The Effects of Newcomball Training on Physical Fitness and Mood State of Middle Age Women in Israel

Habitual physical activity was found to be positively related to better health and well-being. One of the most popular physical activity forms is ball games. In Israel, there is a growing popularity in a new ball game - Newcomball - which is being played by many middle age, non-athlete, women. However, so far, no study had evaluated the contribution of the game to improvement in the participants' physical fitness. The aim of this study, therefore, is to evaluate the effects of six month two weekly Newcomball training sessions to the physical fitness of middle age women.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: physical fitness tests

Detailed Description

Physical fitness will be evaluated by six different physical tests: 1. agility T test, 2. "shuttle run" test for aerobic capacity, 3. vertical jump, 4. power ball throw, 5. "sit and reach" flexibility test , 6. 20 m all-out run speed test.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 120
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: sharon tsuk, PhD; Phone Number: 972-9-8639235; Email: sharontsuk1@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Israel
  • Netanya, Israel
    • Wingate Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 28 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy adults women

Exclusion Criteria:

non healthy, using drugs, competitive athletes women-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: newcomball players; active newcomball women players will perform physical fitness tests	Behavioral: physical fitness tests; the subjects will perform 6 different tests to evaluate their physical fitness
Experimental: control; not physically active women will perform physical fitness tests	Behavioral: physical fitness tests; the subjects will perform 6 different tests to evaluate their physical fitness

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluation of physical fitness of newcomball players vs. non active women	we will perform physical fitness tests to 2 groups: newcomball players and non active women in the beginning of games season and in the middle of the season. the measure is:.vertical jump, measured by power plate (in seconds),	six month
Evaluation of physical fitness of newcomball players vs. non active women	power ball through measures the distance in meters	six month
Evaluation of physical fitness of newcomball players vs. non active women	agility T-test, measures time to complete the test( in seconds)	six month
Evaluation of physical fitness of newcomball players vs. non active women	flexibility measures the distance of hands in a sit and reach test (centimeters)	six month
Evaluation of physical fitness of newcomball players vs. non active women	velocity measures time to complete 20 meters run (seconds)	six month
Evaluation of physical fitness of newcomball players vs. non active women	aerobic shuttle run test, measures the time and distance completed in graded run test, in which velocity increased until exhaustion (meter and minutes)	six month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
• Collaborators: Wingate Institute
• Investigators: Study Director: sharon tsuk, PhD, Wingate Institute

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 6, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 1, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): December 4, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 4, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 1, 2014
• Last Verified: December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 0056-14