Randomized controlled clinical trial on the effects of mat pilates in community elderly

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• Conditions: Resistance training; Accidental falls; Aged; E01.370.386.700.485.750.275

• Registration Number: RBR-3wr768f
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Educação Física da Universidade de Brasília

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-07-31
• Study Start: 2023-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 60 and 75 years old; Be able to communicate, walk and lie down on the ground safely, even with assistance; Availability to participate in activities proposed by the researcher at the times offered for practice.

Exclusion Criteria

Those with central or peripheral neurological diseases will be excluded; Musculoskeletal or cardiovascular disorders contraindicated to the practice; Surgical procedures in the last six months contraindicated to the practice; Hypertension without drug control; Extreme obesity; Absence of medical release for the practice of physical activity; Not being vaccinated against Covid-19 and H1N1; Present conditions that compromise the physical assessments or that may be aggravated by the intervention protocol; History of myocardial infarction in the last 6 months; Have a cardiac pacemaker; Having total or partial arthroplasty (since it interferes with positioning oneself on the ground); Having osteosynthesis (in cases of risk of new trauma); If there is an obligation to use a face mask for individual protection during the intervention period, refuse to use it; Having suffered a fracture or muscle injury in the last 6 months that has not been rehabilitated;

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find an improvement in respiratory muscle strength, balance and physical fitness. Data collected before and after the intervention lasting 15 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to observe an increase in the practice of physical activity, physical resistance and muscle strength in the tests analyzed pre and post intervention of 15 weeks duration.