Cardio Training of Older Adults With Central Obesity

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-09

Study Completion Date

2018-09-28

Brief Summary

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Given the increasing prevalence of obesity, there is an urgent need to find better strategies to promote physical activity in the community. The present study will invite 70-year-olds with central (abdominal) obesity to participate in a 10-week aerobic exercise program. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two equally large groups. The first group will complete the exercise program in instructor-led groups. The second group will complete the program at home with the help of an on-line video.

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Detailed Description

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Central obesity means having a lot visceral fat, that is, fat located in the abdominal cavity. Visceral fat is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.

Participants will be recruited from the Healthy Ageing Initiative (HAI), an ongoing population-based study that invites all 70-year-olds in Umeå, Sweden, to a health examination. The exercise program will focus is on station-based aerobic exercises and resistance exercises, predominantly with participants' own body weight as resistance. The program is progressive, starting at a moderate pace so that participants learn to perform the exercises properly. The intensity will be aimed at 60-80% of maximal exhaustion, and each exercise bout will last 60 seconds with 20 seconds of rest between bouts. The program was developed by seniors in the bachelor's program in exercise physiology at Umeå University, Sweden.

Conditions

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Visceral Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

The Data Analyst will also be masked.

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

Weeks 1-10: exercise program in group. Weeks 11-20: no intervention. Weeks 21-31: no intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

10-week aerobic exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

An aerobic exercise program consisting of 45-60 minute sessions 3 times a week for 10 weeks.

Control group

Weeks 1-10: no intervention. Weeks 11-20: no intervention. Weeks 21-31: exercise program at home.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

10-week aerobic exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

An aerobic exercise program consisting of 45-60 minute sessions 3 times a week for 10 weeks.

Interventions

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10-week aerobic exercise program

An aerobic exercise program consisting of 45-60 minute sessions 3 times a week for 10 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participated in the Healthy Ageing Initiative (a population-based intervention study in Umeå, Sweden)
* Visceral adipose tissue mass \>1 kg (women) or \>2 kg (men)

Exclusion Criteria

* Physical disability that affects ability to perform the exercises
* Heart failure or severe degenerative condition (e.g. malignant cancer or multiple sclerosis)
* Myocardial infarction or stroke in the past year
* Heart condition that can worsen with aerobic exercise (e.g. angina)

Minimum Eligible Age

70 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No