Effect of Floorball on Healthy Subjects

N/AUnknownNCT03371238

University of Copenhagen500 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the effect of floorball on health and performance in healthy subjects over 65 years.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

500

Conditions

Aging Problems

Interventions

FloorballBEHAVIORAL

The subjects in this group are set to play floorball three times pr. week for 39 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 85 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy * age 65-85 * physical activity \<2 hours pr. week. Exclusion Criteria: * age \<18 years * Injuries that prevent the subject from playing floorball * Alcohol \>14 units pr. week. * Pregnancy * Other serious conditions

Locations (1)

August Krogh Building

Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Echocardiogram

The measure of the hearts geometric dimensions

Time frame: Changes from baseline measured after 12 weeks and 39 weeks

Bodycomposition

DXA scan

Time frame: Changes from baseline measured after 12 weeks and 39 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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