Status:

COMPLETED

Twelve Weeks of Resistance Training is Equally As Effective At Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Women with and Without Depression: a Non-randomized Cross-over Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Conditions:

Depressive Symptoms

Aging

Eligibility:

FEMALE

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: the purporse was to evaluate and compare the effects of 12 weeks of resistance training (RT) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in older women with and without depressive disorde...

Detailed Description

1. Introduction It is estimated that 3.8% of the worldwide population (5,7% of adults older than 60 years) experienced a depressive disorder diagnosis in 2023 (1). Further, depression is about 50% mor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • females aged \> 60 years;
  • physically independent;
  • had no cardiac, orthopedic, or musculoskeletal dysfunction that could impede physical exercise;
  • not having uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or hypertension;
  • not be involved in the practice of regular physical activity performed more than once a week over the three months before the start of the study;
  • present the medical clearance from a cardiologist (resting 12-lead electrocardiogram test, personal interview, and treadmill stress test when deemed necessary) to attend RT without restriction.

Exclusion

  • not reaching 85% of training sessions

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 2 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 25 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

79 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06591325

Start Date

November 2 2021

End Date

July 25 2022

Last Update

September 19 2024

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State University of Londrina

Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, 86057-970