The effects of Muscle Stimulation of the whole body on the activities of walking, exercising and the risk of falling in elderly people who do not exercise
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia
- Registration Number
- RBR-422x64
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Sedentary volunteers; both genders; elderly subjects with age from 60 to 80 years
Exclusion Criteria
Elderly that to present cognitive alterations detectable by the Mini Mental State Examination (BERTOLUCCI et al., 1994); that had participation in structured physical activity at last year; uncontrolled cardiac illness and/or metabolic disease; known history of cerebrovascular disease or sequelae neurological; active neoplasia during the previous five years; surgical fractures or osteosynthesis in the last six months; severe visual and hearing difficulties; other pathological or orthopedic conditions that limits physical training or assessment outcomes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method