Effect of Floorball on Healthy Subjects

Aging Problems Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Floorball on Health and Performance Parameters in Healthy Seniors

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03371238
• Other study ID #: MFloorball
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 14, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2019
• Source: University of Copenhagen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: June 2020
• Est. primary completion date: May 27, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging Problems

Intervention

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	August Krogh Building	Copenhagen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Copenhagen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Echocardiogram	The measure of the hearts geometric dimensions	Changes from baseline measured after 12 weeks and 39 weeks
Primary	Bodycomposition	DXA scan	Changes from baseline measured after 12 weeks and 39 weeks