Physical Fitness in Elderly

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aging; Physical Fitness; Healthy Aging
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Senior Fitness Test

• Registration Number: NCT04250870
• Lead Sponsor: Baskent University

Brief Summary

Aging decreases the physical fitness levels in living beings. The environmental factors also have a major effect on the physical fitness levels. The objective of this study was to compare the physical fitness levels of nursing home residents and community-dwelling elderly people. This study employed 118 participants, who consisted of nursing home residents and community-dwelling elderly people. The physical fitness levels of the elderly people were measured by Senior Fitness Test. The physical fitness levels of the elderly people were measured by Senior Fitness Test. Chair stand test, arm curl test, 2-minute step test, chair sit and reach test, back-scratch test, 8-foot up and go test and body mass index were measured.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-05
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-20
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Study Completion: 2020-01-03
• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-30
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 118

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 65 and 85 years
2. Scored between 24 and 30 points in the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE).
3. Living in nursing homes for at least six months (for nursing home residents) (6,7).

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Not able to communicate verbally
2. Not able to stand for at least 90 seconds and ambulated with assistance
3. Patients with severe visual impairment, neurological disorders and/or congestive heart failure
4. Individuals who are not advised exercise.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Nursing Home Residents	Senior Fitness Test	Nursing home residents (n=59) were evaluated in five different nursing homes.
Community-Dwelling Elderly	Senior Fitness Test	The community-dwelling elderly people (n=59) were selected from two different municipalities of the city.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
2-minute step test	2 hours	The distance from the iliac crest to the midpoint of the patella was measured by a tape to determine the knee-stepping height. The midpoint of the distance between these two anatomical structures was determined. The height of the determined point from the ground was measured and marked on the wall. The participant was asked to begin stepping as quickly as possible to reach the marked height for two minutes. The total number of correct dominant side steps was recorded. If any of the participant's steps (right or left) did not reach the target height, those steps were considered invalid.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baskent University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey