Effects of a Zumba Dance Program for Postmenopausal Women With Metabolic Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT02384694

Last Updated: 2015-03-10

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-05-31

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a 12-week Zumba dance intervention on fitness, anthropometric and psychometric parameters and eating behavior.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Metabolic Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Zumba dance intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Zumba dance

Intervention Type OTHER

Twelve weeks, 3 times weekly 1 hour training

Interventions

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Zumba dance

Twelve weeks, 3 times weekly 1 hour training

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* postmenopausal women (Age 45-65)
* waist of \>94 cm or BMI \> 30kg/m2
* not physically active \>1x/week for 20 minutes
* written consent before the start of the study

Exclusion Criteria

* involvement in other clinical studies
* unable to participate at the dance lessons
* medical contraindications for the intervention or increased risk for exercise participation
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Basel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss

Prof. Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, MD, MA

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sports, Exercise and Health, University of Basel

Locations

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Department for Sports, Exercise and Health, Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Basel

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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EKNZ 2014-033

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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