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Strength Training for Elderlies and Their Effects on Muscle Fatigue and Microcirculation - Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT02516189 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2016-08-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of a strength training program on functional capacity, muscle performance and microcirculation in the elderly.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

OTHER

Strength training program

Strength Training program applied twice a week for sixteen weeks. Each training exercises has a total time of 50 minutes. Warm-up: 5 minutes of stretching. Training: Leg press; Leg Curl; Vertical traction; Chest press; Abdominal crunch; Lower back. Gametherapy. Relaxation: 5 minutes of stretching.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Estadual da Paraiba

    collaborator OTHER

  • Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Danilo A Vasconcelos, MS · Universidade Estadual da Paraiba

  • João G Alves, PhD · Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

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