Influence of strength training performed alone or associated with functional training on the cardiovascular system of elderly patients with Parkinson Disease.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Parkinson DiseaseC10.228.140.079.862.500
- Registration Number
- RBR-5yc53k
- Lead Sponsor
- Escola de Educação Física e Esporte da Universidade de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
45 Individuals with Parkinson's disease in stages from I to III assessed by the Hoehn and Yahr scale
15 Elderly subjects without Parkinson
Both genders
Aged above 60 years
Sedentary
Normotensive (systolic and diastolic blood pressure less than 140 and 90 mmHg, respectively)
No cardiovascular diseases or muscle-skeletal disorders
Not using medications that alter cardiovascular parameters, except in medications for treatment of Parkinson's disease
Exclusion Criteria
Presence of complex arrhythmias and/or ischemia during exercise
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of autonomic cardiovascular modulation assessed by spectral analysis of heart rate and blood pressure variabilities obtained at rest and in response to autonomic stimuli.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of cardiovacular function assessed by the measurement of blood pressure (auscultatory and ambulatory), cardiac output (CO2 rebreathing)and heart hate (ECG).;Increase in maximal strength assessed by one repetition maximum test.