Prevention of Functional Decline of Aged Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT00727389
• Lead Sponsor: Academia Cearense de Odontologia

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the capacity of muscular function and articular amplitude in the aged women who participated in the Support Group and its influence on the prevention of function decline of these women.

Detailed Description

To evaluate the capacity of muscular function and articular amplitude in the aged women who participated the Support Group and its influence on the prevention of function decline of these women is use the method: It is an interventional and quantitative research. A questionnaire of identification and instruments will use: a) flexion and extension tests of muscular function and articular amplitude of shoulders, elbows, wrists, hip, knees and ankles, in the beginning and in the end of the program b) educational action c) physical exercise d) the check up of the results after the exercises e) two questions to register the influence of the support group in the functional life of the researched ones.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04
• Primary Completion: 2007-10
• Study Completion: 2007-11
• Status Verified: 2008-07
• Study First Submitted: 2008-07-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-07-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-07-31
• Study First Posted: 2008-08-04
• Last Update Posted: 2008-08-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

• woman with 60 years old or more

Exclusion Criteria

• woman with less 60 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
groups of women	Physiotherapy	To evaluate the capacity of muscular function and articular amplitude in the aged women

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A instrument was used for flexion and extension tests of muscular function and articular amplitude of shoulders, elbows, wrists, hip, knees and ankles, in the beginning and in the end of the program; physical exercise; the check up of the results	six month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Grupo de apoio a prevenção da incapacidade funcional; 🇧🇷 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil