Study of the Long-term Effects of Exercise on Heath Indicators in Older People

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoporosis; Lipid Metabolism Disorders; Overweight and Obesity; Personal Satisfaction; Sarcopenia; Hypertension With Complications and Secondary Hypertension

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01874132

CVD-2009-EX

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent the most frequent cause of death among the elderly population. Hypertension, unfavorable lipid profile, obesity and physical inactivity are among the main risk factors for CVD. In contrast, mortality from CVD is inversely related to levels of physical activity, and is lower in individuals who exercise and have higher functional fitness levels. Thus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Heart Association have recommended 20-30 min of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic training for the elderly, preferably every day or at least 3 days a week in the case of vigorous exercise.The same organizations also suggest the inclusion of resistance training in order to improve functional fitness. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare different exercise modalities in long-term changes of CVD risk factors and physical fitness among older adults.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 65 to 79 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Older adults living independently;
• medical approval.

Exclusion criteria

• Non-smokers;
• Non-morbidly obese;
• No history of severe hypertension;
• No history of falls;
• No orthopaedic, neurological, pulmonary, or cardiac problems.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 3 patient groups

Aerobic exercise training

Experimental group

Description:

Dose response

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise training

Aerobic and resistance exercise training

Experimental group

Description:

Dose response

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Non-exercising control group