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Prescription of Physical Exercise Through Mobile Application in Elderly

NCT02327975 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2015-03-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Physical inactivity is a health problem that affects people worldwide and has been identified as the fourth largest risk factor for overall mortality (contributing to 6% of deaths globally). Many researchers have tried to increase physical activity (PA) levels through traditional methods without much success. Thus, many researchers are turning to mobile technology as an emerging method for changing health behaviours.The study consists of a physical activity intervention through a mobile application in elderly. The study is a 3x2 model, in which the sample is distributed in three study groups (over 53 years) and were evaluated at 10 weeks from baseline.

Conditions

  • Motor Activity
  • Aerobic Exercise
  • Mobile Applications
  • Aged
  • Prescriptions
  • Cell Phones
  • Resistance Training
  • Muscle Strenght

Interventions

OTHER

Training group

The main part of the session included a whole-body strength training, which incorporated chest press, shoulder press, lateral pull-down, seated row, shoulder flexion, chest pulley, hammer curl, biceps curl, triceps curl, triceps pushdown, leg extension, leg curl, lunge, squat, abdominal crunch. To control and equate the intensity between the TG and MG, a method based on the combined use of the prescribed number of repetitions and the OMNI Resistance Scale for the active muscles was used. Previous studies have described the method used for controlling exercise intensity (Colado et al., 2012; Colado et al., 2014). During 1-3 weeks subjects performed 25 min of exercise at 60% maximum heart rate (HRmax), during weeks 4-6 subjects performed 30 min of exercise at 70% HRmax and during weeks 7-10 subjects performed 35 min of exercise at 80% HRmax.

OTHER

Mobile group

The subjects in this group received the same intervention that trainning group but through a mobile application (whatsapp).

OTHER

Control group

No received intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of the Balearic Islands

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Josep Vidal Conti · University of Balearic Islands

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
53 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Spain

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