Effect of detraining on physical condition and quality of life in elderly habitual exercisers

• Register: ANZCTR
• Last refreshed on: 15 July 2019
• Main ID: ACTRN12617000716369
• Date of registration: 17/05/2017
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Susana Gil
• Public title: Effect of detraining on physical condition and quality of life in elderly habitual exercisers
• Scientific title: Effect of detraining on physical condition, biochemical parameters and quality of life in elderly habitual exercisers
• Date of first enrolment: 31/05/2017
• Target sample size: 50
• Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
• URL: https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12617000716369.aspx
• Study type: Observational
• Study design: Purpose: Natural history;Duration: Longitudinal;Selection: Defined population;Timing: Prospective;
• Phase: Not Applicable

Countries of recruitment

Spain

Contacts

• Name: Dr Susana Gil

• Name: Dr Susana Gil

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria will be to be enrolled in a supervised group exercise program for people aged over 65 during the previous 9 months, at least.
Exclusion criteria: -To have serious illnesses that prevents them to undertake physical exercise
-Participate in supervised exercise during the three months of detraining period

Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: No limit
Gender: Both males and females

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Public Health - Health promotion/education

Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

frailty;ageing;
frailty
ageing

Intervention(s)

All participants are finishing an exercise program which they have participated in for at least 9 months, and this study will assess their physical decline over three months following the end of the exercise program. Therefore, measurements will be performed twice: once at the end of the nine month exercise program and again 3 months later.
There will not be other measurements

Primary Outcome(s)

Changes in strength of the upper extremity assessed by the handgrip strength measured by a Jamar dynamometer. Handgrip strength has been related to frailty and also sarcopenia.
[ three months after the cessation of the exercise program, which is the detraining period]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Number of falls by assessing the occurred during the 3 month period by self-report in a study diary[The participants will record the number of falls ocurred during the three months of detraining, ]

changes in blood C-reactive protein measuring it from the blood using ELISA technique[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detraining period]

Change in cardiorrespiratory fitness by the 6 minute walk test measuring the distance covered in meters[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detraining period]

changes in blood adiponectin measuring it from venous blood using ELISA technique[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detraining period]

Change in the waist to hip ratio by measuring both the waist and the hip and calculating the ratio[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detraining period

]

Changes in dynamic balance performing the “8-foot up and go” test[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detraining period]

changes in the strength of the upper extremity using the “arm curl” test (number of flexions and extensions of the arm within 30 s holding a hand dumbbell)[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detraining period]

changes in blood interleukin-6 measuring it from the blood using ELISA technique[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detraining period]

quality of life using the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire[Measurements will be undertaken at the end of the exercise programe (baseline) and at 3 months after the cessation of the exercise program, i.e after the 3 months detarining period]

Secondary ID(s)

none

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Basque Goverment

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

Ethics Committee of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)