Health Benefits of Dance Exercise

Официальное название

Effects of a 6-month Dance Exercise Intervention on Physical Performance, Metabolic and Mental Health in Pre- and Post-menopausal Women

Обзор

In Greece, people of different age groups, including young children to older adults, participate in dance exercise training. Although it is well-known that regular participation in dancing is associated with benefits such as entertainment, socialization and increased physical activity, the long-term effects of dancing on metabolic and mental health as well as physical performance remain largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a 6-month dancing exercise intervention on metabolic and mental health and physical performance in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Подробное описание

Twenty premenopausal and twenty postmenopausal inactive women meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to a Control (n=20) or an Experimental group (n=20). The Control group will maintain their habitual physical activity level without participating in any form of exercise training. The Experimental group will participate in two weekly dance exercise training sessions over a 6-month period. Each session will be performed under supervision and include a 10-min warm up (2-3 dances of very slow tempo), a 45-min main dance exercise session (\~15 dances of various tempos i.e. slow, moderate and fast tempo) and a 5-min cool-down period (walking and stretching). Heart rate will be continuously monitored during each session by using heart rate monitors while the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) will be recorded at the end of each session. In addition, prior to the second dance exercise session in each week, participants' delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) and wellness status (through the wellness report) will be evaluated. Prior to (Baseline) and after the intervention period (at 6 months) participants of both groups (Control and Experimental) will undergo resting blood sampling and assessment of their (i) anthropometrics, (ii) body composition, (iii) physical performance, (iv) physical activity level, (v) dietary intake, (vi) quality of life and (vii) mental health.

Вмешательства

• Другое Exercise training
  This intervention will consist of two weekly dance exercise training sessions over a 6-month period. Each session will be performed under supervision and include a 10-min warm up (2-3 dances of very slow tempo), a 45-min main dance exercise session (\~15 dances of various tempos i.e. slow, moderate and fast tempo) and a 5-min cool-down period (walking and stretching)
• Другое No exercise training
  It will include only habitual physical activity level without participating in any form of exercise training

Первичные конечные точки

• Change in glucose concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in insulin concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in total cholesterol concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in HDL cholesterol concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in LDL cholesterol concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in triglycerides concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT/AST) concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in alanine aminotransferase (SGPT/ALT) concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GT) concentration [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in body weight [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]

Вторичные конечные точки (3)

• Change in dietary intake [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in daily number of steps [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]
• Change in daily time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity [Срок оценки: At baseline and 6 months]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Free of musculoskeletal injuries
• Free of chronic non-communicable diseases
• Normal menstrual cycle (for premenopausal women)
• No recent childbirth (previous 12 months) (for premenopausal women)
• At least 12 months since the oncet of menopause (for postmenopausal women)
• Non smokers

Критерии исключения

• Pregnancy (for premenopausal women)
• Contraindications to exercise training
• Illness or other medical condition
• Use of medication

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

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Центры проведения

Греция · 1 центр

• Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly — Trikala

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07615829 · UTH_2251_Long term

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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