Effects of Two Types of Concurrent Training in Functional Performance and Cognitive Function of Older Adults
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to identify and compare the impacts of traditional concurrent training and concurrent training consisting of strength training combined with dance classes on functional performance, cognitive function and quality of life in older people. The main question it aims to answer are:
• The concurrent training consisting of strength training combined with dance classes can provide similar benefits to traditional concurrent training in neuromuscular and cardiorrespiratory performance, cognitive function and quality of life in older people?
Participants will training one of the two types of concurrent training (traditional concurrent training or concurrent training consisting of strength training combined with dance classes), two times a week, over 12 weeks.
Researchers will compare traditional concurrent training, concurrent training consisting of strength training combined with dance classes and a control group without exercise to see if this modalitys of physical exercise can provide increases in neuromuscular and cardiorrespiratory performance, cognitive function and quality of life in older people.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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| Experimental: Traditional concurrent training The subjects will perform two concurrent training sessions, of approximately one hour per week. Composed of strength exercises and aerobic exercise (walking outdoors and/or treadmill). |
Behavioral: Traditional concurrent training
The subjects will perform two sessions per week of traditional concurrent training, consisting of strength training followed by aerobic exercise over 12 weeks, with progressive intensities and training volumes. Each traditional concurrent training session will consist of specific warm-up performed on equipment for upper and lower limbs with a load of less than 30% of the training load. Then the bench press, low row, leg press, extension and knee flexion exercises will be performed. Participants will be instructed to perform the concentric phase of the movement in one second and the eccentric phase in two seconds. After strength training, aerobic training (walking outdoors or on a treadmill) will be performed with intensity based on maximum heart rate
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| Experimental: Concurrent training consisting of strength training combined with dance classes The subjects will perform two concurrent training sessions associated with dance classes, of approximately one hour per week. Composed of strength exercises and dance classes. |
Behavioral: Concurrent training consisting of strength training combined with dance classes
Each concurrent training session associated with dance classes will consist of the same strength training as the traditional concurrent training group, but the traditional aerobic training will be replaced by a dance class. Each dance class will consist of a 5-minute general warm-up with joint mobility exercises and dynamic stretching. Then the main part will be performed with the elaboration of choreography, lasting approximately 20 minutes. Finally, there will be a 5-minute cool-down with stretching exercises. Classes will be held in four different dance modalities, divided into four modules.
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| No Intervention: Control Subjects will be instructed to maintain their usual routine during the study period. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in Dynamic balance [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by Timed Up and Go Test
- Change in Cognitive function [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by Mini Exam of Mental State
- Change in Self reported quality of life [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionary, on a scale ranging from 26 to 130. Higher scores are considered better.
- Change in Static Balance [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by One leg Stance Test
- Change in Seat to Stand Capacity [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by 30s Seat to Stand Test
- Change in Stairs Climb Capacity [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by 10 step climb test
- Change in Leg Strenght [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by One repetition maximum knee extension test
- Change in Leg Power [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessd by 30% and 70% of One repetition maximum knee extension Test
- Change in Hand Grip Strenght [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by Hand Grip Test with Hydraulic Dynamometer
- Change in Cardiorrespiratory Capacity [Baseline, 8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by the 6 minutes walk test
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in Quadriceps muscle thickness [Baseline and 12 weeks]
Assessed by ultrasound
- Change in Affectivity with the intervention [8 and 12 weeks]
Assessed by Scale (+5 = very good, -5 = very bad)
- Change in Lipid profile [Baseline and 12 weeks]
- Change in Quadriceps muscle quality [Baseline and 12 weeks]
Calculated by the formula: maximum knee extension strength/quadriceps muscle thickness
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
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Be male or female aged between 65 and 75 years old
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Do not practice regular physical exercises for at least three months
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No history of competitive sports throughout life
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Not having musculoskeletal and neurological diseases or disorders that may influence the performance of the exercises or affect the test results
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Not having health conditions in which physical exercise is contraindicated
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Achieve a score of no less than 24 on the Mini Mental State Exam
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Achieve a score of up to 9.11 on the Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria:
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Miss more than 20% of training sessions
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Miss more than three workouts in a row
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Failure to attend any of the evaluations will be excluded from the study.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Dança - UFRGS | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande Do Sul | Brazil | 90690-200 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Eduardo Lusa Cadore
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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