Muscle Strength
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 15 elderly will participate in a strength training program with medium blood flow restriction, with the weight measured under the maximum load that can be lifted, a maximum repetit
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Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas
Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 79 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Seniors; both sexes; Ages between 60 and 79 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Functional disability; moderate to severe cognitive deficit; medical restriction to physical exercise; strength training for more than 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a significant strength gain in the upper limbs of the elderly participants, assessed using a digital dynamometer, at the end of 16 weeks. Considering an improvement from positive changes in the indicators and values predicted in the first evaluation, being 30% greater than the strength predicted in the upper limbs. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an improvement in the quality of life markers as a qualifier for a better performance in activities of daily living, assessed by the WHOQOL-OLD questionnaire, at the end of 16 weeks. Considering a significant improvement in the results being more positive as to what is evaluated in the questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFelipe Rebêlo
Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas
Outcome results
None listed