Effects of a Recreational Team Handball-based Programme on Health and Physical Fitness of Middle-aged and Older Men ((H4HM))

University Institute of Maia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Aging

Treatments: Other: Recreational Team Handball programme

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05295511

CEFADE 19 2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study aims at analyzing the dose-response effects of a recreational team handball-based exercise programme on cardiovascular, metabolic, musculoskeletal and physical fitness markers of inactive middle-aged and older men, without previous experience with the sport. The researchers hypothesized a positive weekly training frequency effect on health and physical fitness outcomes.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male participants; inactive with 50 or more years of age (i.e., not complying with the physical activity guidelines for the last 6 months).

Exclusion criteria

• Any medical contraindication to perform moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; incapacity to run or grip a ball.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 4 patient groups

Team Handball 1

Experimental group

Description:

Team handball group participants were instructed to perform one weekly 60-min recreational team handball training sessions for 16 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Recreational Team Handball programme

Team Handball 2

Experimental group

Description:

Team handball group participants were instructed to perform two weekly 60-min recreational team handball training sessions for 16 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Recreational Team Handball programme

Team Handball 3

Experimental group

Description:

Team handball group participants were instructed to perform three weekly 60-min recreational team handball training sessions for 16 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Recreational Team Handball programme

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group participants were instructed to keep their regular daily physical activity for 16 weeks.