Isometric Exercises in Healthy Elderly Individuals

NCT ID: NCT04932733

Last Updated: 2022-01-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 58 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-02-15
• Study Completion Date: 2021-12-01

Brief Summary

A total of 58 participants were selected and divided into two groups equally, namely, elderly, and young groups with the age groups of 60-80 years and 20-30 years, respectively. The Heart Rate (HR), Respiratory Rate (RR), Blood Pressure (BP), Oxygen Saturation (SaO2), and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) for each participant were assessed before and after the treatment session.

Detailed Description

The elderly participants in the experimental group and the young participants in the control group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Elderly isometric exercise

Quadriceps isometric exercise.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

The elderly participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Young isometric exercise

Quadriceps isometric exercise.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Young isometric exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

The young participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Interventions

Exercises

The elderly participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Young isometric exercise

The young participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Elderly isometric exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with a chronic history of alcohol, smoking, resting tachycardia (>100 beats per min), hypertension, history of any other cardiovascular disorders, any peripheral vascular disease, those on a regular exercise program, and uncooperative participants.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Salameh Aldaja

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Salameh Aldaja

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Salameh Aldaja, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Isra University

Locations

Isra University

Amman, , Jordan

Countries

Jordan

Other Identifiers

337-1/1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id