Sarcopenia
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age equal or superior to 60 years; have a score equal to or higher than 20 points in the mini mental state examination (MMSE); walk independently; make available for the participation of a four-month exercise program.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Physical and / or cognitive impairment to prevent physical exercise; history of heart disease e.x. acute myocardial infarction), neurological (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), psychiatric (e.x. schizophrenia),cerebrovascular (e.i. cerebrovascular accident) or metabolic (e.i., diabetes mellitus I); not comply with a minimum of 90% of the total frequency of activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: It is expected to find an improvement in physical functions, assessed through physical tests such as: agility test, strength test, gait speed tests and balance test and an improvement in cognitive functions assessed through cognitive tests such as: attention test, verbal fluency test and memory test. Data collected one week before the intervention and one week after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome found 1: Our study observed that physical and cognitive interventions carried out simultaneously bring an increase / improvement of 10 - 20% of physical functions (gait speed, muscle power, balance and muscle strength) and an improvement of approximately 10% in cognitive functions (attention, memory and verbal fluency). However, traditional agility training, without the presence of cognitive tasks, did not show significant improvements. No secondary outcomes were found.;Secondary outcomes are not expected and were no found. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuz Albany Castaño
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Outcome results
None listed