Plyometric Training for Elderly Women

NCT02852642 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: PlyoElderly
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 37
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Introduction: the physiological aging process induces several structural changes in the musculoskeletal system. These, in turn, result in functional changes that are reflected in the senescent dependency, determining the reduction in their quality of life. Power training has been identified as ideal to mitigate the effects of aging. However, there are indications that an intervention based on the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle action is a better choice.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

power training; plyometric training; functional capacity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Bone microstructure

  Tibia and radius trabecular and cortical bone density

  through study completion, an average of 6 months

• body composition

  Lean and fat body mass

  through study completion, an average of 6 months

• gait kinematics

  toe clearance: minimum vertical distance of the forefoot and the ground during swing phase

  through study completion, an average of 6 months

• balance

  Center of pressure displacement

  through study completion, an average of 6 months

• function capacity assessment

  timed up and go test

  through study completion, an average of 6 months

• electromyography gait analysis

  Knee extensors and flexors muscles co-contraction during the gait cycle

  through study completion, an average of 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Power training model based in the potentiation of the stretch-shortening cycle.

Other: Exercise

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Maintaining daily activities

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

Plyometric training

Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• sedentary women, not using bone alteration medication physically able

You may not qualify if:

• attending less than 80% of the intervention sessions and not attending the final evaluation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sao Paulo: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Alberto C Amadio, PhD

  University of Sao Paulo

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2016
• First Posted: August 2, 2016
• Study Start: March 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2016
• Study Completion: July 1, 2016
• Last Updated: August 2, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share