Healthy VolunteersNCT05356975
Virtual Training Based on Supersets vs. Concurrent Training in Women.
A study testing Superset and Concurrent in people with Healthy Volunteers, run by Universidad de Antioquia at 1 site in Colombia.
Trial summary
There are different forms of physical activity proven to improve muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. One of them is concurrent training, which is defined as the combination of two or more physical capacities in the same session (resistance and endurance training). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 40 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Healthy Volunteers
- What is being tested?
- Superset and Concurrent
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteColombia
- Study dates
- 12 Jan 2022to 30 Jun 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 40 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Healthy women
- Physical activity (<600 to ≤1500 MET/min/wk)
Who cannot join
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- History of cardiovascular disease
- History of coronary heart disease
- Osteoporosis
- Pregnancy
- Breast-feeding women
- Psychological, neuromotor, and/or osteo-muscular conditions that may affect participation in an exercise program.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effects of Eight Weeks of Virtual Training Based on Supersets vs. Concurrent Training on Muscle Strength, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Motivation, Adherence, and HRQL in Women With Low to Moderate Levels of Physical Activity.
There are different forms of physical activity proven to improve muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. One of them is concurrent training, which is defined as the combination of two or more physical capacities in the same session (resistance and endurance training). Another modality is superset training, which is characterized by performing two or more exercises for the same muscle group, or a different muscle group, consecutively, with minimal recovery between them.
To date, the evidence has shown studies comparing different resistance training protocols, vs. aerobic training, and vs. concurrent training, performed in various ways, on muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. Most of these studies involved men with resistance training experience, and little research linked women. It should be noted that no study found has used virtual training to test the effects of superset training compared to concurrent training in women with low to moderate levels of physical activity.
Therefore, this study aims to identify the effect of a superset training program vs. a concurrent training program on muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, motivation, adherence, and health-related quality of life in women with a low to moderate level of physical activity for eight weeks virtually.
Read the detailed description
Sixty women will be randomly assigned to two groups (superset and concurrent). The interventions will be carried out virtually asynchronously, only sessions 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, and 21 will be supervised synchronously. Follow-up will be done through WhatsApp messages. Both groups will have a training frequency of 3 times a week for eight weeks. In the training sessions, strength exercises with self-loading (crunches, one leg squat, side plank, push up, deadlift, lumbar extension stretch, row, glute bridge, front raise) and/or aerobic exercises (floor tape squat, jumping jacks, skaters). Each group will execute the same number of series and repetitions during the 8 weeks, the performance of strength exercises will be standardized at 45 bpm throughout the protocol, and aerobic exercises at 70 bpm. Intensity will be controlled by resting between sets, starting with 90 seconds in week one, decreasing by 15 seconds every two weeks until reaching 45 seconds.
Each participant will have initial and final evaluations to measure muscle strength in lower, middle, and upper kinetic chains. Queen's College test will be used to assess cardiorespiratory fitness, BREQ-2, and SF-12 questionnaires will be used to measure motivation and health-related quality of life respectively.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers
- Being tested
- Superset, Concurrent
- Keywords
- Resistance training, Superset resistance training, Concurrent training, Virtual training
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SupersetBehavioural
A strength circuit training will be performed in a supersets fashion. Three strength circuit training in three blocks.
- One leg squat, side plank, and push up.
- Deadlift, lumbar extension stretch, and row.
- Glute bridge, crunches, and front raise.
ConcurrentBehavioural
Six resistance exercises in a traditional fashion: three exercises for the lower body (one leg squat, deadlift, and glute bridge). Three exercises for the upper body (push up, row, and front raise). And three aerobic exercises (floor tap squat, jumping jacks, and skaters).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Superset | Experimental | This group will perform three strength circuit training. Each circuit training consists of three exercises (lower, middle, and upper body exercises) performed in a supersets fashion. This order makes it less complex, which is important given the characteristics of the population. Receives: Behavioral: Superset |
| Concurrent | Active comparator | This group will perform six resistance exercises in a traditional fashion (three exercises for the lower body, three exercises for the upper body) and three aerobic exercises (floor tap squat, jumping jacks, and skaters). Receives: Behavioral: Concurrent |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in muscular strength
Test: One leg squat, leg lever, and push up. A maximum number of repetitions as possible to failure.
Measured: Baseline and 8-weeks
Secondary outcomes (4)
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Queens College Step Test
The test consists of 3 minutes of stepping up and down on a 41.3 cm step at a set rate of 22 steps per minute for females and at 24 steps per minute for males. Estimation of VO2max can be calculated from the test results as follow:
Men: VO2max(ml/kg/min) = 111.33 - (0.42 x heart rate (bpm) Women: VO2max(ml/kg/min) = 65.81 - (0.1847 x heart rate (bpm)
Measured: Baseline and 8-weeks
Health-related quality of life
Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12) Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12) Physical component score (PCS) 0-100 Mental component score (MCS) 0-100 The scores have a mean of 50 with a standard deviation of 10. Values above or below 50 indicate a better or worse state of physical or mental health.
