NCT07514689

Effect of Zumba Training on Quality of Life, Love of Life, and Psychological Resilience

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gümüşhane Universıty · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effects of a structured 6-week Zumba exercise program on psychological resilience, quality of life, and love of life in sedentary young adult women. Participants were randomly assigned to either a Zumba intervention group or a control group maintaining a sedentary lifestyle. Outcomes were assessed using validated psychometric scales before and after the intervention

Detailed description

The study was designed as a parallel-group, two-arm randomized controlled trial using a pre-test/post-test design. A total of 36 sedentary women aged 18-25 years were randomized into either a Zumba group (n=18) or a control group (n=18). The intervention consisted of a progressive Zumba training program conducted three times per week for six weeks, with each session lasting 60 minutes. Primary outcomes included psychological resilience, assessed using the Brief Psychological Resilience Scale (BPRS), while secondary outcomes included quality of life (SF-12) and love of life (LLS). A 2×2 mixed-design ANOVA was used to analyze group-by-time interactions.

Conditions

• Psychological Resilience
• Quality of Life
• Aerobic Exercise
• Zumba Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental Group	Participants engaged in a structured Zumba exercise program for 6 weeks (3 sessions/week, 60 minutes/session).
OTHER	Control	Participants maintained their usual sedentary lifestyle with no additional exercise.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-15
• Primary completion: 2025-11-05
• Completion: 2025-11-20
• First posted: 2026-04-07
• Last updated: 2026-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)