Strength Training for Elderlies and Their Effects on Muscle Fatigue and Microcirculation - Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT ID: NCT02516189

Last Updated: 2016-08-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-08-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of a strength training program on functional capacity, muscle performance and microcirculation in the elderly.

Detailed Description

Purpose

The primary research question is:

Do muscular strength training programs can improve functional capacity, muscle performance and microcirculation in the elderly? Hypothesis: Strength training program will promote electromyographic changes during the development of peripheral muscle fatigue and microcirculatory blood flow contributing to functional autonomy.

Secondary Research Questions

1. Does the strength training program in the elderly improve the standard of electromyographic fatigue? Hypothesis: Elderly practitioners of strength exercise program showed increased neuromuscular efficiency and electromyographic fatigue index.

2. Do the strength training program in the elderly improve peripheral microcirculation? Hypothesis: A regular program of strength exercise in the elderly increases the blood flow in peripheral microcirculation changing the process of muscle fatigue. These biomechanical and physiological changes contribute to increased functional autonomy and reducing the risk of falls in the elderly.

Conditions

Aging

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Group A

group of elderly participants of strength training program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Strength training program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Strength Training program applied twice a week for sixteen weeks. Each training exercises has a total time of 50 minutes. Warm-up: 5 minutes of stretching. Training: Leg press; Leg Curl; Vertical traction; Chest press; Abdominal crunch; Lower back. Gametherapy.

Relaxation: 5 minutes of stretching.

Group B

group of seniors who did not practice strength training program

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Strength training program

Strength Training program applied twice a week for sixteen weeks. Each training exercises has a total time of 50 minutes. Warm-up: 5 minutes of stretching. Training: Leg press; Leg Curl; Vertical traction; Chest press; Abdominal crunch; Lower back. Gametherapy.

Relaxation: 5 minutes of stretching.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• sedentary elderly
• individuals who have physical and medical conditions to perform strength training
• individuals who participate in the Open University Maturity Program

Exclusion Criteria

• individuals who do not have physical and medical conditions to perform strength training

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 85 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidade Estadual da Paraiba

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

João Guilherme Bezerra Alves

Teaching Director

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Danilo A Vasconcelos, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Estadual da Paraiba

João G Alves, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira

Other Identifiers

FEFMM

Identifier Type: -

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