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Muscle exercises for weak elderly.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
sarcopenia, accidental falls.
C10.597.613.612.500
N06.850.135.122
Registration Number
RBR-5byjd7
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Ceilândia/ Universidade de Brasília
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Old people, aged oven than 70 years old; living in the community; retired, who do not perform regular physical activity (use of the IPAQ short version; with availability to participate in all stages of research.

Exclusion Criteria

presence of disabling orthopedic disease; current orthopedic disease in the past six months; decompensated blood pressure; sequel of neurological diseases, diabetic; obese (through corporal- mass index BMI); cognitive impairment moderate to severe evaluated by the mini- mental State Examination (MMSE); with moderate to severe depression evidence verified by the Geriatric depression Abbreviated Scale (GDS); in use of nutritional supplements to gain muscle mass or hormone replacement. Also the elderly who miss two consecutive days will be deleted.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Expected outcome : to evaluate the muscle mass increase after functional training in sarcopenic elderly ;<br>Evaluation method : bioimpedance quadrupole brand inbody 720 for body composition analysis with emphasis on the following parameters : muscle mass , fat-free mass ;<br>Presentation of the method: the test will be performed before starting the intervention and at the end of the process (after 12 weeks).<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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