Evaluation of the effectiveness of resistance exercise in the elderly living in a long-term care facility
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Muscle loss and atrophyM62.5
- Registration Number
- RBR-89hswb
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals aged over 60 years old, both sexes, capable of walking without the aid of walking devices, living in a long-term care facility for elderly people (ILPI) and who agree to participate in the study by signing the Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals with psychiatric problems diagnosed by medication use or medical report, disability wheelchair use, hypertension not controlled by medication, cognitive impairment and severely limiting visual or hearing deficit not compensated by wearing glasses and hearing aids will be excluded. of sound amplification.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in physical and functional capacity through the SPPB (Short Physical Performance Battery) test battery which consists of three physical tests which evaluate gait speed, lower limb strength and static balance with a 1.2 point increase in the test. end of the study. This test will be performed one week before the start of the study, the fourth week during the study period, the end of the study (12 weeks of training) and during the detraining period (24 weeks after the start of training).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improved functional capacity through the TUG (Timed Up and Go) test that assesses gait speed in the elderly with an increase of 1.8 in the test at the end of the study. This test will be performed one week before the start of the study, the fourth week during the study period, the end of the study (12 weeks of training) and during the detraining period (24 weeks after the start of training).