Neuroanatomical and Functional Changes in Response to an Intensive Balance Training

Balance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Neuroanatomical and Functional Changes in Response to an Intensive Balance Training

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03056430
• Other study ID #: MD038
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2018
• Source: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

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...)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance
• Spatial Orientation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	DZNE	Magdeburg	Sachsen-Anhalt

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

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