Neuroanatomical and Functional Changes in Response to an Intensive Balance Training

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance; Spatial Orientation

Treatments: Behavioral: Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03056430

MD038

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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...)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Training Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Slackline training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training

Training Group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Slackline training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training