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Long Distance Running Training by Older Adults

NCT01475448 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2015-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this project is to understand the effect of regular practice of long distance running on the posture and movement control of older adults.

For such, the investigators will conduct an experiment with longitudinal design where sedentary elderly individuals will be trained in long distance running for about 4 months.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Aging

Interventions

OTHER

Long distance training

Long distance training during four months, 3 times per week

OTHER

Walking training

Walking training during four months, three times per week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marcos Duarte · Federal University of ABC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-10-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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