The First 20 Fire Academy Recruits Exercise Training Program

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Conditions studied: Physical Fitness

In brief

"The First Twenty (TF20) Exercise Training Program and Fire Academy Recruits' Fitness and Health" was thesis research completed in the Functional Intensity Training Laboratory (FIT Lab) at Kansas State University. The purpose was to assess the performance outcomes, acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of an innovative 14-week Firefighter Fitness and Wellness Program. This study explored if TF20 program was a valid preparatory program for fire academy recruits training for the physical job of a firefighter compared to standard care of taking a college fitness class. It was hypothesized that TF20 group would see greater fitness improvements than the comparison group, the training program would be acceptable and feasible, and that TF20 group would report higher levels of group cohesion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03319394

Run by

Kansas State University

People needed

13

Starts

2016-02-15

Expected to finish

2016-05-16

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Accepted for admission into spring 2016 Johnson County Community College Fire Academy; did not answer "YES" to any of the PAR-Q questions.

You may not qualify if…

• Answering "YES" to any of the PAR-Q questions will require physician's clearance for participation in the study; known cardiovascular, metabolic, or respiratory disease, or having an internal pacemaker are all exclusionary criteria.

Where it is running

• Kansas State University — Manhattan, Kansas, United States

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