Plyometric Training for Elderly Women

NCT ID: NCT02852642

Last Updated: 2016-08-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 37 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-07-31

Brief Summary

Introduction: the physiological aging process induces several structural changes in the musculoskeletal system. These, in turn, result in functional changes that are reflected in the senescent dependency, determining the reduction in their quality of life. Power training has been identified as ideal to mitigate the effects of aging. However, there are indications that an intervention based on the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle action is a better choice.

Detailed Description

Study hypotheses: the participants of the proposed intervention will increase their bone mineral density, muscle volume, functional capacity and will show some improvement in their gait, as well as in their quality of life. Purposes: the main objective of this study was to propose a training model based in the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle action and assess its effects on selected parameters of musculoskeletal morphology, functional capacity and quality of life of elderly women.

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Exercise

Power training model based in the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Plyometric training

Control

Maintaining daily activities

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Exercise

Plyometric training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• sedentary women, not using bone alteration medication physically able

Exclusion Criteria

• attending less than 80% of the intervention sessions and not attending the final evaluation

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

João Pedro Pinho

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Alberto C Amadio, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Sao Paulo

Other Identifiers

PlyoElderly

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id