healthy volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Football group (recreational football training for 12 consecutive weeks twice a week for 60 minutes)
Group 2: Aerobic group (running exercise for 12 consecutive weeks twice a week for 60 minu
Sponsors
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
50 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1) Healthy adult male volunteers between the ages of 50 and 60 years old. 2) Subjects must be in good health as determined by screening medical history, physical examination. 3) They must not suffer from any neuromuscular cardiovascular or psychiatric disorder. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) will be used to measure health-related physical activity in populations. IPAQ has reasonable measurement properties for monitoring population levels of physical activity among 18-65 years old adults in diverse settings. The questions are about the time you spent being physically active in the last 7 days. They include questions about activities you do at work, as part of your house and yard work, to get from place to place, and in your spare time for.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who have a significant history of alcoholism or drug/chemical abuse within the last 2 years. 2) Subjects with positive results on tests for drugs of abuse, or alcohol at screening and check-in. 3) History of unstable psychiatric disorder requiring medications or hospitalization within the previous 12 months. 4) History of a concurrent illness that required hospitalization within 14 days prior to Day-1 of the study. 5) Any condition that in the clinical judgment of the Investigator would make the subject unsuitable for participation. 6) Subjects who have had a clinically significant illness within 4 weeks prior to Day-1. 7) History or current evidence of clinically significant hepatic, renal, cardiovascular (i.e., deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism), psychological, pulmonary, metabolic, endocrine, neurologic (i.e., transient ischemic attack or stroke within the past 6 months) infectious, gastrointestinal (i.e., any condition which may affect drug absorption) hematologic, oncologic disease, retinopathy, or other medical disorders. 8) History of unexplained syncope. 9) Subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, should not participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effects of football and aerobic training programs on muscle architecture (Cross-Sectional Area, Fascicle Length, Muscle Thickness, Pennation Angle), the range of motion, passive resistive torque, isokinetic muscular power, work, tendon length and thickness in seniors are considered as the primary outcomes. Ultrasonography technique uses sound waves at fixed frequencies to create real-time images of the limb musculature in vivo (Esaote, Technos MPX, ultrasound). It will be used to measure muscle architecture of the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis vastus medialis and patella tendon. Also an isokinetic dynamometer (Genu3 Easytech, Florence, Italy) will be used to estimate knee range of motion, passive resistive torque, power and work for the muscles in an angular speed of 90° per second. Test-retest reliability will take a place two weeks before the intervention (the same test twice over a period of time to a group of individuals). The measurements used in the protocol will be taken before and after the intervention period (12 weeks). The post-intervention test will be scheduled in the following week after finishing the 12-week intervention period. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Aerobic capacity and explosive power will serve as secondary outcomes. The YYIR tests are a simple method for examining an athlete’s capacity to perform a repetitive high-intensity aerobic exercise. It will be used to measure high-intensity aerobic capacity. Vertical jumps are used as a measurement of lower-body power and thus as an indirect measure of performance. We will use it to measure explosive power. The measurements used in the protocol will be taken before and after the intervention period (12 weeks). The post-intervention test will be scheduled in the following week after finishing the 12-week intervention period. | — |
Countries
Syria
Contacts
Public ContactGuevar Alkhateeb
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Outcome results
None listed