The Effectiveness of Calistenic Exercise Training in Adolescents

Baskent University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adolescent Development

Treatments: Other: calisthenic exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04942990

KA20/478

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of calisthenic exercise training applied via video chat application on physical activity, physical fitness, quality of life and sleep, and anxiety and depression levels in adolescents during distance education. Material and methods: In our study, 38 adolescents were randomly divided into two equal groups as exercise training group and control group. Calisthenic exercise training was given to the exercise training group for eight weeks, three days a week, via video chat application and under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The control group was evaluated before and after the study period. Physical activity levels of individuals; International Physical Activity Scale, quality of life; Children's Quality of Life Scale, anxiety depression levels; Beck Anxiety Scale, Reynolds Depression Scale and sleep quality were evaluated with Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 14 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adolescent children

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with a disease that could prevent them from doing our exercise training were not included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

exercise training group

Experimental group

Description:

The duration of the study was targeted as 8 weeks. Our trainings consist of 3 sessions per week, with an average of 45 minutes of calisthenic exercises per session. Exercises initially started with an average of 30 minutes, 10 repetitions, gradually increased difficulty once every two weeks, time increased to 45 minutes movements were modified for those who were forced to perform the exercise program. The program was completed with 5 minutes of warm-up and 5 minutes of cooling exercises before exercise training. All exercises were conducted on a video chat platform supervised by an experienced physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: calisthenic exercises

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

no exercise was given