U.S., Sept. 5 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07804563) titled 'Recreational Football for Young-to-middle-aged Inactive Men' on Aug. 31.
Brief Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the health and physical fitness effects of 12 weeks of recreational football in inactive 30-50-year-old men. This was a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial with a 1:2 allocation ratio to either a control group, which was informed to maintain their inactive lifestyle, or an intervention group, which completed a 12-week recreational football-based exercise programme. Health and physical fitness assessments were performed at baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and selected training sessions ...