EXQUALITY: Effects of 12-week Exercises on Alexithymia, Depression and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals

Sponsor

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05342142

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

4.2

Anticipated Duration (Months)

16.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on depression, alexithymia levels and quality of life of elderly individuals.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Depression Alexithymia Quality of Life Physical Inactivity	Behavioral: Aerobic and ResistanceExercise	N/A

Detailed Description

In this study, investigators hypothesized that aerobic and resistance exercises can increase the quality of life of elderly individuals by reducing their depression and alexithymia levels. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on depression, alexithymia levels and quality of life of elderly individuals.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

70 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

Effects of 12-week Aerobic and Resistance Exercises on Alexithymia, Depression and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 23, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Exercise Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises	Behavioral: Aerobic and ResistanceExercise Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises
No Intervention: Control No intervention will be made

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Exercise

Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises

Behavioral: Aerobic and ResistanceExercise

Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises

No Intervention: Control

No intervention will be made

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Depression [1 week]
depression level as measured by the geriatric depression scale (min:0, max:15, 5 or more means more depression)
Alexythimia [1 week]
Alexythimia level as measured by the toronto Alexythimia scale (min:0, max:100, 61 ore more means more alexythimia)
quality of life [1 week]
level of quality of life measured by health related quality of life scale(min:24, max:120, high levels means low quality of life)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

65 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Individuals aged 65 and over who volunteered to participate in the study,
Conscious and without communication problems,
No orthopedic injury that prevents walking
Those who are physically inactive according to the International Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire
Those who have sufficient motivation to participate in the exercise program (will be evaluated by a one-on-one interview by the researchers)
Being eligible to participate in an exercise program after a cardiac examination (resting ECG and questioning of cardiac symptoms, advanced tests such as exercise ECG test if necessary) performed by the physician.

Exclusion Criteria:

Having a history of neuromuscular disease
Serious medical condition (eg advanced malignancy or major neurological, psychiatric or endocrine disease, respiratory failure, etc.) that would prevent the person from participating in exercise training.
Less than 1 year life expectancy
Having an orthopedic injury that prevents walking
Presence of advanced sensory deficit
Having visual and hearing problems
Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points)
Not having agreed to participate in the study
Uncontrolled hypertension
Not being found suitable for exercise in the examination performed by physicians and physiotherapists