Depression
Conditions
Interventions
As an elderly patient with a diagnosis of depression, 10 non-qualified training sessions consisted of: 20 minutes of upper and lower coordination activities, 30 minutes of aerobic interval training of
Behavioural
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Sponsors
Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly persons previously diagnosed by physicians qualified both in the public and private network of Recife, PE, Brazil; who are 60 years of age or over; have not exercised for at least six months; sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: To have acute musculoskeletal pain, interfering in the performance of the tests and in the training; history and sequelae of neurodegenerative diseases; express the desire to stop participating in the research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The expected outcome 1 is the improvement of cognitive functions in depressed elderly women when compared to pre and post training (after 24 training sessions), evaluated through: Stroop test (selective attention) will be taken into account the number of errors and the time spent; verbal fluency test (if we consider the number of fruits said); labyrinth test (navigation capability) will be used in the evaluation of the planning and execution time; dual task test (accomplishment of a motor task aligned with a cognitive task) what will be considered is the execution time.;The expected outcome 2 is the improvement of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) levels (collected 5 ml of blood per arm puncture) in depressed women when compared to pre and post training (after 24 training sessions). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The expected outcome 2 is the improvement in the cardiorespiratory capacity of the depressive elderly, when compared to pre and post training (after 24 training sessions), evaluated through the submaximal test for elderly with mood disorder (OLIVEIRA et al., 2012).;The expected outcome 1 is lower depressive scores in the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30), with a score:> 10 depression representation, a score between 11-20 = moderate depression and a score> 20 severe depression, in depressed women when compared pre and post training (after 24 training sessions). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarisa Braga
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed