Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise Mediation on Hormonal, Immune and Psychological Well-being in Institutionalized Frail Older Women.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Coimbra
Conditions:
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Frailty syndrome is a complex aging expression determined by ontogenetic and phylogenetic factors. Chronic stress has been shown to have immunosuppressive effects, to accelerate immunosenescence and t...
Detailed Description
This research protocol was planned for approximately 13 months, involving a trained research team and it is built in different phases, according to the type of studies: cross- sectional and experiment...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- inclusion criteria: a) ability to participate in a study with total duration of 12 months and encompassing three phases: cross-sectional study, intervention and detraining periods b) existence of an appropriate physical space to carry out the exercise sessions; c) required support of caregivers to assist with the elders' displacement to the exercise classes;
Exclusion
- The following selection criteria for participants included was adopted: a) take a part in this study spontaneously; b) drug therapy and clinical condition controlled and updated (it must be stable and enable participation in the exercise classes as decided by local medical staff); c) not completing the '8-foot-up and go test' in the maximum time of 50 seconds.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 5 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 5 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
140 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04435899
Start Date
January 5 2018
End Date
July 5 2018
Last Update
June 17 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Care Centers
Coimbra, Portugal, 3040-248