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Effect of the Hydrotherapy physical function and quality of life in older people with Chronic Diseases

Effectiveness of the Aquatic Physiotherapy program in functional fitness and quality of life in older people with Non-Transmissible Chronic Diseases

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4gzbqn
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-10-17
Start date
2016-08-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Experimental group: 30 volunteers, of both sexes, submitted to nine weeks of aquatic physiotherapy program. The pool water temperature will be maintained at 32 oC. The volunteers will do: anterior, po
segmental static stretching of upper and lower limb muscles
resistance training of upper and lower limbs in the middle of the pool (1.40 cm)
Dynamic balance training in the shallow part of the pool and relaxation using basic movements of the Ai Chi method. There will be no control group or placebo.
Other
E02.779.492

Sponsors

Universidade do Sagrado Coração
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Sagrado Coração
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly volunteers in the age group between 60 and 80 years old; with hypertension; diabetes; osteoarthritis; with good adaptation to the liquid environment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Volunteers who present cardiorespiratory; musculoskeletal; neuromuscular dysfunctions that prevent the aquatic intervention program and contraindications of aquatic physiotherapy; such as otitis; hydrophobia; urinary infections and skin lesions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A 20% increase in flexibility assessed by the sit-and-reach test performed at Wells Bank in pre-treatment and post-treatment comparison is expected; improvement of 15% in the balance analyzed by the Berg scale and 10% evaluated by the Timed Up and Go Test in the comparison of pre and posttreatment; 25% increase in upper limb strength and muscular endurance assessed by sit-up and chair lift test and 15% in upper limbs assessed by forearm flexion test in pre and post-treatment comparison; improvement of 10% to 15% in the physical, psychological, social and mental domains analyzed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life-abbreviated in the pre and post-treatment comparison.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactEduardo Arca

Universidade do Sagrado Coração

eduardo.arca@usc.br+55(14)21077000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)