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Effect of Muay Thai vs. Circuit Training on the Cardiovascular Health of Elderly

NCT03919968 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2025-03-26

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Summary

The elderly will be recruited, after meeting the inclusion criteria, will be submitted to data collection, all necessary assessments for the study and after 12 weeks, the same data will be collected, so that the elderly are self-control. After the second collection, the elderly will be randomized into two groups: the Muay Thai group and the functional training group. Both groups will train three times a week for 60 min and for 12 weeks. The training will be divided into 20 min of general exercises, 20 min of specific exercises and 20 min of fight simulation and/or play activities. At the end of the 12 weeks of intervention, evaluations and data collection will be performed again.

Conditions

  • Elderly

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Martial Arts

The training will be performed 3 times a week, for 12 weeks, during 60 minutes, being that will be divided into 20 min of general exercises, 20 min of specific exercises and 20 min of fight simulation and / or play activities. The activities will be carried out in a way adapted for the elderly. Will be used kickers, gauntlets, thorax and head protectors, shin guards, gloves, and other devices.

BEHAVIORAL

Functional Training

The training will be performed 3 times a week, for 12 weeks, during 60 minutes, being that will be divided into 20 min of general exercises, 20 min of specific exercises and 20 min of play activities. The activities will be carried out in a way adapted for the elderly. Will be carried out neuromotor control / coordination, balance, flexibility and static and dynamic stabilization. They will also have acceleration and deceleration activities, rotation and counter-rotation, extension and counter-extension, flexion and counter-flexion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Diego Christofaro, PhD · Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-30
Completion
2019-12-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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