Physical Activity, Sleep and Age

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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Ageing is associated with a reduction of physical activity, movement efficiency, and quality of sleep. This leads to reduced health and well being in elderly subjects. Exercise training can increase movement efficiency and quality of sleep.

Objectives:

1. Laboratory validation test of body acceleration based indexes for movement efficiency and quality of sleep;
2. Cross-sectional analysis to assess relations between these indexes and age;
3. Intervention study to assess the effect of exercise training on daily life movement efficiency and quality of sleep in ageing subjects

45 healthy human volunteers, age 50-83 yr, BMI 20-30 kg/m2 are divided in control or intervention group. Subjects that will have practiced fitness activities in the previous year, as well as pregnant or lactating women, will be excluded.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Aging Movement Efficiency Sleep

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Exercise

Follows the fitness program as described in the intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

One year fitness training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Regular training schedule of moderate intensity, at 50% of heart rate reserve, as available for the specific age group in fitness centres

Control

Will not follow any regular fitness activity during one year

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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One year fitness training

Regular training schedule of moderate intensity, at 50% of heart rate reserve, as available for the specific age group in fitness centres

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men and women
* Age between 50-85 years
* No fitness activity in the previous year, to amplify training effects on movement efficiency and quality of sleep.
* Body mass index between 20 and 30 kg/m2, obesity limits the training capacity of subjects.

Signed informed consent by the participants

Exclusion Criteria

* Age below 50 or above 85 years;
* body mass index below 20 kg/m2 or above 30 kg/m2;
* neurologic, cardiologic or invalidating orthopaedic disease;
* pregnancy or lactation.

Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes