A Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Benefits of CrossFit in People Who Work Predominantly in a Sedentary Manner.

Bundeswehr University Munich

Status: Unknown

Conditions: People With Predominantly Sedentary Work

Treatments: Behavioral: CrossFit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05109286

MedXFit

Details and patient eligibility

About

People who predominantly sit down often suffer from spinal complaints. This is mainly caused or intensified by a lack of exercise and a shortened posterior muscle chain.

This study aims to investigate whether CrossFit can improve physical deficits, reduce pain, and improve quality of life.

For this purpose, 30 test persons should take part in regular CrossFit training twice a week over one year. In addition, as a control group, 30 persons are also observed who exercise according to their ideas.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Predominantly sedentary work
• Willingness to participate in CrossFit training

Exclusion criteria

• Medical reasons against participating in regular exercise
• Acute severe injuries to the musculoskeletal system (e.g. broken bones, torn tendons)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

CrossFit training

Experimental group

Description:

CrossFit training twice a week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CrossFit

Control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Exercise according to their ideas.