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Efficiency of Physical Activity on the Physical Condition of Elderly Women

NCT01558401 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2012-03-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects and the efficiency of an adapted physical activity program as regards the physical condition of older Brazilian women.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

OTHER

Physical activity program

The activities are done in groups of no more than 25 individuals; these activities are standardized and agreed upon by the research team, which hold monthly meetings to conduct the study. Each physical activity session consists of 8-10 minutes of exercises aimed at stretching the major muscle groups (pectoral muscles, latissimus dorsi, cervical paravertebral, and posterior and anterior thigh muscles); 9 minutes of aerobic endurance activity (march/fast walk); 7-10 minutes of adapted strength exercises, power, and endurance training; 14-16 minutes of coordination, agility, and flexibility exercises, and 5-7 minutes of respiratory and relaxation exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • José R. Rebelatto, Ph.D. · Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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