Water Exercise and Vascular Function in Elderly

NCT ID: NCT01642654

Last Updated: 2012-07-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2010-09-30

Brief Summary

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Objectives:

The purpose of this research was to assess modifications caused by a concurrent water exercise program on plasma nitrite (NO3), cerebral vascular resistance and cholesterol in the elderly and analyze the correlations between these variables after intervention.

Methods The sample was composed of 40 women mean age 69,21 ±5,27 years old, divided into an intervention (WG) and control group (CG). It was to measure nitrite concentration (NO3) by the Griess reaction; internal cerebral arteries were assessed by Doppler ultrasound to determine the resistivity index and Cholesterol was determined using the colorimetric enzymatic method and test kit. Intervention with water exercise program consisted of three weekly sessions for 16 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Elderly Women

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Educational lectures

Intervention Type OTHER

Educational lectures

Treatment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

The WG was submitted to a 16-week WEP, with combined aerobic and resistance exercises in three weekly sessions. Water temperature was approximately 30º C with an average ambient temperature of 34° C. The pool had water levels ranging between 1,20 and 1,40 meters deep.

Interventions

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Exercise

The WG was submitted to a 16-week WEP, with combined aerobic and resistance exercises in three weekly sessions. Water temperature was approximately 30º C with an average ambient temperature of 34° C. The pool had water levels ranging between 1,20 and 1,40 meters deep.

Intervention Type OTHER

Educational lectures

Educational lectures

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* older than 60 and lass than 80 years age;
* the elderly should be independent in their ADLs;
* be considered able for medical evaluation to participate in the intervention and testing protocols;
* still not be participating in regular systematized physical activity for at least six months.

Exclusion Criteria

* subjects with any form of transmittable or uncontrolled disease or insulin-dependent hypertensive;
* unable to perform functional autonomy tests;
* women undergo hormonal replacement therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yula Pires da Silveira Fontenele de Meneses

Msc

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Arméle Dornelas

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Locations

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Universidade Estadual do Piauí

Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Cress ME, Buchner DM, Prohaska T, Rimmer J, Brown M, Macera C, Dipietro L, Chodzko-Zajko W. Best practices for physical activity programs and behavior counseling in older adult populations. J Aging Phys Act. 2005 Jan;13(1):61-74. doi: 10.1123/japa.13.1.61.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15677836 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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yula01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id