Aquatic therapy on muscle strenght and quality of life in elderly wome

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Aging; G07.700.320.124

• Registration Number: RBR-9dgk5r
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade do Sagrado Coração

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Volunteers aged over 60 years; that did not show any functional impairment and cardiorespiratory disease that is restrictive for the implementation of the program of aquatic exercise.Additionally, the volunteers should not participate in other programs of regular exercise.

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers who present the following contraindications for aquatic exercise program; otitis; hydrophobia; sores on the skin; mycoses and hypertension stage III.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increased muscle strength through test 1 Repetition Maximum (1RM), around 25% and improves the quality of life measured by WHOQOL-BREF between 70-80% in the physical, mental and social domains in the water group after the end intervention. In the control group is expected to occur no changes in the values of any variable analyzed.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The results of the Water Group (Intervention) will be statistically better (considering p <0.05) than the control group, in the following variables: muscle strength assessed by the 1RM test and quality of life assessed by WHOQOL-BREF after the end of treatment.