Effects of 12-week Exercise Program on Sleep Quality and Fear of Death in Geriatric Individuals

NCT05418283 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EXDES
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise program on tanatophobia and sleep quality in elderly individuals, and to evaluate the relationship between sleep disorder and fear of death.

Conditions

Sleep Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Death; Physical Inactivity

Keywords

sleep disorder; fear of death; exercise; Elderly

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• thanatophobia

  evaluation of thanatophobia

  1 week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• sleep quality

  1 week

Study Arms (2)

Exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

12-week aerobic exercise program will be applied (3/week)

Behavioral: Exercise

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be applied.

Interventions

Exercise BEHAVIORAL

1 hour of aerobic exercise will be applied 3 days a week for 12 weeks.

Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• 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 by a cardiologist (resting ECG and questioning of cardiac symptoms, further examinations such as exercise ECG test if necessary)

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

Üsküdar, Istanbul, 34660, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Wake Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Death; Sedentary Behavior; Necrophobia; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Mood Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Elif Yıldırım Ayaz, M.D.

  Sultan Abdülhamid Training And Research Hospital

  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: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 9, 2022
• First Posted: June 14, 2022
• Study Start: June 10, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2022
• Study Completion: November 30, 2022
• Last Updated: April 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)