Physical performance in older adults after exercise program

• Register: REBEC
• Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
• Main ID: RBR-2xgjh3
• Date of registration: 05/12/2011
• Primary sponsor: Universidade de Fortaleza - Brazil
• Public title: Physical performance in older adults after exercise program
• Scientific title: A proposal for intervention through exercise for the elderly: implications for physical fitness and functional hability
• Date of first enrolment: 08/06/2010
• Target sample size: 40
• Recruitment status: data analysis completed
• URL: http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-2xgjh3/
• Study design: Clinical trial, single arm, no randomized

Countries of recruitment

Brazil

Contacts

• Name: Marcia Koike
• Affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo

• Name: wilson de moraes
• Affiliation: Universidade de Fortaleza

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People who belong to the group of elderly Community Center Luiza Tavora, aged 60 years or over, physically independent, of both genders and voluntarily consent to participate
Exclusion criteria: Failure to understand instructions, due to some cognitive problem, the dependence on a wheelchair, crutches or apparatus to walk or need help to remain standing; paralysis in one end of the arms or legs, uncontrolled high blood pressure (> 160 / 100mmHg) before testing and reports of chest pain or dizziness, trouble bone / joint / muscle or some other condition that would preclude participating in previous motor tests

Age minimum: 60Y
Age maximum: 0
Gender: -

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Hypertension
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I00-I99

Intervention(s)

There will be a physical exercise program for a period of 16 weeks duration. The sessions will be held twice a week and will last approximately 50 minutes. All sessions will consist of a warm-up period followed by stretching (± 10 minutes), walking, dance and strength exercises for 30 minutes and a cooling activity (cool-down) by stretching during 10 minutes.
The population studied is composed of 45 elderly patrons of the Community Center Luiza Tavora.

Primary Outcome(s)

Before and after physical training program will be evaluated through the fitness evaluation of muscle strength (chair stand tests and elbow flexion), static balance test (one foot), aerobic (stationary gait test), flexibility (sit and reach test). In addition to functional capacity evaluation through tests of "putting on socks" and "to sit, stand up from his chair and moving around the house."

Secondary Outcome(s)

Before and after physical training program will be assessed blood pressure levels at rest (auscultation), the body mass index (BMI) and blood glucose levels (blood glucose meter for measurement of capillary blood glucose).

Secondary ID(s)

11460000037-07

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Wilson Max Almeida Monteiro de Moraes - Brazil

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Wilson Max Almeida Monteiro de Moraes - Brazil