Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise Periodization and Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of Campinas, Brazil
Conditions:
Aging
Physical Activity
Eligibility:
FEMALE
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The present study aimed at investigating the effects of two different resistance training protocols - nonperiodized (NP) and daily undulating periodization (DUP) - on hemodynamic, morphofunctional and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged ≥60 years;
- Female;
- Not having been part of a systematic program of physical exercises in the last 6 months;
- MEEM score \>19 points;
- Kihon checklist score \>10 points;
- Capacity to perform the basic and instrumental activities of daily living according to Katz and Pfeffer indexes;
- Self-reported good memory;
- Complete all measurements.
Exclusion
- Changes on antihypertensive medication in the past 6 months prior to inclusion in the study;
- Cardiovascular disease (i.e., acute myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, and transient ischemic disease)
- Metabolic disease (i.e., diabetes mellitus type I or II), pulmonary disease (i.e., emphysema)
- Neurological and/or psychiatric disease (i.e., Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease)
- Skeletal muscle disorders
- Comorbidities associated with greater risk of falls
- Recent history of smoking or alcohol abuse
- Hormone replacement therapy and/or psychotropic drugs.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03443375
Start Date
January 1 2015
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
February 23 2018
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