Status:

UNKNOWN

Cardiovascular Risk and Functional Responses From Dancing at Home in the Elderly With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Conditions:

Aging

Type2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of a dance intervention performed at home, on cardiovascular risk factors and functional capacity of elderly individuals with...

Detailed Description

The aging process is characterized by a loss of lean mass simultaneously to an increase in visceral adipose tissue (Bruseghini P. et al. 2015). This may result in reduced glucose uptake and increased ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women and Men between 65 and 80 years old
  • BMI inferior to 35 kg/m2
  • Independent for performing daily activities (OARS scale)
  • Not engaged in any type of regular exercise programme for the past 6 months
  • Participants with T2DM should be previously diagnosed, with basal glycaemia superior to 126 mg/dL, and/or HbA1C superior to 6.5%.

Exclusion

  • Chronic diseases such as fibromyalgia, labyrinthitis, cancer or neurodegenerative disorders
  • Compromised cognitive skills: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores inferior to 24/30.
  • Bone, joints or muscle problems that could impair exercise performance
  • Not being able to perform the effort test in the first assessment session, abnormal electrocardiogram, or any other condition identified by the physician of the study that limit the engagement in an exercise training programme.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 3 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 23 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04840368

Start Date

May 3 2021

End Date

December 23 2023

Last Update

April 12 2021

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School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance (Universidade Feferal do Rio Grande do Sul)

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90690-200