Basketball training and myostatin, testosterone and cortisol

The effect of three months basketball practice on the amount of myostatin, testosterone and cortisol in men aged 40 to 50

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180822040849N16

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-16

Start date

2021-02-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-22

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Conditions

Basketball training. Activity, basketball

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 24 men (45-55 years, BMI 25-35) will participate in this research as intervention group. They will do basketball training 3 sessions per week for 3 months. Each exe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

40 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male gender Being at the age of 45-55 years old Body mass index (BMI) of 25-35 kg/m

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Metabolic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Myostatin. Timepoint: Before and after 3 months basketball training. Method of measurement: Blood Sampling.;Testosterone. Timepoint: Before and after 3 months basketball training. Method of measurement: Blood Sampling.;Cortisol. Timepoint: Before and after 3 months basketball training. Method of measurement: Blood Sampling.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Parathormon. Timepoint: Before and after 3 months basketball training. Method of measurement: Blood Sampling.;Alkaline phosphatase. Timepoint: Before and after 3 months basketball training. Method of measurement: Blood Sampling.;IGF1. Timepoint: Before and after 3 months basketball training. Method of measurement: Blood Sampling.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAkram Jafari

Islamic Azad University

jafari.akm@gmail.com0098383361000

Outcome results

None listed

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