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NCT Number: NCT03443375

Exercise Periodization and Older Adults

The present study aimed at investigating the effects of two different resistance training protocols - nonperiodized (NP) and daily undulating periodization (DUP) - on hemodynamic, morphofunctional and cognitive parameters of robust older women. Methods: Forty-two older women were randomized allocated into one of the three experimental groups: NP, DUP, and control group (CG). Evaluations of the hemodynamic, morphofunctional and cognitive parameters occurred before, during and after six months. The exercise groups performed the program of exercise twice a week over 22 weeks. In NP, the two weekly sessions were based on 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions at a difficult intensity. However, in DUP, a power exercise session based on 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions at a moderate intensity was added in the first session of the week.

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Key information

Conditions

Aging Atrophy Behavior Blood Pressure Cognition Disorders Cognitive Decline Cognitive Dysfunction Mental Disorders Motor Activity Muscular Atrophy Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Physical Activity Physical Disability Sarcopenia Signs and Symptoms

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged ≥60 years;
  • Female;
  • Not having been part of a systematic program of physical exercises in the last 6 months;
  • MEEM score >19 points;
  • Kihon checklist score >10 points;
  • Capacity to perform the basic and instrumental activities of daily living according to Katz and Pfeffer indexes;
  • Self-reported good memory;
  • Complete all measurements.

Exclusion criteria

  • Changes on antihypertensive medication in the past 6 months prior to inclusion in the study;
  • Cardiovascular disease (i.e., acute myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, and transient ischemic disease)
  • Metabolic disease (i.e., diabetes mellitus type I or II), pulmonary disease (i.e., emphysema)
  • Neurological and/or psychiatric disease (i.e., Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease)
  • Skeletal muscle disorders
  • Comorbidities associated with greater risk of falls
  • Recent history of smoking or alcohol abuse
  • Hormone replacement therapy and/or psychotropic drugs.

Treatment and study plan

Physical exercise

Other

The interventions proposed in the present trial were based on a safe and well-established exercise training program

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in transfer capacity in seconds

    Time frame: 6 months

    TUG performance

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in fat-free mass in kg

    Time frame: 6 months

    Fat-free mass

  2. Changes in overall cognitive capacity in points

    Time frame: 6 months

    MEEM

  3. Changes in blood pressure in mmHg

    Time frame: 6 months

    Blood Pressure

  4. Changes in shor-term memory in points

    Time frame: 6 months

    Memory

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Campinas, Brazil

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Resistance Training Periodization on Hemodynamic, Morphofunctional and Cognitive Parameters of Robust Older Women.

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Feb 23, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2018

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