Status:
UNKNOWN
Exercise Pressor Reflex and Lifelong Training
Lead Sponsor:
Universita di Verona
Conditions:
Healthy Aging
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Eligibility:
MALE
18-75 years
Brief Summary
Cardiovascular diseases represent the first mortality cause in the world. Ageing is considered as the most prominent risk factor for this kind of diseases. Also, hypertension represents one of the mod...
Detailed Description
Population ageing represents a problem both for health outcomes and for social dynamics in the social welfare states. Currently, the over 60 represents the fastest growing segment of the population. D...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- General:
- Young: 18 - 30, males, non smokers
- Old Sedentary: 65 -75, males, non smokers
- Old Endurance Trained: 65 -75, males, non smokers
- Old Strength Trained: 65 - 75, males, non smokers
- Exercise history (different for each group):
- Young: ≤ 5 h/week
- Old Sedentary: ≤ 2h/week
- Old Endurance Trained: ≥ 5 h/week, ≥ 30 years of practice, ≥ 4 sessions/week
- Old Strength Trained: ≥ 5 h/week, ≥ 30 years of practice, ≥ 4 sessions/week
- Exclusion Criteria:
- History of cardiovascular events/diseases
- Respiratory, musculoskeletal, renal, and insulin-resistant diseases
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Use of beta-blockers
- BMI ≥ 30
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 29 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04013022
Start Date
August 1 2019
End Date
November 29 2021
Last Update
July 9 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of Verona
Verona, Italy, 37131