Circuit Training and Aerobic Exercise Among Sedentary Elderly Population

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Old Age; Debility; Sedentary Behavior

Treatments: Other: Circuit Training program; Other: Continuous aerobic exercise Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05059964

REC/01086 Ataur Rahman

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the effects of Circuit training and aerobic exercise on cardiopulmonary fitness among Sedentary elderly population

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants meeting the below criteria, shall be recruited in the study.
• Sedentary elderly people (Can perform 6 MWT without complication)
• Sedentary elderly population
• No regular exercise or gym activity since last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Already trained (any gym activity or regular exercise)
• Diagnosed cardiopulmonary disease
• Diabetes
• Any neurological complication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Circuit Training program

Experimental group

Description:

circuit training for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Circuit Training program

Continuous aerobic exercise Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

aerobic exercise for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Continuous aerobic exercise Group