Functional Residual Capacity, aging, Post-Exercise Hypotension
Conditions
Interventions
Handgrip isometric exercise session:
10 hypertensive elderly will participate in the isometric handgrip session, at 30% of the maximum voluntary isometric contraction (intensity), which lasts for 12
Other
G11.427.410.698.277
Sponsors
Universidade Católica de Brasília
Universidade Católica de Brasília
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women aged 60 and over; Be a resident of the Long Term Care Facility for the Elderly; Do not present any physical problem that restricts your autonomous participation during the execution of the tests; Voluntarily accept to be part of the study; Elderly people with sufficient cognitive ability to understand the requirements of the tests.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Difficulty of independent mobility; Impaired visual and auditory acuity; Elderly people using drugs that compromise their reasoning and performance in tests; Elderly people who present cardiac abnormalities on the electrocardiogram; Elderly people with musculoskeletal problems that prevent them from performing the exercises proposed in the study; Elderly people who do not complete anamnesis or tests.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure (in mm Hg, assessed by the blood pressure monitor, model BP3AC1-1 PC) assessed before and after 8 weeks of intervention.;Cardiometabolic parameters (antioxidant capacity equivalent to Trolox (mM), substances reactive to thiobarbituric acid (TBARS) (nmol / mL), nitric oxide ( microM)) assessed before and after 8 weeks of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Handgrip muscle strength, in kgf, assessed by the handgrip hydraulic dynamometer, before and after 8 weeks of intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuiz Humberto Souza
Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Departamento de Educação, Campus XII
Outcome results
None listed