Effects of Capoeira on the Physical and Psychological Performance of Adults

NCT06337929 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: Ethics Approval: n. 6.683.936
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Regular physical activity (PA) promotes benefits for both physical and mental health. Among the numerous PA\'s with a collective nature that can add to the existing recommendations, combat sports training interventions are viable alternatives since they integrate benefits in different aspects for health. In this way, capoeira can be a strategy for the prescription of exercise, aiming to serve participants collectively and maintaining the adherence of this practitioner to the intervention. However, little is known about this issue. So, the aim of the present study is to verify the effect of 12 weeks of capoeira training on the physical performance and psychological aspects of previously physically inactive adults.

Conditions

Training; Mental Health; Physical Fitness

Keywords

Combat sports; Brazilian martial art; Physical fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Change from baseline in aerobic fitness (maximal oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold) at week 12

  The maximal oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold are valid indicators for assessing aerobic fitness

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in anaerobic fitness (Peak, average and minimum power in the Wingate test) at week 12

  The Peak, average and minimum power in the Wingate test are valid indicators for assessing anaerobic fitness

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in muscle strength (Horizontal Leg Press) at week 12

  The methods and procedures are valid indicators for assessing muscle strength

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in muscle power (Vertical Jump Tests from Squat Jump and Counter Movement Jump) on force platform at week 12

  The methods and procedures are valid indicators for assessing muscle power

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in balance (Center of Pressure) on force platform at week 12

  The methods and procedures are valid indicators for assessing balance

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in motor coordination (Test of Gross Motor Development) at week 12

  The methods and procedures are valid indicators for assessing motor coordination

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in Emotional Intelligence to sport (Likert-type scales with 26 items) at week 12

  The methods and procedures are valid indicators for assessing Emotional Intelligence with changes 26 (worst) to 130 (better) points

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in Motivation for Sport II (Likert-type scales with 18 items) at week 12

  The methods and procedures are valid indicators for assessing Motivation for Sport with changes 1 (worst) to 7 (better) points

  Baseline and week 12

• Change from baseline in Quality of life measuring by Questionnaire of Word Health Organization (WHOQOL-bref) at week 12

  The procedures are valid indicators for assessing Quality of life (26 questions divided into four domains - physical, social, psychological, and environmental) with changes 1 (worst) to 100 (better) points

  Baseline and week 12

Study Arms (2)

CAPOEIRA GROUP

EXPERIMENTAL

The training program will be conducted over 12 weeks with two weekly sessions. Each session will last 60 minutes and will be divided into three parts: 1) initial part: execution of stretches and low-intensity actions with specific movements of capoeira; 2) main part: realization of the training program the schedule present in Table 1 for the learning of attacks, dodges and acrobatic movements or flourishes and; 3) Final part: in a self-selected way in the capoeira roda, the participant will develop the previously learned movements.

Other: CAPOEIRA TRAINING

CONTROL GROUP

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The CONTROL GROUP will be conducted over 12 weeks with two weekly sessions. Each session will last 60 minutes and will be divided into three parts: 1) initial part: execution of stretches and low-intensity actions with specific movements of capoeira; 2) main part: continuation with execution of stretches and low-intensity actions with specific movements of capoeira and; 3) Final part: in a self-selected way in the capoeira roda, the participant will develop the previously learned movements.

Other: CONTROL GROUP

Interventions

CAPOEIRA TRAINING OTHER

The protocol of the capoeira training program and the movements (blows, dodges and flourishes) will be based on the Capoeira Abadá method.

CAPOEIRA GROUP

CONTROL GROUP OTHER

The protocol of the control group will be based on an intervention with capoeira movements, however, without important cardiovascular, neuromuscular and metabolic demands, being an activity with stretching movements from positions of the capoeira modality itself.

CONTROL GROUP

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Classified as "irregularly active A" by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire;
• Do not be engaged and/or have participated in the last two months of any physical training program;
• Do not be former athletes;
• Do not be a smoker or suffering from respiratory or cardiovascular diseases.

You may not qualify if:

• Do not have musculoskeletal problems during the program that make it impossible to participate;
• Do not participating in at least 80% of the training sessions during the intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal do vale do São Francisco: lead

Study Sites (1)

UNIVASF

Petrolina, Pernambuco, 56300000, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor (PhD)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 15, 2024
• First Posted: March 29, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 15, 2024
• Study Completion: December 13, 2024
• Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

BR (1)