Dance Program for Older Adults

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Aged; G11.427.685.500; M01.060.116.100

• Registration Number: RBR-8kkh26
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes – HUO

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Both sexes; age equal or superior to 60 years; fit for physical exercise; pharmacological plan unchanged in the last 4 weeks; agreeing to participate in any of the groups; not participating in a regular exercise program in the last 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

Not signing the consent term; history of cardiovascular diseases or events; limiting chronic lung disease; chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis; uncontrolled hypertension; diabetes in use of insulin or decompensated; high alcohol consumption; uncorrected limitations of language, hearing or sight; contraindication for exercise, shown in the cardiopulmonary exercise test; cognitive impairment according to the MEEM and/or RAVLT tests; progressive neurological disorders; cancer requiring treatment in the last two years

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through maximal incremental exercise test, shown as a increase of at least 3.5 ml/kg/min in peak oxygen consumption between the pre- and post-intervention measurements<br><br>