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Effects of a physical training with video game and food supplementation with protein on muscle mass and balance in pre-frail older people

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
sarcopenia
elderly nutrition
musculoskeletal system
M01.060.116.100.540
C10.597.613.612.500
SP6.021.077
SP2.006.047
frail elderly
health of the elderly
Registration Number
RBR-73c67m
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal do Paraná
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Both sexes; aged 65 years or over; to present itself as pre-fragile; not presenting with an acute disease or terminal illness; no metabolic instability or decompensated cardiovascular disease; do not present untreated thyroid disease; not having type I diabetes; be carriers of controlled type II diabetes, provided they present values ??of glycated hemoglobin between 8-9%; do not use medications that may affect muscle metabolism such as corticosteroids and hormones; not making use of nutritional supplement (caloric-protein); present adequate renal function (GFR>60mL/min); did not present cognitive alterations according to the Mini Mental State Examination; do not present significant cognitive disturbances (vision/hearing) that prevent the understanding/execution of the evaluations and protocol of proposed exercises; to have independent gait for an 8-meter flat course, with or without assisted equipment; and functionality in the lower limbs evaluated by the Lequesne Algofunctional Questionnaire for the hip and knee joint with a score of less than or equal to 7 points for each joint separately by the Foot and Ankle Outcome Questionnaire - FAOS score above 75 points; not presenting neurological and/or orthopedic diseases with fixation or prostheses with metallic or non-metallic implants that prevent the performance of the evaluations and/or exercises proposed; osteoporosis with no history of previous fractures; the patient was not suffering from severe deficiencies diagnosed and described in the chart: cardiac, respiratory, hepatic and decompensated arterial hypertension. Have no previous history of fractures in the lower limbs and spine that prevents the full realization of the evaluations and exercises proposed for this study; not to use drugs that affect the balance; do not present any type of intolerance/allergy to milk protein; no visual impairment assessed by the Snellen card, and if participants exhibit borderline visual acuity (e.g.: one eye with 20/70 and the other presenting a single error reading the same line), it will be considered as a visual impairment, and it is considered acceptable to include in the study, in the case of presenting some visual function deficiency, to use the correction through the use of glasses or lenses

Exclusion Criteria

Elderly who report pain in any body region or other region that limits the evaluation and/or execution of physical training exercises; With diagnosis of neurological and/or orthopedic diseases with fixation or prosthesis with metallic or nonmetallic implants, cardiac, respiratory, renal, hepatic, diabetes, endocrine and decompensated hypertension; and elderly people not available to participate in all stages of the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improve musculoskeletal function, nutritional status, and quality of life of prefrail elderly.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improve the balance and reduce the risk of falls in prefrail elderly.
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