Effects of Water-Based Exercise in Women With Metabolic Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT03210597

Last Updated: 2018-10-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 51 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2018-10-10

Brief Summary

The objective of the present study was to compare the neuromuscular, cardiorespiratory and metabolic effects of 12 weeks of aerobic training, strength training and combined training in the aquatic environment in women with MS. For this purpose, 51 postmenopausal, sedentary and MS women were randomly divided into three intervention groups: hydro-aerobic (HA, n = 18, 63.77 ± 5.03 years), hydro-power (HF, n = 16, 61.01 ± 4.93 years) and hydro-combined (HC; n = 17; 60.52 ± 6.91). A subsample participated in eight weeks without physical exercise to characterize a control period. The three intervention groups performed two weekly sessions of 60 minutes for 12 weeks. Before and after the training period, blood tests, muscle strength tests, cardiorespiratory evaluation, functional tests and a questionnaire were performed. For statistical analysis, the Generalized Estimates Equations (GEE) model was used, using the "group" and the "time" as factors. The Bonferroni post hoc was used to locate the differences and the significance index adopted was α = 0.05.

Detailed Description

Water-based exercise as a mode of aquatic exercise has been highlighted in the scientific literature. Research on different models of training, aerobic, muscle strength and combined (aerobic and muscle strength), have already demonstrated their beneficial effects on different physical abilities. Recent studies indicate benefits of water-based exercise for the population with metabolic diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemias and obesity. However, for subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS) there are few studies that investigated which training model in the aquatic environment could generate physical and metabolic improvements.

This study is characterized as a randomized clinical trial, which treated three intervention groups with physical exercise programs. A subsample participated in a period of eight weeks without physical exercise to characterize a control period. The subjects in this subsample were later randomized into the intervention groups.

Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

hydro-aerobic

Water aerobics exercise

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

The subjects performed training in aquatic environment

hydro-power

Resistance water exercise

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

The subjects performed training in aquatic environment

hydro-combined

Water aerobics and resistance water exercise

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

The subjects performed training in aquatic environment

Interventions

Exercise

The subjects performed training in aquatic environment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Postmenopausal;
• Sedentary;
• Presented at least three positive components within the five possible to characterize the metabolic syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria

• Smokers.

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel

Doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Luiz F. Martins Kruel

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Federal Universty of Rio Grande do Sul

Other Identifiers

CEP UFRGS 1.499.603

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id