Effects of a Recreational Team Handball-based Programme on Health and Physical Fitness of Postmenopausal Women
NCT ID: NCT05292261
Last Updated: 2022-04-06
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-01-02
2018-03-01
Brief Summary
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The investigators hypothesized that short-term recreational team handball training would result in positive health and physical fitness adaptations and that the health and physical fitness improvements achieved after the first 16 weeks would be maintained or further improved at the long-term. Moreover, the investigators also hypothesized that the adherence to this exercise mode would be maintained throughout the 36 weeks (long-term) compared to the first 16 weeks (short-term).
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Team handball group
The team handball group participants were encouraged to performed at least two out of three weekly supervised team handball training sessions of 60 min each, for 36 weeks.
Recreational team handball
Two to three weekly sessions of recreational team handball training for 36 weeks. Each 60-min session started with a standardised warm-up (including running, coordination, strength, flexibility, and balance exercises) followed by three 15-min periods of recreational team handball matches, interspersed by 2-min breaks, played as small-sided games (4v4, 5v5 or 6v6). The training sessions were performed on an indoor team handball court (40x20 m) adjusted to result in 34-36 m2 per player. During the matches, the participants rotated positions every 3 min in a random order, including the goalkeeper and no exclusions or substitutions were applied.
Control group
The control group participants were instructed to keep their regular daily physical activity for 36 weeks.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Recreational team handball
Two to three weekly sessions of recreational team handball training for 36 weeks. Each 60-min session started with a standardised warm-up (including running, coordination, strength, flexibility, and balance exercises) followed by three 15-min periods of recreational team handball matches, interspersed by 2-min breaks, played as small-sided games (4v4, 5v5 or 6v6). The training sessions were performed on an indoor team handball court (40x20 m) adjusted to result in 34-36 m2 per player. During the matches, the participants rotated positions every 3 min in a random order, including the goalkeeper and no exclusions or substitutions were applied.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development
OTHER
Universidade do Porto
OTHER
Laboratory of Metabolism and Exercise (LaMetEx), CIAFEL, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto
UNKNOWN
Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, University of Porto
UNKNOWN
University of Southern Denmark
OTHER
Porto Sports Medicine Center (IPDJ, IP)
UNKNOWN
Gaia City Hall
UNKNOWN
Portuguese Handball Federation
UNKNOWN
European Handball Federation
UNKNOWN
São João University Hospital Centre
UNKNOWN
EPIUnit, Public Health Institute, University of Porto
UNKNOWN
University Institute of Maia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Susana Cristina Araújo Póvoas
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Susana Póvoas
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Maia
Locations
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University of Maia
Maia, Porto District, Portugal
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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CEFADE202019
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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