Neuroanatomical and Functional Changes in Response to an Intensive Balance Training

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Balance; Spatial Orientation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Training

• Registration Number: NCT03056430
• Lead Sponsor: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-14
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-17
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

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...)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Training Group 1	Training	Slackline training
Training Group 2	Training	Slackline training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in Balance Tests score	Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test
Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in Spatial Orientation Tests score	Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test
Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in voxel-wise morphometric brain analysis	Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

DZNE; 🇩🇪 Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany