Muscle Strengthening Exercises and Global Stretching in Elderly

NCT ID: NCT02143674

Last Updated: 2014-05-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 59 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2014-01-31

Brief Summary

Introduction: The life expectancy and the number of people hitting the old age have increased in recent years. The aging process is accompanied by morphological and functional changes that contribute to reduced functional capacity, increase the number of falls and the appearance of physical limitations. Exercise promotes maintenance of functional autonomy, improving the physical ability of the elderly making it more independent.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a program of muscle strengthening exercises associated with global stretching on balance, fear of falling and functional capacity in elderly women.

Methods: This was a non-randomized controlled trial, in which 12 volunteers aged over 60 years were divided into two groups: intervention group (IG, n = 7) submitted to muscle strengthening exercises and stretching, 2 times per week for 12 weeks, and the control group (CG, n = 5), not submitted to the protocol but were educated about physical exercises. Before and after the protocol were evaluated scores of Berg Balance Scale, the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) and Evaluation of Functional Autonomy Development Group for Latin American Maturity (GDLAM). Data were statistically analyzed within and between groups with a significance level of p <0.05.

Conditions

Osteoporosis; Senile Osteopenia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

INTERVENTION

Muscle stretching and Strength Training

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Muscle stretching and Strength Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Each step of stretching on specific muscles was repeated three times by keeping the posture for 30 seconds, (Arnold and Kokkonen, 2007; Toraman A, Yildirim. 2010; Dai, Ware, Giuliani, 2012; Duque et al., 2013; Granacher et al., 2013). The Pectoral, Quadriceps, Paraspinal, Abdominal and Ischial tibial and sural triceps muscles were elongated.

Strength Training Muscle strengthening was performed using weights and dumbbells. The training load individually determined through the test of strength with 10 repetitions maximum. The load was reevaluated four weeks of training. The Abdominal, Paraspinal, Quadriceps and Posterior thigh muscles (hamstrings) were submitted to the intervention protocol.

Educated about physical exercises

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Educated about physical exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Interventions

Muscle stretching and Strength Training

Each step of stretching on specific muscles was repeated three times by keeping the posture for 30 seconds, (Arnold and Kokkonen, 2007; Toraman A, Yildirim. 2010; Dai, Ware, Giuliani, 2012; Duque et al., 2013; Granacher et al., 2013). The Pectoral, Quadriceps, Paraspinal, Abdominal and Ischial tibial and sural triceps muscles were elongated.

Strength Training Muscle strengthening was performed using weights and dumbbells. The training load individually determined through the test of strength with 10 repetitions maximum. The load was reevaluated four weeks of training. The Abdominal, Paraspinal, Quadriceps and Posterior thigh muscles (hamstrings) were submitted to the intervention protocol.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Educated about physical exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• women aged over 60 years,
• independent in locomotion,
• with ability to understand verbal commands to perform the tests and participation in the treatment program

Exclusion Criteria

• execution of other physical activities or doing other types of physical therapy,
• had any prior neurological deficit (stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease) or
• musculoskeletal diseases which compromising performance and mobility,
• use of orthosis for locomotion,
• inability to perform the evaluation tests and/or participation in the intervention session

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo

PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapeutic Resources, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

Other Identifiers

UFPE CAAE N.130.281

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UFPernambuco

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id