Efficiency of Physical Activity on the Physical Condition of Elderly Women

NCT01558401 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Ethics Committe UFSCar Nº104/4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects and the efficiency of an adapted physical activity program as regards the physical condition of older Brazilian women.

Conditions

Aging

Keywords

physical activity; elderly; women; efficiency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

  Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a test of operational investigation It was used to determine the relative efficiency of the older women, considered Decision Making Units (DMU). This analysis supports the hypothesis that the outputs do not need to be proportional to the inputs.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Grip strength

  1 year

• Sit-and-Reach Test

  1 year

• Static balance

  1 year

• Dynamic balance

  1 year

• VO2max

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Physical activity program Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The physical activity program consists of 123 sessions over 52 weeks. The initial assessment is followed by 12 weeks of physical activity. After this ten-week period, a second assessment is performed, followed by 3 weeks of rest. This is followed by a further 17 weeks of activities, 4 weeks of activities followed by 4 weeks of rest. Finally, there were 12 more weeks of activities.

Other: Physical activity program

Interventions

Physical activity program OTHER

The activities are done in groups of no more than 25 individuals; these activities are standardized and agreed upon by the research team, which hold monthly meetings to conduct the study. Each physical activity session consists of 8-10 minutes of exercises aimed at stretching the major muscle groups (pectoral muscles, latissimus dorsi, cervical paravertebral, and posterior and anterior thigh muscles); 9 minutes of aerobic endurance activity (march/fast walk); 7-10 minutes of adapted strength exercises, power, and endurance training; 14-16 minutes of coordination, agility, and flexibility exercises, and 5-7 minutes of respiratory and relaxation exercises.

Physical activity program Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• or more years
• participants of an Adult Revitalization Program in São Carlos (São Paulo State - Brazil)

You may not qualify if:

• physical characteristics and previous health problems that might hinder their participation in the program activities.
• adherence to the program sessions lower than 75%.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

São Carlos, São Paulo, 13.565-905, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, Gillespie WJ, Lamb SE, Gates S, Cumming RG, Rowe BH. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Apr 15;(2):CD007146. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007146.pub2.

  PMID: 19370674 BACKGROUND

• Conn VS, Minor MA, Burks KJ, Rantz MJ, Pomeroy SH. Integrative review of physical activity intervention research with aging adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Aug;51(8):1159-68. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51365.x.

  PMID: 12890083 BACKGROUND

• Laine J, Finne-Soveri UH, Bjorkgren M, Linna M, Noro A, Hakkinen U. The association between quality of care and technical efficiency in long-term care. Int J Qual Health Care. 2005 Jun;17(3):259-67. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi032. Epub 2005 Mar 23.

  PMID: 15788463 BACKGROUND

• Greve P, Wanderley FDS, Rebelatto JR. The effects of periodic interruptions of physical activities on the physical capacities of adult active women. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2009 Sep-Oct;49(2):268-271. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.09.009. Epub 2008 Nov 6.

  PMID: 18992949 BACKGROUND

• Vogel T, Brechat PH, Lepretre PM, Kaltenbach G, Berthel M, Lonsdorfer J. Health benefits of physical activity in older patients: a review. Int J Clin Pract. 2009 Feb;63(2):303-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01957.x.

  PMID: 19196369 BACKGROUND

• Alburquerque-Sendin F, Barberio-Mariano E, Brandao-Santana N, Rebelatto DA, Rebelatto JR. Effects of an adapted physical activity program on the physical condition of elderly women: an analysis of efficiency. Rev Bras Fisioter. 2012 Jul-Aug;16(4):328-36. doi: 10.1590/s1413-35552012005000025. Epub 2012 Jun 14.

  PMID: 22699693 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• José R. Rebelatto, Ph.D.

  Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2012
• First Posted: March 20, 2012
• Study Start: April 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2011
• Study Completion: May 1, 2011
• Last Updated: March 20, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-03

Locations

BR (1)