Karate or Kung Fu?

NCT04120896 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 0002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Sedentary lifestyle in Asian children together with aversive parenting style may compromise their physical and psychological health. The aim of the proposed stratified, randomized controlled study are to explore the beneficial effects of Japanese martial art (karate) and Chinese martial art (Ving Tsun kung fu) training on improving the psychophysical health in this population. Over fifty-two Asian children (age = 6-12 years) will be recruited from schools in Hong Kong and then randomly assigned to either a karate group or a Ving Tsun group. Children in both groups will receive the respective physical and spiritual martial art training for 3 months (3 times/week, one hour each). Outcomes will be evaluated at baseline and after the intervention by a blinded assessor. Primary outcomes include muscle power of the arms and legs as measured by a medicine ball throw test and a standing long jump test, respectively. Secondary outcomes include flexibility as quantified by a sit-and-reach test, aggression as measured by the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire, and attention as measured by the Child Behavioral Checklist-Youth Self-Report. Both karate and Ving Tsun kung fu training programs are predicted to improve physical health of Asian children. It is expected that these training programs can be incorporated into the physical education classes or extracurricular activities in schools or in the community to improve project sustainability.

Conditions

Childhood ALL

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in muscle power of the upper limbs

  A medicine ball throw test

  0 and 3 months

• Change in muscle power of the lower limbs

  A standing long jump test

  0 and 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in flexibility of the low back and hamstring

  0 and 3 months

• Change in aggression

  0 and 3 months

• Change in attention

  0 and 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Karate group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Karate group

Kung Fu group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Kung fu group

Interventions

Karate group BEHAVIORAL

Children in the karate group will receive the basic Goju Ryu Karate training that includes basic stances (dachi), punching (zuki), blocking (barai) and kicking techniques (keri), form training (kata), supervised sparring (kumite), and conditioning exercises (for warm up and cool down).

Karate group

Kung fu group BEHAVIORAL

Children in the Ving Tsun kung fu group will receive the basic Wong Shun Leung style Ving Tsun training that includes basic stances (ma), footwork (bu), punching (quan), kicking (jie) techniques and conditioning exercises (for warm up and cool down).

Kung Fu group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• years old
• Asian ethnicity and reside in Hong Kong

You may not qualify if:

• any physical or psychological disorders that may affect test results
• previous experience in martial arts
• participate in regular sports training

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leukemia, Lymphoid; Leukemia; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases

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: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 8, 2019
• First Posted: October 9, 2019
• Study Start: April 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2022
• Study Completion: March 31, 2023
• Last Updated: October 9, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Locations

HK (1)