Plyometric Training for Elderly Women

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02852642

PlyoElderly

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction: the physiological aging process induces several structural changes in the musculoskeletal system. These, in turn, result in functional changes that are reflected in the senescent dependency, determining the reduction in their quality of life. Power training has been identified as ideal to mitigate the effects of aging. However, there are indications that an intervention based on the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle action is a better choice.

Full description

Study hypotheses: the participants of the proposed intervention will increase their bone mineral density, muscle volume, functional capacity and will show some improvement in their gait, as well as in their quality of life. Purposes: the main objective of this study was to propose a training model based in the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle action and assess its effects on selected parameters of musculoskeletal morphology, functional capacity and quality of life of elderly women.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 60 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• sedentary women, not using bone alteration medication physically able

Exclusion criteria

• attending less than 80% of the intervention sessions and not attending the final evaluation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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37 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Power training model based in the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Maintaining daily activities