Effects of an Exercise Program on Bone Density

European University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Body Composition; Bone Density

Treatments: Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03308292

P2016/UEM33

Details and patient eligibility

About

Physical inactivity and low adherence to the Mediterranean diet cause alterations in body composition, which increases the risk factors for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. In addition, exercise in different surfaces or water could affect the bone density specially in women. Objective: The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of a short-term aerobic exercise program in different surfaces on the body composition and bone density of women within at work, and to evaluate the quality of the Mediterranean diet and distribution of macronutrients in the studied population. Material & Methods: Randomized controlled trial. 63 women from a randomized work environment (IG, n=34) and a control group (CG, n=29) participated in a short-term aerobic exercise programmed (12 weeks), for body composition and bone density Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used and to evaluate diet, the Mediterranean Diet Quality Questionnaire (KIDMED) and the Food Frequency Questionnaire for macronutrient distribution were used.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 35 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Not diagnosed with any disease that contraindicates the practice of physical exercise
• Do not perform physical activity with continuity

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with chronic disease including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases that contraindicate the practice of physical exercise
• Being pregnant before or during the intervention (for intervention and control group)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

A moderate-intensity aerobic physical exercise programme was carried out during the months of March to May 2017 (12 weeks), with a frequency of three sessions per week (36 sessions in total) with a duration of 45 minutes per session. The intensity was controlled through the Borg 1982 modified scale of perceived exertion (RPE). It is a scale from 0 to 10, considering 0 as "nothing at all" and 10 as "very very strong", setting the moderate intensity as value

Treatment:

Other: Exercise