Healthy Effects of Adapted Aikido in People With Grip Disfunction
Study on the Health Effects of Adapted Physical Activity From Japanese Martial Arts-Aikido.
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
20 participants
Jan 19, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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 a non-exercising control group.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- 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).
Exclusion Criteria2
- 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.
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Interventions
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.
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NCT07391189