Neuroanatomical and Functional Changes in Response to an Intensive Balance Training

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03056430

Enrollment

Registered

2017-02-17

Start date

2016-01-01

Completion date

2019-12-31

Last updated

2020-07-23

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Conditions

Balance, Spatial Orientation

Keywords

MRI, Neuroplasticity, Balance, Spatial orientation, Hippocampus, Slacklining

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether intensive slackline training improves spatial orientation abilities, balancing skills and causes neuroplasticity in related brain cortical regions.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTraining

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Repeated-measures, 2 groups \* 2 timepoints

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* No previous slacklining or related experience, 18-30 years of age, good or corrected to good vision

Exclusion criteria

* Musculoskeletal and nervous system injuries/diseases that significantly reduce one's ability to perform slacklining training, systemic diseases (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, metabolic...)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in voxel-wise morphometric brain analysis	Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test
Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in Spatial Orientation Tests score	Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test
Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in Balance Tests score	Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026