Effects of 12-week Exercise Program on Sleep Quality and Fear of Death in Geriatric Individuals

NCT ID: NCT05418283

Last Updated: 2023-04-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-10

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise program on tanatophobia and sleep quality in elderly individuals, and to evaluate the relationship between sleep disorder and fear of death.

Detailed Description

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The effect of regular exercise programs on fear of death in elderly individuals is unknown. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise program on tanatophobia and sleep quality in elderly individuals, and to evaluate the relationship between sleep disorder and fear of death.

Conditions

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Sleep Disorder Depressive Disorder Death Physical Inactivity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Exercise

12-week aerobic exercise program will be applied (3/week)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

1 hour of aerobic exercise will be applied 3 days a week for 12 weeks.

Control

No intervention will be applied.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Exercise

1 hour of aerobic exercise will be applied 3 days a week for 12 weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals aged 65 and over who volunteered to participate in the study,
* Conscious and without communication problems,
* No orthopedic injury that prevents walking
* Those who are physically inactive according to the International Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire
* Those who have sufficient motivation to participate in the exercise program (will be evaluated by a one-on-one interview by the researchers)
* Being eligible to participate in an exercise program after a cardiac examination by a cardiologist (resting ECG and questioning of cardiac symptoms, further examinations such as exercise ECG test if necessary)

Exclusion Criteria

* Having a history of neuromuscular disease
* Serious medical condition (eg advanced malignancy or major neurological, psychiatric or endocrine disease, respiratory failure, etc.) that would prevent the person from participating in exercise training.
* Less than 1 year life expectancy
* Having an orthopedic injury that prevents walking
* Presence of advanced sensory deficit
* Having visual and hearing problems
* Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points)
* Not having agreed to participate in the study
* Uncontrolled hypertension
* Not being found suitable for exercise in the examination performed by physicians and physiotherapists
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Elif Yıldırım Ayaz, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sultan Abdülhamid Training And Research Hospital

Locations

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Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital

Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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EXDES

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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