotor systems. With studies providing evidence to suggest alpine skiing is an appropriate activity for elderly as a health-enhancing sport, perhaps Alpine skiing could provide the physical activity needed to counteract age-related degradation processes and loss of function. To date, there is a lack of long-term intervention studies devoted to this topic. The aim of this study was to monitor the long-term effects of skiing on the health of older people, as to age-related muscle breakdown, cardiorespiratory fitness, body stability, general mobility and the overall psychological state of the subjects.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Elderly Strength Exercise Capacity Postural Control

Study Groups

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Alpine Skiing

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alpine Skiing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Alpine Skiing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 60-75 years of age at
* average or above average skiing ability
* average physical activity level
* willingness to ski regularly (2-3 days per week) for 12 weeks
* ability to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* serious health problems that would make alpine skiing unjustifiable
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Manchester Metropolitan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Freiburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Paracelsus Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Salzburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg

Principal Investigators

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Erich Müller, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg

Locations

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Department of Sport Science and Christian Doppler Laboratory "Biomechanics in Skiing"

Hallein, Salzburg, Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

Other Identifiers

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SASES

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id