Effect of a Pilates program on balance, functional performance and quality of life in elderly people

Effect of a Pilates program on balance, functional performance and quality of life in elderly people aged between sixty and seventy-five years old

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000069954

Enrollment

Registered

2011-01-19

Start date

2010-10-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of the study was to evaluate if the Pilates method exercises has a positive effect on balance and functional performance in elderly people.

Interventions

It was two weekly sessions with duration of a hour each session. The session was divided in ten minutes of stretching exercises, fourty minutes of Pilates method exercises and finally, ten minutes of respiratory exercises for back to calm and relaxation (Intervention group). The intervention had a overall duration of 8 weeks (16 sessions in total). The intervention is administered to small groups of 3 participants.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria of our study were people aged between sixty and seventy five years old, living in Barao de Cocais, Minas Gerais.

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria of our study were: people can not use gait aid devices, they can not submit stroke, Parkinson's disease, Dementia and cognitive impairments.

Outcome results