Effect of step exercise on aerobic fitness and progression of atherosclerosis in the elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- atherosclerosis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000026743
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Brief Summary
Aeribic fitness and arterial pulse wave velocity were significantly improved in the bench step exercise group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Any medical conditions that contraindicated exercise, such as cardiovascular disease and orthopedic disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method arterial pulse wave velocity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method aerobic fitness, atherosclerosis related factors (2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances [TBARS], superoxide dismutase 3 extracellular [EC-SOD], Nitric oxide [NO] synthase)