Chronic Idiopathic Fatigue
Conditions
Keywords
aerobic training
Brief summary
the study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of aerobic training for decreasing fatigue severity and increasing quality of life in elderly with idiopathic chronic
Detailed description
idiopathic chronic fatigue (ICF) or chronic idiopathic fatigue (CIF), this type of tiredness is ongoing and unrelated to any underlying medical or mental health issues. Different diagnostic criteria apply to people with idiopathic chronic fatigue and those with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Regular aerobic exercise has been demonstrated to improve cardiopulmonary fitness, increase physical activity levels, and decrease the degree of fatigue in elderly patients with severe idiopathic fatigue.
Interventions
OTHERAerobic training
In addition to the standard physical therapy exercise programme (which includes flexibility and balance exercises), twenty individuals with idiopathic chronic fatigue will participate in an aerobic training group and walk for 45 minutes on a treadmill three times a week for two months. The workouts began with a five- to ten-minute warm-up on the treadmill and concluded with an equally extended cool-down. Using the Karvonen method, for exercise intensities range from 60 to 75 percent of heart rate reserve during a 35-minute group cumulative exercise session.
Sponsors
Pharos University in Alexandria
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* ages ranged from 60 to 70 years and they will have BMI in between25.0-29.9 kg/m2, * complaining fatigue least six months ago without identifying any specific cause for their fatigue. * could walk safely without the aid of another person.
Exclusion criteria
* Renal, vascular, hepatic, autoimmune, heart, chest and thyroid disorders. * Lower limb arthritis or any orthopedic problem will hinder the training. * Cognitive impairment or psychological problems, * fatigue caused as a known side effect of medication. * any febrile condition and/or infectious diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Older People's Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL-brief): | 2 monthes will take pre and post total study peroid | Thirteen items make up the questionnaire; one item includes codes of Strongly agree (1), Agree (2), Neither (3), Disagree (4), and Strongly disagree (5). Positive items are reverse coded to indicate higher quality of life (QoL) with higher scores once all of the questions have been added up to give an overall OPQOL-Brief score. |
| fatigue severity assessment scale | 2 month will take pre and post total study peroid | Before and during the study period, the physical and mental weariness of both groups (A and B) was measured using a straightforward ten-item fatigue scale. The participants rated an etch statement from five categories, from never to always, using a scale. 1 denotes never, 2 occasionally, 3 regularly, 4 often and 5 always worn out. The greater figure denotes an extremely high degree of exhaustion and fatigue. |
| six mints walk test | 2 monthes will take pre and post total study peroid | Before and during the study period, the aerobic capacity and endurance of both groups (A and B) were assessed using this sub-maximal test. The outcomes were compared to see how the performance capacity changed with walks lasting longer than six minutes. |
| Glutathione blood test: | 2 monthes will take pre and post total study peroid | Glutathione is an antioxidant, a type of chemical which helps to boost the immune system as well as prevent and reverse cellular damage. Glutathione levels tend to decrease naturally with age as well as due to health conditions such as liver disease, insomnia, and chronic disease.Before and after the study period, venous blood was taken from both groups (A and B) at baseline when they were not fasting. Tandem mass spectroscopy was used to analyse the samples and determine the degree of serum changes in both study groups based on their respective treatment. |
Contacts
Primary Contactola elgohary, lecturer
Outcome results
None listed