Effect of Exercise Training on Fine Motor Skills

Fine Motor Skills Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Two Types of Exercise Training on Fine Motor Skills in Adolescents: Association With Testosterone

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04734964
• Other study ID #: LithuanianSportsU-5
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 28, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Lithuanian Sports University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Despite the importance of physical activity for adolescent physical development, the specific impact of different types of exercise training on fine motor skills and testosterone concentration is unknown. A primary aim of this study was to analyze the benefits of cardiovascular and coordinative exercise training on fine motor skills in an adolescent population. A second aim of our study was to determine the testosterone concentration after physical stress of cardiovascular and coordinative exercise training and if testosterone was related to fine motor skills among adolescents following an exercise training intervention.

Description:

We assigned 135 adolescents (68 girls, 12-15 years of age) from Lithuania. Adolescents were assigned to one of three groups: control group (CON) (n = 46; 23 girls), coordinative exercise (CE) (n = 41; 22 girls), and cardiovascular exercise (CVE) group (n = 48; 23 girls). Participants performed all necessary tests according to the study protocol one week before the intervention. Adolescents were familiarized with the tests on a separate day before the first assessment. A second set of tests was performed one week after the 10-week exercise intervention.

The exercise intervention period was 10 weeks. Exercises were led by a Physical Education teacher. Experimental groups had common physical education classes twice per week for 45 minutes each, and additional exercise sessions were held three times per week for 45 minutes after school.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 135
• Est. completion date: September 28, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: March 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• absence of physical impairment (e.g. traumatic injury)

• absence of mental impairment (e.g. mental retardation)

• no consumption of psychotropic medications

Exclusion Criteria:

• restrictions to do exercises (based on Medical certificate issued by the Physician)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fine Motor Skills
• Testosterone Concentration

Intervention

Behavioral:
• exercise training
Exercise training session for 45 minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Lithuania	Lithuanian Sports University	Kaunas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Lithuanian Sports University	Medical School Hamburg

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Lithuania, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fine motor skills assessed by the Flower trail test	Flower trail test was used to assess fine motor skills. The participant has to draw a line between two solid lines as accurately as possible and without lifting a pen. A higher score in the flower trail test means more mistakes made. Change = (week 10 score - baseline score)	baseline and week 10
Primary	Salivary testosterone concentration	Hormone concentration within the saliva sample was measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (IBL, Hamburg, Germany). Change = (week 10 score - baseline score).	baseline and week 10
Secondary	Hand-eye coordination assessed by the Hand-eye coordination test	Participant has to throw a tennis ball against a wall and catch and repeat this for 30 seconds. A number of successful catches is recorded, higher score shows better coordination. Change = (week 10 score - baseline score).	baseline and week 10
Secondary	static balance assessed by the Flamingo balance test	Flamingo balance test is used to assess static balance. Every attempt to maintain balance for 1 minute is counted as a score. Small values (closer to 1) indicate a better balance. Change = (week 10 score - baseline score)	baseline and week 10
Secondary	Cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by the Shuttle Run Test	On this test, the participant must run back and forth between two lines (20 meters apart) with increasing intensity. Higher score means a better cardiorespiratory fitness. Change = (week 10 score - baseline score).	baseline and week 10