Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of the Breathing Muscular Training of Institutionalized Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco
Conditions:
In Brazil, Which Has an Increasing Number of Elderly People.
The Physiological Alterations of Aging Are Systemic.
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-82 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to use associated breathing exercises the incentive inspiratory of load lineal pressoric, Threshold® IMT, or of load pressoric alinear, Voldyne®, in institutionalized eld...
Detailed Description
The physiologic alterations of the aging are systemic and they seem to be more evident in the institutionalized elderly. The advanced age is associated to the decrease of the force of the skeletal mus...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The elderly individuals were required to be in good physical and cognitive condition to be considered for the study
Exclusion
- Eliminated participation by those who had acute-phase infections of the cardio-respiratory system and those who did not have a satisfactory cognitive level to understand the evaluation tests and the exercises performed in the treatment programs.
- Also excluded were people who presented skeletal muscle and neurological sequel, presented metabolic syndromes or failed to adhere to the training program for more than one week.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01001156
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
October 23 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Marilia de Andrade Fonseca
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22780-160