Effects of a Home Physical Exercise Program, with Monitoring every 15 Days, on Sleep Quality of the Elderly: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; C10.886.425.800.800

• Registration Number: RBR-3cqzfy
• Lead Sponsor: Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Resides in the urban area of the municipality of Senhor do Bonfim-Ba, is 60 years of age or older, has not exercised regularly for at least three months prior to the study, score less than or equal to 5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-BR).

Exclusion Criteria

Participants with cognitive decline according to the Mental State Mini-Exam will be excluded from the study, they will be performing some treatment for sleep disorder (including the use of sleeping pills more than once a week) and present any Clinical condition that contraindicates the performance of physical activity, identified through a medical and physiotherapeutic evaluation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of the self-reported quality of sleep, as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), based on the findings of reductions in the overall score and in each of the seven components of this questionnaire, measured before the beginning of the study, and After 12 weeks of intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of daytime sleepiness, verified by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, based on the finding of a reduction in the overall scoring score, measured before the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention.