Comparison between strenght training (muscular strenght) and power training (muscular power) in functional capacity in elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Aging, Sarcopenia, Dynapenia.C10.597.613.612.500G07.700.320.124
- Registration Number
- RBR-7bk8rf
- Lead Sponsor
- Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
age between 60 and 75 years old; female; have not practiced any kind of regular exercise (2 days per week) within 6 months prior to study entry.
Exclusion Criteria
with stage 2 hypertension (systolic 160 mmHg and diastolic 100 mmHg); and present musculoskeletal injury that prevented the completion of the training program.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increased lower limbs strength after 10 weeks of intervention, verified by number of repetitions performed for 30 seconds, seat and raise test, from checking a variation of at least 3 repetitions at measurements in the pre and post intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are not expected.