Fatigue and Kinematics During Isometric Activity of the Upper Limbs in Young and Older Adults

Escola Superior de Saude da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa - Lisboa

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Isometric activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04938791

ESSCVP_FIS01/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to understand the relationship between perceived effort and physiological and kinematic variables caused by isometric activity of the upper limbs, as well as its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics, level of activity and quality of life.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy
• Minimum age of 18 years;

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to provide written consent
• History of heart, cardiovascular and / or respiratory disease,
• Known untreated hypertension, cardiomyopathy, or exercise intolerance
• Presence of cognitive or neurological disorders
• Neuromuscular or orthopaedic disorder that limits the movement of the upper limb to 90° flexion or the maintenance of that position
• BMI ≥ 40

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Isometric activity

Experimental group

Description:

All participants will be included in this arm

Treatment:

Other: Isometric activity