Effects of 12-week Exercises on Alexithymia, Depression and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals

NCT05342142 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: EXQUALITY
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on depression, alexithymia levels and quality of life of elderly individuals.

Conditions

Depression; Alexithymia; Quality of Life; Physical Inactivity

Keywords

Depression; Alexithymia; Quality of Life; Elderly; Exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Depression

  depression level as measured by the geriatric depression scale (min:0, max:15, 5 or more means more depression)

  1 week

• Alexythimia

  Alexythimia level as measured by the toronto Alexythimia scale (min:0, max:100, 61 ore more means more alexythimia)

  1 week

• quality of life

  level of quality of life measured by health related quality of life scale(min:24, max:120, high levels means low quality of life)

  1 week

Study Arms (2)

Exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises

Behavioral: Aerobic and ResistanceExercise

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be made

Interventions

Aerobic and ResistanceExercise BEHAVIORAL

Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises

Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: 65 years and over
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals aged 65 and over who volunteered to participate in the study,
• Conscious and without communication problems,
• No orthopedic injury that prevents walking
• Those who are physically inactive according to the International Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire
• Those who have sufficient motivation to participate in the exercise program (will be evaluated by a one-on-one interview by the researchers)
• Being eligible to participate in an exercise program after a cardiac examination (resting ECG and questioning of cardiac symptoms, advanced tests such as exercise ECG test if necessary) performed by the physician.

You may not qualify if:

• Having a history of neuromuscular disease
• Serious medical condition (eg advanced malignancy or major neurological, psychiatric or endocrine disease, respiratory failure, etc.) that would prevent the person from participating in exercise training.
• Less than 1 year life expectancy
• Having an orthopedic injury that prevents walking
• Presence of advanced sensory deficit
• Having visual and hearing problems
• Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points)
• Not having agreed to participate in the study
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Not being found suitable for exercise in the examination performed by physicians and physiotherapists

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Uskudar, 34366, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Affective Symptoms; Sedentary Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Elif Yıldırım Ayaz, M.D.

  Sultan Abdülhamid Training And Research Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Elif Yıldırım Ayaz, M.D.

CONTACT

+905325148300; drelifyildirim@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 12, 2022
• First Posted: April 22, 2022
• Study Start: February 23, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: April 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)