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Physical Exercise improves the minds of the elderly

Effect of Exercise intensity variation on cognitive function in the elderly

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4rfj65s
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-06-26
Start date
2018-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Premature senility

Interventions

This is a 4-arm randomized controlled trial. 48 physically active men and women aged 65 ± 6.3 years will take part, randomly divided into: Control group (CG=12), without participation in exercise sess
Exercise group (GELV1=12), subjected to exercise sessions on a treadmill, at an intensity of 100% of the Ventilatory Threshold (VT) and duration of 20 minutes, with a training load equivalent of 2. 00
Exercise group (GELV2 = 12), subjected to exercise sessions on a treadmill at an intensity of 60.7% of the VL for 33 minutes, with a training load equivalent of 2,003 AU
Exercise group (GELV3 = 12), subjected to exercise sessions on a treadmill at an intensity of 118% of the VL for 17 minutes, with a training load equivalent of 2,006 AU. Randomization will be carried
ii) practicing >150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. The experimental protocol will last four weeks, divided into four consecutive stages. Before the group undergoes the physical tests,
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Sponsors

Universidade de São Paulo - USP
Lead Sponsor
Universidade de São Paulo - USP
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be at least 65 years old; be male or female; do more than 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Limitation to physical exercise; suffering from cardiovascular, metabolic and or neurodegenerative diseases; use of drugs that affect the nervous system

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The aim of this study is to find the best dose response in relation to the effectiveness of physical exercise and the improvement of cognitive function in the elderly

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Establishing a correlation between biochemical and neuropsychological parameters of the effect of physical exercise on improving mental health in the elderly

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactDavid de Oliveira

Universidade Federal de Jataí

profdoliveira@ufj.edu.br55-64-36068210

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)