Assessment of Physical Activity Awareness Training in Healthy Young Adults

According to the World Health Organization, physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Positive effects of leading a physically active life and exercise have been shown in many areas ranging from diabetes to cardiovascular diseases, cancer to mortality, pain to autoimmunity .

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Exercise awareness training; Other: physical activity awareness training

Detailed Description

Despite the many proven benefits of regular aerobic exercise, physical inactivity remains an important public health problem. In young adults, the perception that exercise is not fun and lack of time for exercise have led to a decrease in physical activity participation . However, studies in the literature have reported that after first creating awareness in individuals about the effects of physical activity on health, creating the necessary time for exercises provides sufficient motivation for individuals to start and continue a more active life.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Gamze Demircioğlu, PhD
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Hazal GENÇ, phd; Phone Number: +905413204291; Email: hazaloksuz@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion criteria:

• 18-25 years of age.
• Being cooperative.
• Voluntarily participating in the study
• Obtaining informed consent from them (Annex-1)

Exclusion criteria:

• Serious musculoskeletal disorders (disc herniation, etc. orthopedic or neurological diagnosis)
• Having a serious systemic disease
• Having a serious injury in the last 3 months.
• Having any neurological problem.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise awareness training	Other: Exercise awareness training; Group exercise training will consist of aerobic exercises including warm-up and cool-down exercises accompanied by music, and trunk strengthening training consisting of core exercises.
Active Comparator: physical activity awareness training; physical activity awareness training,	Other: physical activity awareness training; In the physical activity awareness training, the benefits of exercises on systemic, psychological effects and general body health will be explained and they will be informed about different exercise practice.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Jump	The jump assesses explosive force through a standing long jump. Participants start from a designated point and jump forward without touching the line, measuring the distance in centimeters from the front of the jumping line to the point where the body's last contact occurred. It's crucial not to lift the feet before jumping, and at least two attempts are made to achieve the best distance.	10 weeks
Grip Strength Assessment	Using a JAMAR hand dynamometer, grip strength for both dominant and non-dominant hands is measured during isometric contractions. Participants sit with shoulder adduction, elbow at 90° flexion, and forearm and wrist in a neutral position, gripping and squeezing the dynamometer with maximum force. The test is repeated three times, recording the highest reading in kilograms of force.	10 weeks
Plank Test	Assesses the control, strength, and endurance of stabilizing core and back muscles. It's a vital exercise for training the endurance of rectus abdominis and external oblique abdominis muscles. The test shows excellent reliability in evaluating core strength and endurance	10 weeks
Modified Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test	This test identifies deficits in functional performance of the upper extremity in closed kinetic chain positions. It involves a person assuming a push-up position and rapidly touching one hand's dorsal side to the other hand's dorsum within 15 seconds, aiming to maintain parallel alignment with the ground. The evaluator counts the correct hand touches, and the average of three maximal attempts determines the score.	10 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sit-Up Test	Measures abdominal muscle endurance by performing as many sit-ups as possible within 60 seconds. Participants lie on their backs, knees slightly bent, and hands placed parallel to the ground with palms facing downwards. They aim to touch their knees with their elbows while lifting their upper body without support from the hands	10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): January 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 15, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 21, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 2, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 2, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): January 11, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 12, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 11, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: exercise
• Other Study ID Numbers: E-10840098-772.02-7995

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No