Improvement in Cardio-metabolic Health and Immune Signatures in Old Individuals Using Daily Chores (Salat) as an Intervention: A Randomized Crossover Study in a Little-studied Population

Physical Activity in elderly and its health effects - Physical Activity in elderly and its health effects

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000048901

Enrollment

Registered

2022-09-15

Start date

2021-12-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

[1] Salat (a type of physical activity) done before taking meals [2] Observation [3] Washout 2 weeks [4] Salat (a type of physical activity) done after taking meals [5] Observation [1] Salat (a ty

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: [1] Otherwise medically fit but overweight [2] (BMI: 26-29) [3] Age 40-80 years [4] non-hypertensive [5] non-diabetic [6] male

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: [1] any physical comorbidity that would have required them to offer Salat in sitting position only or on chair were excluded [2] not habitual to offer Salat [3] very physically active

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body Weight	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood lipid profile Selected Immune Signatures Blood Pressure Body Fat	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactIftikhar Alam

Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan Human Nutrition and Dietetics

iftikharalam@bkuc.edu.pk00923455104041

Outcome results