The Effect of Exercise on Sleep Quality in Elderly Individuals

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Sleep Quality

• Registration Number: NCT07181460
• Lead Sponsor: Yeditepe University

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study was to examine the effects of regular exercise on sleep quality in older adults. The study will assess changes in sleep quality resulting from a structured exercise program using objective and subjective measurement tools.

Detailed Description

The sample size of this study consists of a total of 18 (female and male) individuals selected in accordance with the specified inclusion and exclusion criteria.

The Sociodemographic Patient Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), SF-12/Short Form-12 Health Survey, Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, Timed Up and Go Test, and 6-Minute Walk Test will be evaluated at the Kadıköy Municipality Living Center. All evaluations will be collected at the beginning of the study and at the end of the 16th week. Our online exercises will continue for 16 weeks.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted: 2025-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-11
• Study Start: 2025-09-15
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-18
• Primary Completion: 2026-01-15
• Study Completion: 2026-02-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Being 65 years of age or older,
• Being a resident of the Kadıköy Municipality Social Life House,
• Being able to independently carry out daily living activities,
• Not having any serious cardiopulmonary, neurological, or orthopedic health problems that would prevent exercise,
• Being willing to participate in the study and providing written consent,
• Being at a level where cognitive status does not prevent participation in exercise.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those with serious cardiopulmonary, neurological, or orthopedic diseases,
• Individuals who exercise regularly,
• Individuals who did not complete the study process.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	16 weeks	The PSQI is a 19-item self-report measure widely used in clinical and research settings that measures sleep quality and sleep-related disturbances based on self-report over a one-month period.
SF-12 / Short Form-12 Health Survey	16 weeks	The SF-12 is a brief, validated health status scale derived from the SF-36 and enhanced to reproduce physical and mental component summary scores with 12 questions to reduce response burden for group comparisons.
Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale	16 weeks	The mMRC is a brief, five-point self-assessment scale from 0 to 4 that rates the impact of breathlessness on daily activities and is commonly used to classify symptom severity in respiratory diseases such as COPD.
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test	16 weeks	The TUG test is described as a rapid way to quantify baseline functional mobility and fall risk in which the time it takes for the patient to get up from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn, and sit down again is measured chronometrically.
6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)	16 weeks	The 6MWT is a submaximal exercise capacity test that measures the total distance a patient walks in 6 minutes; detailed guidelines for its application, safety, evaluation, and interpretation have been published by the American Thoracic Society.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yeditepe University; Istanbul, Ataşehir, Turkey (Türkiye)