Faster Back Home: Efficacy of a High-intensity Endurance Training

NCT02746692 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SpM2016-003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Sports medical experts recommend considerable amounts of regular physical activity in order to improve strength, motor control, endurance and flexibility. However, only a small share of the population is able to meets the corresponding international guidelines. One reason for this is supposed to consist in private scheduling problems and the high time expenditure. Against this background, high-intensity intermittent training methods with short durations have become popular. The present study aims to evaluate the effectivity of a high -intensity functional circuit training (the FIT15 program) in improving body function. Thirty healthy individuals will be included in the randomized, controlled two-armed parallel group trial. In the intervention group, the participants will perform the FIT15 program, a group-based high-intensity circuit training based on functional movement patterns (e.g. squats, push-ups, burpees, jumps, rope-skipping). The training will be carried out three times a week, each 15 minutes for a total of six weeks. In the control group, the participants will exercise three times a week (in total for six weeks) at moderate intensity on an ergometer according to the cardiopulmonary exercise guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine. Outcomes assess prior and following the six-week training period encompass body fat and muscle mass (bio impedance analysis), aerobic exercise capacity (spirometric exercise testing including lactate analysis), postural control (force plate), maximum strength of the leg extensors and shoulder muscles (1 repetition maximum) and psychometric variables (e.g. physical activity readiness questionnaire).

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Maximal ventilatory aerobic endurance capacity assessed by spiroergometry

  10 min.

• Maximal lactate aerobic endurance capacity assessed by spiroergometry

  10 min.

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Jumping performance; counter movement jump

  1 min.

• Dynamic balance assessed with the time to stabilization test

  2 min

• Static balance assessed with the time to stabilization test

  2 min

• Maximal isometric voluntary force of the shoulder muscles

  10 min

• Maximal isometric voluntary force of the lower limb extensors

  10 min

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Fit15

Comparison

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Endurance

Interventions

Fit15 OTHER

Group-based high-intensity circuit training based on functional movement patterns (e.g. squats, push-ups, burpees, jumps, ropeskipping). Total duration 15 minutes circle training: 20s workout, 10 rest

Intervention

Endurance OTHER

Moderate intensity ergometer training. Total duration 50 minutes

Comparison

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• healthy
• subscribing informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Drug intake in the past 48 hours
• Pregnancy
• Muscle soreness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Goethe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60487, Germany

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Department

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 18, 2016
• First Posted: April 21, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2017
• Study Completion: August 1, 2017
• Last Updated: November 30, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-11

Locations

DE (1)