Capoeira Training and Flexibility

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Flexibility; Range of Motion
• Interventions: Other: Capoeira training group

• Registration Number: NCT02180360
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do vale do São Francisco

Brief Summary

Background: Nowadays, a commonly used sport that helps enhancing physical fitness components, including flexibility, is Capoeira. This modality is defined as an athletic sport composed by an individual attack and defensive system, which was originally created in colonial Brazil. Capoeira is characterized by its main movement, the "ginga", and by other several dodging, unbalancing, traumatizing and acrobatic movements. The literature empirically discusses that Capoeira contributes in general physical fitness by modulating several variables of human movement. Among these variables it is possible to highlight the influence of Capoeira in the amplitude of movement of the practitioner's joints. However, no study with a control group has investigated the alterations in flexibility of beginners using an experimental protocol based exclusively in basic techniques of Capoeira, without applying any usual stretching exercises that are commonly used, independently of the specificity of the sport. Objective: To analyze the effects of eight weeks of basic training in Capoeira on the flexibility of beginners in the sport. Methods: Twenty-one individuals, divided in two groups \[Capoeira, n=13; 26.1±7.2 years; 22.7±2.7 kg.m2(-1) and Control, n=8; 27.1±0.5 years; 24.3±3.3 kg.m2(-1)\] participated in the study. The Capoeira group performed eight weeks of basic training (two sessions per week lasting 60 minutes each). The experimental protocol used was exclusively based in basic techniques of a programmed Capoeira training system. Before and after the intervention measurements were performed aiming to analyze: trunk flexion flexibility, through a sit-and-reach test using a Wells' Bench (WBtf); and passive tension (PThf) and maximum amplitude of hip flexion (MAhf) through goniometry. The hypothesis of this study is that the group Capoeira (beginners) will increase the linear and angular flexibility after eight weeks of basic training in the sport.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Status Verified: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-06-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

1. All participants had at least a 24 month period without practicing Capoeira;

2. To participate in at least 80% of the experimental sessions (Capoeira group); 4) Not having any kind of bone, muscle or joint impairment that would preclude participating in the study and performing the flexibility evaluations before and after the intervention;

3. Not participating in another physical activity program during the intervention and; 4) Not having any kind of heart disease.

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Capoeira training group	Capoeira training group	The Capoeira training was performed during eight weeks, twice a week with duration of 60min each session, divided in 1) initial part: 10min warm-up with activities of low intensity or the "ginga" used in Capoeira; 2) main part: from the Basic Programmed Lesson (40min) and ; 3) final part: Capoeira presentation of 10min. In this last moment, the participants remained in a circle and, in pairs, executed the movements practiced earlier in the sessions. In order to perform the Basic Programmed Lesson, the activities were divided in four stages, composed by "ginga" and other movements: dodging, unbalancing, traumatizing and acrobatic. The volunteers would perform the initial part of the basic lesson (ex. 1st stage) and afterwards, when performing the subsequent part (ex. 2nd stage), would first repeat the 1st basic lesson, with the purpose of continuing the learning process and improving the previous lesson.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Trunk flexion flexibility by sit-and-reach test using a Wells' Bench (WBtf - cm); Passive tension (PThf - angle) and Maximum amplitude of hip flexion (MAhf - angle) using goniometry.	Pre-training (Week zero) in Capoeira training group and Control group

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Trunk flexion flexibility by sit-and-reach test using a Wells' Bench (WBtf - cm); Passive tension (PThf - angle) and Maximum amplitude of hip flexion (MAhf - angle) using goniometry.	Comparison of pre (0 week) vs. post-training (eight weeks) measures

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco; 🇧🇷 Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil