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NCT Number: NCT03056430

Neuroanatomical and Functional Changes in Response to an Intensive Balance Training

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Spatial Orientation Balance Behavior Orientation, Spatial Spatial Behavior

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

DZNE

Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 39120, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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...)

Treatment and study plan

Training

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in Balance Tests score

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test

  2. Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in Spatial Orientation Tests score

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test

  3. Change from Baseline at 1 and 3 months in voxel-wise morphometric brain analysis

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month post-test, 3 months post-test

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 17, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 23, 2020

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