Nordic Walking Training for Older People

NCT03096964 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: LTartaruga,
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: to assess by means of a randomized clinical trial the effects of eight weeks of Nordic walking and free walking training on quality of life (QoL), static balance, dynamic variability, self-selected walking speed (SWS) and locomotor rehabilitation index (LRI), parameters of pendular mechanism \[external (Wext), internal (Wint) and total mechanical work (Wtot), Recovery (R), Cost of Transport (C)\], Electromyographic parameters (Average signal and co-contraction of the Anterior deltoid (AD), triceps brachii (TB), vastus lateralis (VL), biceps femoris (BF), anterior tibial (AT) and medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscles, heart rate of exercise (HRexercise) - and the rate of perceived exertion (RPE), in sedentary elderly.

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle; Age Problems

Keywords

Elderly training; Pole walking; Locomotor Rehabilitation Index; Self-selected speed of walking; Recovery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Self-selected walking speed - SSWS

  This outcome will be measure through sub-maximal test of walking treadmill, using the portable gas analyser Equipment.

  Change from baseline SSWS at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (20)

• Quality of life (QoL)

  Change from baseline QoL at 8 weeks

• Locomotor rehabilitation index (LRI)

  Change from baseline LRI at 8 weeks

• Oxygen consumption (VO2)

  from baseline to 8 weeks

• Cost of transport (C)

  from baseline to 8 weeks

• Optimal Walking Speed (OPT)

  from baseline to 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Nordic walking

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental: Nordic walking Training The total period of training was composed by 8-week of walking with poles, three sessions per week. The cycles were divided into eight microcycles composed by three training sessions. Each training session took 60 min. Nordic walking aerobics training were used during the training period. These exercises were performed alternating volume and intensity. Exercise intensities were controlled using the cardiac monitor, and the zone was since 70% to 105% of the heart rate at the second ventilatory threshold. And volume was controlled using the time of the session.

Other: Nordic walking training

Free Walking

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental: Free walking Training The total period of training was composed by a 8-week cycles of walking without poles, with three sessions per week. The cycles were divided into eight microcycles composed by three training sessions. Each training session took 60 min. Free walking aerobics training were used during the training period. These exercises were performed alternating volume and intensity. Exercise intensities were controlled using the cardiac monitor, and the zone was since 70% to 105% of the heart rate at the second ventilatory threshold. And volume was controlled using the time of the session.

Other: Free walking training

Interventions

Free walking training OTHER

The training period begin for both groups, will be comprised of eight weeks of duration, with frequency of three weekly sessions. Volume (session duration in minutes) and intensity (percentage of the heart rate at second threshold ) were the same for both groups, only differing in the use (NW) or not of the poles (FW). Each session will have of the Initial Part or warming-up, the Main Part and Final Part or cooling-down.

Free Walking

Nordic walking training OTHER

The training period begin for both groups, will be comprised of eight weeks of duration, with frequency of three weekly sessions. Volume (session duration in minutes) and intensity (percentage of the heart rate at second threshold ) were the same for both groups, only differing in the use (NW) or not of the poles (FW). Each session will have of the Initial Part or warming-up, the Main Part and Final Part or cooling-down.

Nordic walking

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Sedentary elderly people
• Aged between 60 and 80

You may not qualify if:

• Smoking
• Show chronic pain or presence of migraine or nausea in daily life;
• History of labyrinthitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul: lead

Study Sites (1)

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90690-200, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Gomenuka NA, Oliveira HB, da Silva ES, Passos-Monteiro E, da Rosa RG, Carvalho AR, Costa RR, Rodriguez Paz MC, Pellegrini B, Peyre-Tartaruga LA. Nordic walking training in elderly, a randomized clinical trial. Part II: Biomechanical and metabolic adaptations. Sports Med Open. 2020 Jan 13;6(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s40798-019-0228-6.

  PMID: 31932999 DERIVED

• Gomenuka NA, Oliveira HB, Silva ES, Costa RR, Kanitz AC, Liedtke GV, Schuch FB, Peyre-Tartaruga LA. Effects of Nordic walking training on quality of life, balance and functional mobility in elderly: A randomized clinical trial. PLoS One. 2019 Jan 30;14(1):e0211472. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211472. eCollection 2019.

  PMID: 30699211 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Leonardo A Peyré-Tartaruga, PhD

  PhD student of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul- Brasil

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Adjunct Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 8, 2016
• First Posted: March 31, 2017
• Study Start: March 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2014
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 31, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)