NCT05275140: TKD&Aging

Adapted Taekwondo on Health Status in Older Women

Completed NA Last updated 8 March 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Physical activity in Healthy People Programs in 56 participants. Completed in 30 January 2024.

Timeline

1 May 2023

Primary endpoint
30 December 2023

30 January 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Universidad Católica del Maule
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	56
Start date	1 May 2023
Primary completion	30 December 2023
Estimated completion	30 January 2024
Sites	1 location across Chile

Drugs / interventions tested

• Physical activity

Conditions studied

• Healthy People Programs — all drugs for Healthy People Programs →

Sponsor

Universidad Católica del Maule

Who can join

Adults 60 to 65, female only, with Healthy People Programs. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The main aim of this project is to analyze and compare the effects of an adapted taekwondo program with respect to multi-component training and walking program on health status in independent older women. The study includes an experimental design (randomized controlled trial), double-blind, with repeated measures, parallel groups and a quantitative approach. The sample will be 64 women without health problems, between 60 and 65 years old and who decide to participate voluntarily. The participants will be randomized and distributed into four groups: experimental group 1 (adapted taekwondo), experimental group 2 (multi-component training), experimental group 3 (walking program) and a control group (no intervention). Assessments will consist of: systolic and diastolic blood pressure with automatic blood pressure monitor; lipid profile with the Cardiochek meter; frequency of food consumption with the modified dietary habits survey for older people; body composition by direct anthropometry and bioimpedance; cognitive status with the survey of memory, phonetic fluency and temporal-spatial orientation (in Spanish, MEFO); brain activity by means of surface electromyography; quality of life perception with the Health Survey Short Form (SF-36) version 2; physical-functional fitness with the Senior Fitness Test; handgrip strength with a hydraulic dynamometer; and postural balance with a force platform. Assessments will be performed before the 16-week intervention and after the intervention. To analyze the pre-and post-intervention results, repeated measures ANOVA will be applied for group factors (EG1 vs. EG2 vs. EG3 vs. CG) and time (pre-and post-intervention) with the Bonferroni post-hoc test; the reliability of the evaluations will be verified by means of the coefficient of intraclass correlation, and the inter-individual variability to the intervention (responders vs. non-responders) will be calculated using the technical error of measurement. The expected results indicate that adapted taekwondo produces significantly greater effects and a more favorable inter-individual response in cognitive status, brain activity, quality of life perception and postural balance compared to a multi-component training and walking program, in addition to producing similar effects at the group and inter-individual level for blood pressure, lipid profile, frequency of food consumption, body composition and physical-functional fitness in independent older women.

Publications & conference data

6 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effectiveness of elastic band training and group-based dance on physical-functional performance in older women with sarcopenia: a pilot study.
   Valdés-Badilla P, Guzmán-Muñoz E, Hernandez-Martinez J, Núñez-Espinosa C, et al · · 2023 · cited 14× · PMID 37891589 · DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-17014-7
2. Impact of adapted taekwondo vs. multicomponent training on health status in independent older women: a randomized controlled trial.
   Valdés-Badilla P, Guzmán-Muñoz E, Herrera-Valenzuela T, Branco BHM, et al · · 2023 · cited 9× · PMID 37886049 · DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1236402
3. Adapted Taekwondo Improves Postural Balance and Health-Related Quality of Life Concerning Multicomponent Training and Walking Exercise in Older Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial (TKD and Aging Project).
   Valdés-Badilla P, Herrera-Valenzuela T, Guzmán-Muñoz E, Hernandez-Martinez J, et al · · 2024 · cited 6× · PMID 39685709 · DOI 10.3390/jcm13237250
4. Effectiveness of Adapted Taekwondo, Multi-Component Training and Walking Exercise on Health Status in Independent Older Women: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (TKD & Aging Project).
   Valdés-Badilla P, Herrera-Valenzuela T, Guzmán-Muñoz E, Branco BHM, et al · · 2022 · cited 4× · PMID 35741338 · DOI 10.3390/biology11060816
5. Xbox Kinect Sports Effects on Cognition Status and Physical Performance in Physically Inactive Older Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Vásquez-Carrasco E, Gómez CS, Valdés-Badilla P, Hernandez-Martinez J, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40217616 · DOI 10.3390/jcm14072165
6. Elastic Band Training Versus Multicomponent Training and Group-Based Dance on Morphological Variables and Physical Performance in Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
   Hernandez-Martinez J, Guzmán-Muñoz E, Cid-Calfucura I, Villalobos-Fuentes F, et al · · 2024