Muscle Strengthening Exercises and Global Stretching in Elderly

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoporosis; Senile Osteopenia

Treatments: Other: Muscle stretching and Strength Training; Other: Educated about physical exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02143674

UFPE CAAE N.130.281 (Other Identifier)

UFPernambuco

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction: The life expectancy and the number of people hitting the old age have increased in recent years. The aging process is accompanied by morphological and functional changes that contribute to reduced functional capacity, increase the number of falls and the appearance of physical limitations. Exercise promotes maintenance of functional autonomy, improving the physical ability of the elderly making it more independent.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a program of muscle strengthening exercises associated with global stretching on balance, fear of falling and functional capacity in elderly women.

Methods: This was a non-randomized controlled trial, in which 12 volunteers aged over 60 years were divided into two groups: intervention group (IG, n = 7) submitted to muscle strengthening exercises and stretching, 2 times per week for 12 weeks, and the control group (CG, n = 5), not submitted to the protocol but were educated about physical exercises. Before and after the protocol were evaluated scores of Berg Balance Scale, the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and Evaluation of Functional Autonomy Development Group for Latin American Maturity (GDLAM). Data were statistically analyzed within and between groups with a significance level of p <0.05.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• women aged over 60 years,
• independent in locomotion,
• with ability to understand verbal commands to perform the tests and participation in the treatment program

Exclusion criteria

• execution of other physical activities or doing other types of physical therapy,
• had any prior neurological deficit (stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease) or
• musculoskeletal diseases which compromising performance and mobility,
• use of orthosis for locomotion,
• inability to perform the evaluation tests and/or participation in the intervention session

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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59 participants in 2 patient groups

INTERVENTION

Experimental group

Description:

Muscle stretching and Strength Training

Treatment:

Other: Muscle stretching and Strength Training

Educated about physical exercises

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Educated about physical exercises