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Effect of physical exercise on strength, muscle mass, movement, functional capacity and inflammation in sarcopenic and non sarcopenic elderly

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Sarcopenia
C10.597.613.612.500
Registration Number
RBR-5cc79w
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Individuals must be aged 60 or over; both genders; be clinically stable.

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to get around; being bedridden; musculoskeletal dysfunction.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Increased muscle strength of the patients in both resistance training and maintenance programs in the control group; Verified by digital dynamometer; from the realization of a range of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement in functional capacity more evident in patients elastic resistance group compared to conventional and maintenance in the control group; verified by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT, from the realization of a range of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Increase of anti-inflammatory cytokines in patients in both resistance training groups and maintenance in the control group; verified by method of blood ELISA analysis; from the realization of a range of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Improve of insulin resistance more evident in patients elastic resistance group compared to conventional group and maintenance of the control group; verified by colorimetric method of blood analysis; from the realization of a range of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements.
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