Measured: Baseline and 8-weeks
Motivation to exercise
Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2). BREQ-2 has a Likert-type scale of 5 points, where 0 = not true for me and 4 = very true for me.
Measured: Baseline and 8-weeks
Exercise adherence
Attendance at exercise sessions
Measured: Baseline and 8-weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 May 2022
- Study start12 Jan 2022
- Primary completion26 Apr 2022
- Study completion30 Jun 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Healthy VolunteersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Victor Hugo Arboleda Serna, Universidad de Antioquia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05356975
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Virtual Superset-UdeA
- Status last verified
- Jul 2022
- First submitted
- 26 Apr 2022
- Last updated
- 21 Jul 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Jul 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effects of Eight Weeks of Virtual Training Based on Supersets vs. Concurrent Training on Muscle Strength, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Motivation, Adherence, and HRQL in Women With Low to Moderate Levels of Physical Activity.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05356975
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Virtual Superset-UdeA
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers
- Keywords
- Resistance training, Superset resistance training, Concurrent training, Virtual training
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad de AntioquiaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 12 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 May 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
There are different forms of physical activity proven to improve muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. One of them is concurrent training, which is defined as the combination of two or more physical capacities in the same session (resistance and endurance training). Another modality is superset training, which is characterized by performing two or more exercises for the same muscle group, or a different muscle group, consecutively, with minimal recovery between them.
To date, the evidence has shown studies comparing different resistance training protocols, vs. aerobic training, and vs. concurrent training, performed in various ways, on muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. Most of these studies involved men with resistance training experience, and little research linked women. It should be noted that no study found has used virtual training to test the effects of superset training compared to concurrent training in women with low to moderate levels of physical activity.
Therefore, this study aims to identify the effect of a superset training program vs. a concurrent training program on muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, motivation, adherence, and health-related quality of life in women with a low to moderate level of physical activity for eight weeks virtually.
Detailed description
Sixty women will be randomly assigned to two groups (superset and concurrent). The interventions will be carried out virtually asynchronously, only sessions 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, and 21 will be supervised synchronously. Follow-up will be done through WhatsApp messages. Both groups will have a training frequency of 3 times a week for eight weeks. In the training sessions, strength exercises with self-loading (crunches, one leg squat, side plank, push up, deadlift, lumbar extension stretch, row, glute bridge, front raise) and/or aerobic exercises (floor tape squat, jumping jacks, skaters). Each group will execute the same number of series and repetitions during the 8 weeks, the performance of strength exercises will be standardized at 45 bpm throughout the protocol, and aerobic exercises at 70 bpm. Intensity will be controlled by resting between sets, starting with 90 seconds in week one, decreasing by 15 seconds every two weeks until reaching 45 seconds.
Each participant will have initial and final evaluations to measure muscle strength in lower, middle, and upper kinetic chains. Queen's College test will be used to assess cardiorespiratory fitness, BREQ-2, and SF-12 questionnaires will be used to measure motivation and health-related quality of life respectively.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Superset | Experimental | Behavioral: SupersetThis group will perform three strength circuit training. Each circuit training consists of three exercises (lower, middle, and upper body exercises) performed in a supersets fashion. This order makes it less complex, which is important given the characteristics of the population. |
| Concurrent | Active comparator | Behavioral: ConcurrentThis group will perform six resistance exercises in a traditional fashion (three exercises for the lower body, three exercises for the upper body) and three aerobic exercises (floor tap squat, jumping jacks, and skaters). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 40 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Healthy women
- Physical activity (<600 to ≤1500 MET/min/wk)
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- History of cardiovascular disease
- History of coronary heart disease
- Osteoporosis
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SupersetA strength circuit training will be performed in a supersets fashion. Three strength circuit training in three blocks. 1. One leg squat, side plank, and push up. 2. Deadlift, lumbar extension stretch, and row. 3. Glute bridge, crunches, and front raise. | Behavioural | Superset |
| ConcurrentSix resistance exercises in a traditional fashion: three exercises for the lower body (one leg squat, deadlift, and glute bridge). Three exercises for the upper body (push up, row, and front raise). And three aerobic exercises (floor tap squat, jumping jacks, and skaters). | Behavioural | Concurrent |
Primary outcome
Change in muscular strength
Time frame: Baseline and 8-weeks
Test: One leg squat, leg lever, and push up. A maximum number of repetitions as possible to failure.
4 secondary outcomes
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Time frame: Baseline and 8-weeks
Health-related quality of life
Time frame: Baseline and 8-weeks
Motivation to exercise
Time frame: Baseline and 8-weeks
Exercise adherence
Time frame: Baseline and 8-weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Jul 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Superset and Concurrent in people with Healthy Volunteers, run by Universidad de Antioquia at 1 site in Colombia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jul 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Colombia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in muscular strength (time frame: Baseline and 8-weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Jul 2022.