cardiovascular diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be divided in two groups, physiotherapy group (PG) and control group (CG), with 25 patients each. Patients included in the PG will undergo a supervised exercise program for 90 minutes tw
Other
E02.779
G11.427.410.698.277
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Goiás
Universidade Estadual de Goiás
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Will be included in the study of sedentary patients of both sexes; without cognitive impairment (mini-mental more than 17); aged 60 years or over; independent walking and CSF Jardim Dom Fernando II frequenters.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly practitioners of regular physical activity (more than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week), with unstable angina, cardiac resynchronizer, cardiac surgery less than three months, heart failure (NYHA class III,IV), will be excluded. diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose more than 180 mg.dL and or glycated hemoglobin more than 7.0%), chronic renal failure (glomerular filtration less than 50 ml.min.1.73m2), with impaired cognitive impairment, need walking aids for locomotion or any clinical condition that prevents physical activity and the impossibility of attending the physiotherapy sector twice a week during the intervention period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement in functional capacity, with greater than 40m increase in the distance covered in the 6-minute walk test;mprovement in quality of life scores on the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Score below 10 evaluated by the Geriatric Depression Scale after physiotherapy treatment.;Score above 20 assessed in the1-minute Up and Sit Test after physiotherapy treatment. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLeonardo Nascimento
Universidade Federal de Goiás
Outcome results
None listed