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Clinical Trials/NCT03370211
NCT03370211
Completed
Not Applicable

Effect of Resistance Training on Body Composition, Functional Capacity, Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Sarcopenic Obesity Elderly Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Universidade Estadual de Londrina0 sites37 target enrollmentMarch 2015

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Sarcopenic Obesity
Sponsor
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Enrollment
37
Primary Endpoint
Change in oxidative stress biomarkers
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

In this manuscript, we investigated the effect of resistance training (RT) on body composition, functional capacity, inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in sarcopenic obesity elderly women, using a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed Description

To investigate the effects of resistance training (RT) program on body composition, functional capacity, inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in sarcopenic obesity elderly women. This study is a randomized controlled trial. Thirty-seven sarcopenic obesity (SO) elderly women were randomly allocated into two groups: a training group (TG, n=18) or a non-exercising control group (CG, n=19). A supervised RT program was performed by TG for 12 weeks and CG did not perform any type of physical exercise during this period. Body composition (DXA), functional capacity \[(muscular strength, and the 10 m walk test (10MW), and rising from sitting position test (RSP)\] and blood sample measurements (after a 12 h fasting) were performed pre- and post-training. The investigation was carried out over a period of 16 weeks, with 12 weeks dedicated to the RT program and 4 weeks allocated for measurements. Anthropometric, muscular strength, body composition, and blood samples measurements were performed at weeks 1-2, and 15-16. A supervised progressive RT was performed between weeks 3-14. The CG did not perform any type of physical exercise during this period. However, given the possible positive effects of exercise, elderly women of this group were incorporated into a new exercise program after the end of this experiment. Data distribution was tested using the Shapiro Wilk test. Descriptive statistics are presented as means and standard deviations. Student's independent t-test and chi-square test were used to compare the control and intervention groups regarding the general characteristics and clinical conditions (categorical variables), respectively. Two-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for repeated measures was applied for comparisons, with baseline scores used as covariates. When F-ratio was significant, Bonferroni's post hoc test was employed to identify the mean differences. Between group effect size (ES) was calculated to verify magnitude of the difference between groups. The Z-score of the percentage changes (from pre- to post-training) of the raw data for each parameter was calculated, and a total Z-score, derived from the all components was calculated. To verify the differences among groups on total Z-scores, a test T independent also was applied. For all statistical analyses, significance was accepted at P\< 0.05. The data were analyzed using STATISTICA software version 13.2 (Statsoft Inc., Tulsa, OK, USA).

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
December 2015
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Factorial
Sex
Female

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Crisieli Maria Tomeleri

Doctor

Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 60 years old or more;
  • presented sarcopenic obesity SO \[which was defined by the simultaneous presence of sarcopenia and obesity (Batsis et al., 2015; Studenski et al., 2014), whereas women were considered sarcopenic if appendicular lean soft tissue (LST) \<15.02 kg, and obese if percentage of body fat ≥ 35% (Batsis et al., 2015)\];
  • physically independent;
  • free from cardiac or orthopedic dysfunction;
  • not receiving hormonal replacement and/or thyroid therapy;
  • not using equipment that would compromise the accomplishment of protocols and tests;
  • not performing any regular physical exercise more than once a week over the six months preceding the beginning of the investigation.

Exclusion Criteria

  • individuals with any metallic implant or artificial pacemaker, who had undergone surgery, who were unable to perform the tests and trainings;
  • volunteers who failed the medical examination for any reason;
  • refused or were unable to give consent.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in oxidative stress biomarkers

Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks

For the oxidative stress measurements, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) were determined in the plasma using a semiautomatic method described by Witko-Sarsat et al. (Witko-Sarsat et al., 1996). AOPP concentrations are expressed as micromoles per liter (μmol/L) of chloramines-T equivalents.

Change in functional capacity

Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Functional capacity was evaluated using measures of muscular strength (total strength), the 10-m walk test (10MW) and rising from sitting position test (RSP) express in (s). For the 10MW test older women were required to walk the distance of 10 m rapidly to evaluate the displacement speed; for the RSP, they were required to get up and sit down from a chair five times consecutively. In both tests the timer was triggered after the command "start now". At the moment the task was completed the timer was stopped.

Change in insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)

Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks

The concentrations of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), were obtained in a specialized laboratory by a chemiluminescence method using a Liaison XL Immunoassay Analyzer (DiaSorin S.p.A, Saluggia, Italy). The values are expressed in (µU/mL)

Change in body composition

Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks

To assess total and appendicular lean soft-tissue (LST), and total body fat (in kg), whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry DXA (Lunar Prodigy, model NRL 41990, GE Lunar, Madison, WI) was used.

Change in muscular strength

Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Functional capacity was evaluated using measures of muscular strength (total strength) by 1RM test assessed in the chest press (CP), knee extension (KE), and preacher curl (PC) exercises, performed in this exact order.The 1RM was recorded as the final load lifted in which the subject was able to complete only one single maximal execution. Total strength was determined by the sum of the 3 exercises and express in Kg.

Change in inflammatory biomarkers

Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Measurements of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and Interluekin-6 (IL-6), were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), according to the specifications of the manufacturer (Quantikine High Sensitivity Kit, R\&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) and performed in a microplate reader Perkin Elmer, model EnSpire (Waltham, MA, USA). The results are presented in picograms per milliliter (pg/ml). All samples were determined in duplicate to guarantee the precision of the results.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in C-reative protein (CRP)(baseline and 12 weeks)
  • Changes in Anthropometry Parameters(baseline and 12 weeks)

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