PAHA Study: Psychological Active and Healthy Ageing

University of Bergamo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aged

Treatments: Behavioral: WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING; Behavioral: MULTICOMPONENT TRAINING

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01966562

NCT002899231

Details and patient eligibility

About

The PAHA study is a three-arm randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT). The aim of this RCT is to compare the effectiveness of the WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION (WBV) with the Multi-component training control group and control group (CG) for psychological well being, quality of life, proactive attitude and happiness in female aged subjects.

Full description

A recent review has moreover suggested that the content (the mental and physical demand or challenge, and the behavioral aspects of the activity) and the context (the social context) of activities are key elements when distinguishing various types. Social activity affects wellbeing or survival by reducing the risks of social isolation and by supplying emotional intimacy, socio-emotional support, reinforcement for one's self-concept and social roles, and the sense of being valued. On the other hand, productive activity may influence health and wellbeing through satisfaction with outcomes, economic gains, mental stimulation, comforting personal routines, sense of purpose, and increased self-efficacy or self-esteem. There are significant relationships between QoL and attitudes toward aging in older adults. It has been in fact demonstrated that a proactive attitude (i.e., exercise, planning ahead, and marshaling support) influences QoL outcomes (i.e., depressive symptomatology and social activities).

Evidence has moreover shown that exist gender differences in engage physical activities and in mood state in ageing. In fact, aged women are less engaged in physical activity than men, probably due to menopausal transition (MT) state. Literature has suggested that women who experience longer MT and increased symptoms have higher stress and increased risk of depression , that in turn may affect their engagement in physical activities.

Starting from current literature, we hypothesize that specific physical activity, WBV, may promote psychological well being and quality of life in female aged subjects. Moreover and therefore, we assume an improvement in proactive attitude and happiness when compared to and Multi-component training control group.

Enrollment: 69 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 55 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women;
• Age ranged between 55-75 years old.

Exclusion criteria

• Male sex;
• Age lower than 55 years old;
• Present levels of DMO lower than 70 g/cm2;
• Being treated for a disease that can affect bone structure or neuromuscular system;
• Have orthopedic prosthetic implants in the lower limbs and / or spine; Have herniated discs;
• Suffer ocular diseases that affect the retina;
• Suffer severe cardiovascular diseases;
• Have a pacemaker, or osteosynthesis material;
• Severe mental illness (active psychosis/suicide risk/severe dementia);
• Linguistic limitations (such as stuttering/untreated audio impairment);
• A significant functional problem (such as unconsciousness/connection to respiration device/confinement to a wheelchair or bed/severe walking disability/need of help with basic daily activities), major depression, anxiety according to DSM-IV criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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69 participants in 3 patient groups

WBV TRAINING

Experimental group

Description:

WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING

Treatment:

Behavioral: WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING

MC TRAINING

Active Comparator group

Description:

MULTICOMPONENT TRAINING

Treatment:

Behavioral: MULTICOMPONENT TRAINING

CG

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group