Effects of a Program of Physical Exercise and Electrotherapy on Muscle Strength in Subjects of the Fourth Age

NCT ID: NCT01086592

Last Updated: 2010-07-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

118 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-28

Study Completion Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation, strengthening exercises, or combination of both over lower limbs are effective in the improvement of the stability fundamentally against falls, greater independence and, therefore, better quality of life in elderly over 75 years.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Geriatric Assessment Muscle Strength Postural Balance Body Mass Index

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Control

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Daily life activities

Strengthening exercise

Strong progressive strengthening exercises of lower limbs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Strong progressive strengthening exercises of lower limbs

Intervention Type OTHER

Lower limb weight

Electrotherapy

Neuromuscular Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Electrotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Neuromuscular Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Electrotherapy+weights

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Electrotherapy+weights

Intervention Type OTHER

Superimposed Neuromuscular Electric Nerve Stimulation

Interventions

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No intervention

Daily life activities

Intervention Type OTHER

Strong progressive strengthening exercises of lower limbs

Lower limb weight

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrotherapy

Neuromuscular Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrotherapy+weights

Superimposed Neuromuscular Electric Nerve Stimulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age above 75

Exclusion Criteria

* Mental disorder
* Previous electrotherapy treatments
* Pacemakers
* Lower limbs prosthetics
* Major coronary diseases
Minimum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cardenal Herrera University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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CEU-Cardenal Herrera

Principal Investigators

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Javier Romero, Dean

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Facultad Ciencias Salud CEU-UCH

Locations

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CEU-Cardenal Herrera University

Moncada, Valencia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Barry BK, Carson RG. The consequences of resistance training for movement control in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2004 Jul;59(7):730-54. doi: 10.1093/gerona/59.7.m730.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15304540 (View on PubMed)

Bax L, Staes F, Verhagen A. Does neuromuscular electrical stimulation strengthen the quadriceps femoris? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Sports Med. 2005;35(3):191-212. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200535030-00002.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15730336 (View on PubMed)

Caggiano E, Emrey T, Shirley S, Craik RL. Effects of electrical stimulation or voluntary contraction for strengthening the quadriceps femoris muscles in an aged male population. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1994 Jul;20(1):22-8. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1994.20.1.22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8081406 (View on PubMed)

Hunter GR, McCarthy JP, Bamman MM. Effects of resistance training on older adults. Sports Med. 2004;34(5):329-48. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200434050-00005.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15107011 (View on PubMed)

Paillard T, Noe F, Passelergue P, Dupui P. Electrical stimulation superimposed onto voluntary muscular contraction. Sports Med. 2005;35(11):951-66. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200535110-00003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16271009 (View on PubMed)

Benavent-Caballer V, Rosado-Calatayud P, Segura-Orti E, Amer-Cuenca JJ, Lison JF. Effects of three different low-intensity exercise interventions on physical performance, muscle CSA and activities of daily living: a randomized controlled trial. Exp Gerontol. 2014 Oct;58:159-65. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.08.004. Epub 2014 Aug 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25131453 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CEU-UCH-87

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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