Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Taekwondo Enhances Cognitive Function as a Result of Increased Neurotrophic Growth Factors in Elderly Women.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05275140 (Effectiveness of Adapted Taekwondo, Multi-component Training and Walking on Health Status in Independent Older Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Effectiveness of Adapted Taekwondo, Multi-component Training and Walking on Health Status in Independent Older Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial With Group and Inter-individual Analysis
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of physical exercise interventions on functional fitness in older adults.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies Including 2.6 Million Adult Participants.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Sport-Based Exercise Interventions on Executive Function in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of physical exercise on circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor in healthy subjects: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Brain and behavior · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Impact of Physical Exercise-Induced Increased Resting Cerebral Blood Flow on Cognitive Functions.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Older Adults' Health Status: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Two Somatic-Based Practices Dance and Martial Arts on Irisin, BDNF Levels and Cognitive and Physical Fitness in Older Adults: A Randomized Control Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Trial
- Impact of adapted taekwondo vs. multicomponent training on health status in independent older women: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Effects of 16 Weeks of Taekwondo Training on the Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity, Circulating Neurotransmitters, and Subjective Well-Being of Obese Postmenopausal Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Association between aerobic exercise and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentration in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effects of an 8-month intergenerational adapted taekwondo training on functional fitness in senior novice practitioners.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- The Optimal Type and Dose of Exercise Interventions on VEGF Levels in Healthy Individuals, as Well as Obesity and Chronic Disease Populations: A Network Meta-Analysis.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- The role of VEGF in vascular dementia: impact of aging and cellular senescence.Biogerontology · 2025Review
- The effects of taekwondo on depression symptoms and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Effect of an adapted Taekwondo-based intervention on functional and motor abilities in elderly care home residents: a study protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Adapted Taekwondo Improves Postural Balance and Health-Related Quality of Life Concerning Multicomponent Training and Walking Exercise in Older Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial (TKD and Aging Project).Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Older Persons Participation in Hard Martial Arts: Opportunities to Improve Psychological Well-Being? A Scoping Review.International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
- Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Non-Athlete Population: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effects of Physical Exercise on Cerebral Blood Velocity in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 and brain health: Evidence from 369,711 participants in the UK Biobank.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2023Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of regular taekwondo (TKD) training on physical fitness, neurotrophic growth factors, cerebral blood flow (CBF) velocity, and cognitive function in elderly women. Thirty-seven women aged 65 or older were randomly assigned to either TKD (
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