Aging Healthy
Conditions
Interventions
Blinded randomized controlled trial (analytical, longitudinal and prospective). Initially, a total of 56 participants participated in the study, comprising 16 men and 40 women, randomly distributed be
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Sponsors
Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Eligibility
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: institutionalized elderly people over 70 years of age who were undergoing regular medical monitoring; medical indication for motor physiotherapy; physical autonomy when leaving bed and who were not performing physical activity regularly; ability to make decisions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: elderly people with physical independence restricted to bed; wheelchair users or those who were not physically capable of walking and hemodynamic instability; severe heart disease or uncontrolled systemic arterial hypertension verified by the doctor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome found 1: Regarding functionality, our data directed to Timed Up and Go, show that for both control and intervention groups, the applicability of muscle strengthening training alone or associated with sensorimotor exercises proved to be effective for the elderly population monitored during the period 12 weeks. In the TUG variable, it is shown that there was no significant difference between the CG and IG when analyzing the moments before and after the 12 weeks of intervention. On the other hand, when analyzing the before and after for each group separately, both showed a significant difference (CG p=0.002; IG p<0.001). The variable that symbolizes the difference in data between after and before the TUG is also highlighted, with a non-significant value between the two groups.;Expected outcome 2: Sensorimotor exercises promote greater gains in muscle strength in the intervention group when compared to the control group;Outcome found 2: Due to the choice of exercise protocol aimed at muscle strengthening in both the control and intervention groups, it was noticed that there was a significant gain in strength in both. In turn, when comparing the differences in the results obtained (final result - initial assessment) between the CG and IG, there was no significant difference for any muscle group or side (dominant or non-dominant), showing that despite there being a gain in muscle strength, when correlating with the groups, there was no excess of values.;Expected outcome 3: The imbalance is more associated with the sensory system than with the gain in muscular strength;Outcome found 3: When raising the hypothesis that sensorimotor exercises affect balance with greater significance, it was found that the sensorimotor exercises covered in the intervention group induced significant improvements in all aspects related to balance through the SPPB test battery. The SPPB variable was analyzed in the following aspects: balance, gait speed, gait speed time (s) and sit-stand | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 4: Sensorimotor training reduces the risk of falls;Outcome found 4: In the condition of risk of falls, the fact that there was a gain in muscle strength for both control and intervention groups; when associating the risk of falling, it can be observed that it was the intervention group that showed significance both in terms of reliability when carrying out their daily activities without imbalance or instability and in the fear of falling and these are precisely these two conditions (fear of falling and loss of confidence) important factors for loss of physical function and decreased social interactions, providing the elderly with restrictions in their daily activities.;Expected outcome 5: Sensorimotor training is effective in improving the sense of joint repositioning to 45º;Outcome found 5: Regarding the variable Joint Position Sense (JPS), it can be observed that when comparing the groups with each other, in the circumstances before and after the interventions, only the 20º variable errors showed a significant difference with the dominant limb after the intervention ( p=0.029) and non-dominant limb before the intervention (p=0.007). When comparing the before and after for the particular groups, it is now possible to ascertain significant values ??for the Absolute Error 45º No Dom (p=0.045) and Relative Error 45º No Dom (p=0.045) in CG and Relative Error 45º No Dom for IG (p=0.018). When the differences between the periods between the CG and IG were analyzed, no variable presented significant values | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactIvelize Freire
Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Outcome results
None listed