Resistance Training and Sleep in the Elderly

Summary

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of a session of resistance training on the sleep patterns of elderly people.

Methods: Forty men aged 65 to 80 years, sedentary and clinically healthy were divided into two groups: the control group (n=18) and the resistance group (n=22). Both groups underwent two polysomnography tests, one at baseline and another after either a resistance training session (One Repetition Maximum - Strength Test, resistance group) or without physical exercise (control group).

Conditions

• SLEEP DISTURBANCES Nec in ICD9CM

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical exercise

After the adaptation sessions, volunteers underwent a session of resistance training at 60% of 1 RM organized as follows: 3 sets of 10 to 12 repetitions on each exercise machine with a 1 minute and 30 second interval between each set and an interval of 2 minutes between each exercise machine, giving a total duration of training between 50 and 60 minutes. The sequence of exercise machines used was alternated by body segment. The sessions were performed at the same time of day (morning) under controlled temperature conditions (24 ± 21C).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro de Estudos em Psicobiologia e Exercício

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Centro de Estudo Multidisciplinar em Sonolência e Acidentes - CEMSA

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Instituto do Sono

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa

  collaborator OTHER

• Federal University of São Paulo

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Andrea M Esteves, PhD · Universidade Federal de São Paulo

• Valter AR Viana, MSc · Federal University of São Paulo

• Marco Tulio de Mello, PhD · Federal University of São Paulo

• Sergio Tufik, MD, PhD · Federal University of São Paulo

• Rita A Boscolo, MSc · Federal University of São Paulo

• Marcos G Santana, PhD · Federal University of São Paulo

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Max Age

80 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2008-01-31

Primary Completion

2008-11-30

Completion

2009-11-30

Countries

• Brazil

Study Locations