Influence of the sports biography on the selected motor and cognitive abilities in seniors

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022240

Enrollment

300

Registered

2020-07-31

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

age fitness

Interventions

Group 1: Testing of sporty active seniors One-time measurement of the: motor skills: -hand strength (hand dynamometer) -reactivity (drop bar test) -Leg force (chair rising test) -balance (Balance Ma

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 95 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - > 60 years - Sporty inactive and active - normal blood pressure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - < 60 years - Contraindicators (serious cardiovascular diseases such as cardiac arrhythmias, lung diseases, renal insufficiency, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaire for recording the sports biography Cognitive abilities Measurement procedure: -Power test system 50+ (LPS) -Berliner Intelligenzstrukturtest (BIS-4) -number connection test (ZVT) Motor skills Measurement procedure: -Chair-Rising-Test -balance test with a balanced plate (Balance Manager) -Drop rule test -Hand dynamometer test -6-minute walking test	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The participating test persons are divided into different groups based on a questionnaire on sports biographies, which are compared based on their achieved performance in the test procedures. Group 1: sporty active over the lifetime Group 2: No sports activity Group 3: active sports from adult age Group 4: active sports from late adulthood Group 5: active in sports only in children and youth Age At the end of the course we will look at the extent to which the individual groups differ from each other and what the effects of the sports biography are on the motor and cognitive abilities tested.	—

Measure

Time frame

The participating test persons are divided into different groups based on a questionnaire on sports biographies, which are compared based on their achieved performance in the test procedures. Group 1: sporty active over the lifetime Group 2: No sports activity Group 3: active sports from adult age Group 4: active sports from late adulthood Group 5: active in sports only in children and youth Age At the end of the course we will look at the extent to which the individual groups differ from each other and what the effects of the sports biography are on the motor and cognitive abilities tested.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlexander Prinz

Otto-von-Guericke Universität Institut III - Bereich Sportwissenschaft

alexander.prinz@ovgu.de0391-6754862

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026