Unilateral Handgrip DysfunctionAdAikidoNCT07391189
Healthy Effects of Adapted Aikido in People With Grip Disfunction
A study testing Participation in an adapted aikido program in people with Unilateral Handgrip Dysfunction, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
This study investigates the effects of an adapted aikido exercise program on the health of adults with unilateral wrist and/or hand dysfunction. The un- derlying assumption is that regular practice of adapted aikido may improve physical, psychological, and quality-of-life parameters in this population com- pared with… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Unilateral Handgrip Dysfunction
- What is being tested?
- Participation in an adapted aikido program
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- 19 Jan 2026to 15 Jul 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Be of legal age.
- Have no prior knowledge of aikido.
- Not be practicing other martial arts at the time of inclusion in the study or during the adapted training program.
- Unilateral dysfunction of the hand and/or wrist that prevents or hinders tasks related to gripping (only for case group).
Who cannot join
- Presence of anatomical or functional alterations that could affect the performance of aikido techniques (other than those allowed for the study group).
- Intellectual disability and/or inability to understand the informed con- sent.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Spain1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM)
Murcia, Murcia, 30107
About this study
Official title: Study on the Health Effects of Adapted Physical Activity From Japanese Martial Arts-Aikido.
This study investigates the effects of an adapted aikido exercise program on
the health of adults with unilateral wrist and/or hand dysfunction. The un- derlying assumption is that regular practice of adapted aikido may improve
physical, psychological, and quality-of-life parameters in this population com- pared with a non-exercising control group.
Read the detailed description
The primary objective is to assess the physical health benefits derived from an adapted aikido training program in people with unilateral reduction of wrist and hand functionality. Secondary objectives are to examine poten- tial benefits on mental health and to evaluate the influence of aikido practice on quality of life. Accordingly, the working hypothesis is that participation in the program will lead to significant improvements in physical, functional, and psychological variables compared with the control group.
A longitudinal, controlled, single-center study with repeated measures is proposed, including 20 adult participants, 10 in the intervention group and 10 in the control group, all without prior aikido experience and not practicing other martial arts during the study. The intervention consists of an adapted aikido program with two one-hour sessions per week over approximately four months, delivered by an experienced instructor, with systematic attendance recording to monitor adherence.
Primary outcomes include arm muscle mass, muscle strength (analytical dynamometry and handgrip test), active range of motion of the wrist, el- bow, and shoulder, body mass index, and cardiac function assessed via heart rate during exercise. Secondary outcomes are upper limb function (DASH), pain (VAS), sleep quality (PSQI and accelerometry), body awareness (BAQ), mindfulness (MAAS), anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Scale), and positive and negative affect (PANAS).
Assessments will be conducted at three time points (baseline, mid-intervention, and post-intervention), combining clinical history, physical measurements, heart rate recordings, and psychological and quality-of-life questionnaires. Statistical analysis will include descriptive statistics, tests for normality and homoscedasticity, and repeated-measures ANCOVA with a significance level of 0.05 using R software, to determine the effect of adapted aikido on the different health indicators.
- Conditions
- Unilateral Handgrip Dysfunction
- Being tested
- Participation in an adapted aikido program
- Keywords
- Aikido, Handgrip Dysfunction, Adapted Physical Activity, Exercise Therapy
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Participation in an adapted aikido programOther
The aikido program has been adapted for optimal practice by people with handgrip dysfunction. Several key components of the techniques have been modified to enable their performance by individuals with limited hand mo- bility.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Case group | Experimental | Case group is formed by people with handgrip dysfunction Receives: Other: Participation in an adapted aikido program |
| Control group | Active comparator | Control group is formed by healthy people Receives: Other: Participation in an adapted aikido program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Arm muscle mass
Estimated from arm circumference and triceps skinfold measurements. The instruments used will be an anthropometric tape and a skinfold caliper, respectively.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Muscle strength
Analytical strength measurements will be taken for the main muscles responsible for each movement of the upper limb, as well as a handgrip test to assess overall hand grip strength. The instruments used will be a Jamar dynamometer and a hand-held dynamometer.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Active joint mobility of the wrist, elbow, and shoulder
It will be measured using a digital inclinometer, an instrument that has shown lower measurement error than the universal goniome- ter, the standard tool for assessing joint range of motion.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Body Mass Index
It will be measured by bioelectrical impedance.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Cardiac function
It will be assessed by monitoring heart rate during exercise, using a chest-strap heart rate monitor.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Secondary outcomes (7)
Upper limb function
Assessed using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, in its validated Spanish version.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Wrist and hand pain
Measured using a Visual Analogue Scale
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Sleep quality
Used as an indicator of quality of life and assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and accelerometry.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Level of body awareness
Measured with the Body Awareness Questionnaire
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Mindfulness or dispositional mindfulness values
Measured using the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale and used as an indicator of psychological well-being.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Anxiety level
Measured with the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, an anxiety scale with good psychometric properties that has been used in previous aikido studies.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Positive and negative affect values
Measured using the Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule, a test previously used in aikido interventions to assess their effect on the psychological state of practitioners.
