Effects of physical training on the elderly clinical responses

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postural balance; Aging; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

• Registration Number: RBR-38xqkw
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-26
• Study Completion: 2020-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 60 and 79 years; not be participating in regular physical training programs; absence of cognitive deficit; absence of involvement by limiting cardiovascular diseases for exercise; absence of visual or auditory acuity severely impaired and disabling;
absence of amputations or cutaneous lesions on the feet; independent walking and locomotion without auxiliary devices; Absence of diagnosis of neurological disease that affects the gait pattern.

Exclusion Criteria

Elderly women who attend another rehabilitation program during training or in the last three months; those who have less than 75% participation in the proposed training program.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functionality, being evaluated through the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), one week before and at the end of eight weeks of intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postural balance assessed using the Berg balance scale; Postural control assessed through stabilometry; Plantar sensitivity assessed through esthesiometers; Strength of lower limbs and upper limbs, assessed respectively, using the chair lift test 5 times and dynamometry. Data collected one week before and at the end of eight weeks of intervention.