Physiologic Variables in Healthy Women in Shuttle Walk Test

NCT00638924 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 200802
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To analyze the alterations of physiologic variables in healthy sedentary women in the Shuttle Walk Test, verify the distance reached and interruption causes of the test.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

healthy sedentary women

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Shuttle Walk Test Distance

  The distance achieved in the test in meters

  baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Heart Rate

  baseline

Study Arms (1)

Exercise Capacity

Individuals from the female gender; age range of 20 to 30 years old; considered healthy (i.e. with no diagnosed health condition; considered sedentary (i.e. performing less than 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week); will be asked to volunteer in the research and perform a exercise capacity test.

Other: Shuttle walk test

Interventions

Shuttle walk test OTHER

the test requires patients to walk at a gradually increasing speed, up and down a 10 m course identified by two marker cones, until they reach a symptom limited maximum. The walking speed was externally paced and controlled by a series of beeps played on a compact disk.

Also known as: Shuttle Walking Test, Exercise Capacity Test

Exercise Capacity

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

women, between 20 and 30 years old, healthy and sedentary

You may qualify if:

• female gender;
• sedentary;
• aged 20 to 30 years.

You may not qualify if:

• pregnancy;
• enrolment in any regular physical activity program;
• diagnosed health conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Campinas, Brazil: lead

Study Sites (1)

State University of Campinas

Campinas, São Paulo, 13083887, Brazil

Location

Limitations and Caveats

Small number of subjects, only females were analyzed making generalization impossible.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Juliana Gomes Zabatiero
• Organization: Unicamp

juzabatiero@yahoo.com.br

Study Officials

• Ivete Alonso Saad, dr

  University of Campinas, Brazil

  STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 12, 2008
• First Posted: March 19, 2008
• Study Start: December 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2008
• Study Completion: February 1, 2008
• Last Updated: July 17, 2012
• Results First Posted: July 17, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-06

Locations

BR (1)