Effect of an aerobic training program in elderly- a pilot study
- Conditions
- abdominal obesity in the elderlybody obesity in the elderlytriglyceride levels in the elderlycholesterol levels in the elderlyglucose levels in the elderlyphysical fitness in the elderlyPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000895280
- Lead Sponsor
- Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 4
Age >= 60 years, has not been submitted to any surgical procedure in the lower limbs, has not been submitted to physiotherapeutic treatment or rehabilitation of any procedure in the last three months, not to make use of any aid to locomotion, cognitive conditions present minimum, not make changes and skin diseases and none were taking Beta-blockers.
We excluded the elderly who had orthopedic diseases, neurological, respiratory or cardiac acute that could interfere with implementation of the proposed exercises, urinary or fecal incontinence, vestibular disorders, 10% or more of absence in the intervention and those who performed regular physical activity three times or more per week with duration greater than or equal to 30 minutes.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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