Comparison of the Effects of Green Exercise Programs Including Resistance and Aerobic Exercises (GREENCITY)

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Physical Inactivity

Treatments: Behavioral: Aerobic Exercise; Behavioral: Aerobic + resistance exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05958745

GREENCITY

Details and patient eligibility

About

It was aimed to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise and resistance exercises performed together with aerobic exercise, applied in the concept of green exercise with a multidisciplinary team (specialist doctors physiotherapists, nurses) on senior fitness, aerobic capacity and IC in individuals aged 65 and over.

Full description

The study is a multicenter, parallel three-group, randomized controlled study conducted to examine the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises applied within the framework of green exercise concept on physical fitness, aerobic capacity and intrinsic capacity. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise and resistance exercises performed together with aerobic exercise, applied in the concept of green exercise with a multidisciplinary team (specialist doctors physiotherapists, nurses) on senior fitness, aerobic capacity and IC in individuals aged 65 and over.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• After the cardiology examination, it was decided that it was suitable for exercise,
• The Mini Mental Test score was above 24 points
• Had adequate communication skills

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with uncontrollable arrhythmia and/or hypertension,
• neuromuscular disease,
• orthopedic injury that interferes with walking,
• severe sensory deficit, visual and/or hearing problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Aerobic Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

12 week aerobic exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aerobic Exercise

Aerobic + Resistance Exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

12 week aerobic + resistance exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aerobic + resistance exercise

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

control