Healthy volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Groups:
Those selected to participate in one of the 4 study groups: (G1) Moderate intensity strength training (15RM) (n = 12), (G2) Low intensity strength training (30 RM) (n = 12) and (G
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E02.760.169.063.500.387.875
Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The eligibility criteria for the evaluation of the subjects will be, women; between 60 and 80 years old; apparently healthy, without osteo-articular problems in the upper and lower limbs, contraindicated for strength exercises; physically active; no history of previous cardiovascular, neurological or psychiatric diseases, controlled hypertension; no history of traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness for more than 30 minutes; non-alcoholic and non-smokers; absence of uncorrected motor, visual and auditory impairment; have completed elementary school education or higher; no Brachial Ankle Index, less than 0.90 and greater than 1.40, which characterizes a sign of peripheral arterial disease; have not participated in strength training for at least 6 months; present value above 24 in the Mini Mental State Examination questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria adopted will be regular non-follow-up in training sessions and any test phase with absence in training exceeding 25 percent of total sessions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess cognitive function through the tests: Mini Mental State Examination, Stroop Word-Color, Digit Span B & F, TMT - AB and Verbal Fluency test, measured before and after 16 weeks of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an increase in trophic factor BDNF, measured by blood analysis;It is expected to find an improvement in Functional Performance (Strength, Speed, Agility and Balance) as measured by the sit-and-stand test, usual speed and top speed, time up and go test and dynamic balance test;It is expected to find an improvement in the psychological variables (anxiety, depression) and sleep quality, measureds through questionnaires;It is expected to find an increase in physical activity level and decrease in sedentary behavior, measured by accelerometer;It is expected to find an increase in muscle strength, measured by the 1 RM test, measured before and after 16 weeks of the intervention;Maintenance or improvement of the performance of dual tasks (motor and cognitive; motor-motor and double-motor and cognitive), measured by motor and cognitive tests, before and after 16 weeks of the intervention;Static and dynamic balance improvement, measured through the balance platform, measured before and after 16 weeks of intervention.;Improvement in brain activation, measured by portable EEG (MUSE headband) before and after 16 weeks of intervention.;Improvement of body composition, measured by bioimpedance, before and after 16 weeks of intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJoamira Araujo
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Outcome results
None listed