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NCT Number: NCT01086592

Effects of a Program of Physical Exercise and Electrotherapy on Muscle Strength in Subjects of the Fourth Age

The purpose of this study is to determine whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation, strengthening exercises, or combination of both over lower limbs are effective in the improvement of the stability fundamentally against falls, greater independence and, therefore, better quality of life in elderly over 75 years.

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Key information

Conditions

Geriatric Assessment Body Mass Index Muscle Strength Postural Balance

Age range

75 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

CEU-Cardenal Herrera University

Moncada, Valencia, 46113, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age above 75

Exclusion criteria

  • Mental disorder
  • Previous electrotherapy treatments
  • Pacemakers
  • Lower limbs prosthetics
  • Major coronary diseases

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

Daily life activities

Strong progressive strengthening exercises of lower limbs

Other

Lower limb weight

electrotherapy

Other

Neuromuscular Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Electrotherapy+weights

Other

Superimposed Neuromuscular Electric Nerve Stimulation

Primary outcomes

  1. Functional Capacity

    Time frame: 3 months

    Berg's Scale, SF-36 test, 6 minute walking test, Barthel test, SPPB.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Strength in lower limbs

    Time frame: 3 months

    Dinamometry, bioimpedancy.

  2. Timed standing balance. Side by side, semi tandem, tandem stand and one-leg stand

    Time frame: 3 months

    Berg Scale, SPPB.

  3. Maximum Gait Speed. Time to cover a 4 meter distance

    Time frame: 3 months

    Physical performance test

  4. Body mass index

    Time frame: 3 months

    Bioimpedancy, ecography, lower limb perimeter.

  5. Six-minute walking test

    Time frame: 3 months

    Physical performance test, assessing maximum distance covered during 6 minutes (assistance allowed if required).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cardenal Herrera University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Mar 15, 2010
Registry last updated
Jul 5, 2010

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