Measured: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Feb 2026
- Study start19 Jan 2026
- Primary completion30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion15 Jul 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Unilateral Handgrip DysfunctionStudies 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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Francisco Javier López Román, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07391189
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UCAMCFE-00042
- Acronym
- AdAikido
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 29 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2026
- 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 13 Feb 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Study on the Health Effects of Adapted Physical Activity From Japanese Martial Arts-Aikido.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07391189
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AdAikido / UCAMCFE-00042
- Conditions
- Unilateral Handgrip Dysfunction
- Keywords
- Aikido, Handgrip Dysfunction, Adapted Physical Activity, Exercise Therapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 19 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 15 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 5 Feb 2026 (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.
This study investigates the effects of an adapted aikido exercise program on
the health of adults with unilateral wrist and/or hand dysfunction. The un- derlying assumption is that regular practice of adapted aikido may improve
physical, psychological, and quality-of-life parameters in this population com- pared with a non-exercising control group.
Detailed description
The primary objective is to assess the physical health benefits derived from an adapted aikido training program in people with unilateral reduction of wrist and hand functionality. Secondary objectives are to examine poten- tial benefits on mental health and to evaluate the influence of aikido practice on quality of life. Accordingly, the working hypothesis is that participation in the program will lead to significant improvements in physical, functional, and psychological variables compared with the control group.
A longitudinal, controlled, single-center study with repeated measures is proposed, including 20 adult participants, 10 in the intervention group and 10 in the control group, all without prior aikido experience and not practicing other martial arts during the study. The intervention consists of an adapted aikido program with two one-hour sessions per week over approximately four months, delivered by an experienced instructor, with systematic attendance recording to monitor adherence.
Primary outcomes include arm muscle mass, muscle strength (analytical dynamometry and handgrip test), active range of motion of the wrist, el- bow, and shoulder, body mass index, and cardiac function assessed via heart rate during exercise. Secondary outcomes are upper limb function (DASH), pain (VAS), sleep quality (PSQI and accelerometry), body awareness (BAQ), mindfulness (MAAS), anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Scale), and positive and negative affect (PANAS).
Assessments will be conducted at three time points (baseline, mid-intervention, and post-intervention), combining clinical history, physical measurements, heart rate recordings, and psychological and quality-of-life questionnaires. Statistical analysis will include descriptive statistics, tests for normality and homoscedasticity, and repeated-measures ANCOVA with a significance level of 0.05 using R software, to determine the effect of adapted aikido on the different health indicators.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Case group | Experimental | Other: Participation in an adapted aikido programCase group is formed by people with handgrip dysfunction |
| Control group | Active comparator | Other: Participation in an adapted aikido programControl group is formed by healthy people |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Be of legal age.
- Have no prior knowledge of aikido.
- Not be practicing other martial arts at the time of inclusion in the study or during the adapted training program.
- Unilateral dysfunction of the hand and/or wrist that prevents or hinders tasks related to gripping (only for case group).
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Presence of anatomical or functional alterations that could affect the performance of aikido techniques (other than those allowed for the study group).
- Intellectual disability and/or inability to understand the informed con- sent.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in an adapted aikido programThe aikido program has been adapted for optimal practice by people with handgrip dysfunction. Several key components of the techniques have been modified to enable their performance by individuals with limited hand mo- bility. | Other | Case group, Control group |
Primary outcome
Arm muscle mass
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Estimated from arm circumference and triceps skinfold measurements. The instruments used will be an anthropometric tape and a skinfold caliper, respectively.
Muscle strength
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Analytical strength measurements will be taken for the main muscles responsible for each movement of the upper limb, as well as a handgrip test to assess overall hand grip strength. The instruments used will be a Jamar dynamometer and a hand-held dynamometer.
Active joint mobility of the wrist, elbow, and shoulder
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
It will be measured using a digital inclinometer, an instrument that has shown lower measurement error than the universal goniome- ter, the standard tool for assessing joint range of motion.
Body Mass Index
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
It will be measured by bioelectrical impedance.
Cardiac function
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
It will be assessed by monitoring heart rate during exercise, using a chest-strap heart rate monitor.
7 secondary outcomes
Upper limb function
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Wrist and hand pain
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Sleep quality
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Level of body awareness
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Mindfulness or dispositional mindfulness values
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Anxiety level
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Positive and negative affect values
Time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Feb 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Participation in an adapted aikido program in people with Unilateral Handgrip Dysfunction, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia at 1 site in Spain.
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 4 inclusion and 2 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Feb 2026. 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 Spain. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Fernando Cánovas García (968278800 ext. 220, fcanovas@ucam.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Arm muscle mass (time frame: The evolution of the variable will be evaluated on days 60 and 120.). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. 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 13 Feb 2026.