Therapeutic Exercise Training in the Elderly

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Functional Insufficiency; Aging
• Interventions: Device: Therapeutic exercise by fitness machines

• Registration Number: NCT02487667
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza

Brief Summary

In adulthood, limited mobility and pain are very common and often the first clear sign of functional decline. The loss of independent mobility is related to higher rates of functional disability and mortality; however, it is also susceptible to interventions through exercises. With aging, changes in peripheral and central nervous system also occur, which lead to degradation of the sensory receptors as well as a loss of muscle mass and coordination. However, both, structural and functional dysfunctions of the nervous system, can be mitigated by increasing physical activity.

The aim of this study is therefore, to study the effects on pain and functional capacity of a therapeutic exercise training program in an adult people sample. The therapeutic exercise machines proposed in this trial have not been previously analyzed and provide insight into this field due to their design. The design of this new machines allows the adaptation to each concrete clinical situation by the adjustment of different parameters such as feedback, range of movement, time of repetition, intensity, speed and rhythm, which facilitate motor control training.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-06-29
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-09
• Study Completion: 2015-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Ability to complete self-reported questionnaires
• Autonomous ambulation that allows the realization of functional test
• Accept and consent to voluntarily participate in the study
• Preclinical mobility restriction and/or pain in absence of important pathologies.

Exclusion Criteria

• Present contraindications for physical exercise
• Receiving physiotherapy treatment during the time of the trial.
• Modification of physical habits
• Change the pattern or usual pharmacotherapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Therapeutic exercise by fitness machines	Therapeutic exercise

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in pain intensity	8 weeks	Measured by Visual Analogue Scale
Change from baseline in range of movement	8 weeks	Measured by a motion capture system

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional capacity	8 weeks	spirometry and functional tests of the extremities
Body composition	8 weeks	weight, BMI
Quality of life	8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alazne Ruiz de Escudero Zapico; 🇪🇸 Zaragoza, Spain