Impact of Regular Karate Practice on the Quality of Life and Health Outcomes of Students

NCT07116291 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 49RC25_0307
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A recent study reported that 52% of medical students had an anxiety disorder and 18% had a depressive syndrome. Following this publication, the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs commissioned a report on the quality of life of health students, making it a health priority. One of the causes of the malaise felt by students could be the stress associated with exams and recent reforms. This malaise could also be due to a drop in self-esteem linked to the environment and atmosphere on certain placement sites. In fact, one of our recent studies suggested that the quality of life of doctors in the clerkship could influence the quality of life of students. Since self-esteem is an important parameter in a student's understanding of his or her academic career, improving self-esteem could improve academic results and the quality of life of students. Among the martial arts evaluated, karate has shown promising results in improving concentration and regulating the feelings of child victims of war in particular, as well as the elderly. Karate could therefore be a simple and effective solution for improving the mental health of healthy students, as well as their academic results. As it is a sport considered to be of moderate intensity, particularly through the practice of kat, it can be practised by anyone without contraindication apart from coronary artery disease.

Conditions

Medical Student

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• evolution of the Short-Form-36 score (SF-36)

  10 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Evolution of Rosenberg scale score

  10 months

• evolution of the Pittsburg scale

  10 months

• ranking students after their exams

  10 months

Study Arms (2)

Karate

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Karate

usual sporting practice except karate

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Karate OTHER

karate practice

Karate

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• rd or 4th year health students at the university of Angers

You may not qualify if:

• contraindication to the practice of karate
• students repeating a year or entering the third year after a transfer, insofar as the evolution of their grades in relation to the 2nd year class cannot be ascertained.
• Students who already practise karate regularly cannot be included.
• Students planning to transfer to another faculty during the year of study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Angers: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of ANGERS

Angers, France

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Aurélien VENARA, MD-PhD

  University Hospital, Angers

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Aurélien VENARA

CONTACT

241353637; aurelien.venara@chu-angers.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2025
• First Posted: August 11, 2025
• Study Start: September 4, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 10, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 10, 2026
• Last Updated: September 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

FR (1)