12 Weeks Orienteering Program Exercise on Older Adults

NCT05937009 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Franclim Martins
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine the effects of an orientation exercise program addressed to old on physical-motor, cognitive, and affective competencies. This quasi-experimental study is a controlled trial involving an orientation exercise program. The program will run for 12 weeks (3 sessions per week). Participants will be clustered into two groups: the experimental group will perform the exercise orientation sessions, and the control group will maintain regular activities routines. Evaluations will be performed before and after the intervention. After the study is finished, the control group will attend a similar exercise program.

Conditions

Community-dwelling Older Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in physical competencies

  Fullerton Advance Balance Scale to assess balance, ranging from 0 (worst) to 40 (best) points

  0, 12 weeks

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in physical competencies

  Senior Fitness Test, 6 minutes walking to assess aerobic capacity, measure in meters

  0, 12 weeks

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in physical competencies

  Senior Fitness Test, Sit and Stand to assess limb strength, measure by the number of repetitions

  0, 12 weeks

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in physical competencies

  Soda Pop Test to assess motor coordination.

  0, 12 weeks

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in cognitive competencies

  Trail Making Test (Part A and B) to assess processing speed and executive functioning, measure in seconds

  0, 12 weeks

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in cognitive competencies

  Rey Auditory Verbal Test to assess memory, measure in seconds

  0, 12 weeks

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in affective competencies

  Profile of Mood States to assess mood states, ranging from -32 (best) to 200 (worst) points

  0, 12 weeks

• Change from the beginning, between groups comparison, in affective competencies

  Geriatric Depression Scale to assess depression state, ranging from 0 (best) to 30 (worst) points

  0, 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Cognitive impairment

  0 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: Experimental Orienteering group program

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group intervention will attend the orienteering program. The program integrates 3 sessions / week during 12 consecutive weeks.

Other: Orienteering exercise program

The control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will maintain the usually daily activities, not attending any exercise program. After study end, the control group will have the opportunity to participate on an exercise program.

Interventions

Orienteering exercise program OTHER

Orienteering exercise program running for 12 weeks (30-45 minutes, 3 sessions/week). Sessions will have 4 phases: 1) Signature of attendance sheet; 2) warm-up exercises for 5 minutes; 3) Start of orienteering proofs, where the departs will occur individually, with 3 interval minutes between participants; 4) stretches session, to return to a calm state.

Experimental: Experimental Orienteering group program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Aged 65-75 years old;
• Locomotor independent capacity;
• Independent living in the community;
• Historical of physical activity practice;
• Attended, at least, the 3º school grade.

You may not qualify if:

• Cognitive impairment such \< 15 points in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE);
• Evidence of neuromuscular disturb;
• Use of medication that conditions the performance of the orientation exercise tasks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Évora: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidade de Évora

Evora, Portugal

Location

Related Publications (6)

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  PMID: 32954902 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 33010902 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 35291872 BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

• Ostlund-Lagerstrom L, Blomberg K, Algilani S, Schoultz M, Kihlgren A, Brummer RJ, Schoultz I. Senior orienteering athletes as a model of healthy aging: a mixed-method approach. BMC Geriatr. 2015 Jul 8;15:76. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0072-6.

  PMID: 26152308 BACKGROUND

• Thomas E, Battaglia G, Patti A, Brusa J, Leonardi V, Palma A, Bellafiore M. Physical activity programs for balance and fall prevention in elderly: A systematic review. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul;98(27):e16218. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016218.

  PMID: 31277132 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Catarina Pereira, Doctoral degree

  University of Évora

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• José Marmeleira, Doctoral degree

  University of Évora

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2023
• First Posted: July 10, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2023
• Study Completion: January 1, 2024
• Last Updated: December 5, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

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