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Effects of physical exercise on the health of people deprived of their liberty

Functional Training for penitentiaries and its effects on behaviors associated with health and improved mood

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9x9kcs6
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-04-01
Start date
2023-05-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Participation in the study involved 50 male prisoners randomly assigned to two groups (Experimental and Control). Experimental Group: 25 adult volunteers who t
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Lead Sponsor
Complexo Penitenciário Dr. Manoel Carvalho Neto
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inmates appointed by the prison's management; age between 18 and 50 years old; male; considered to be of low risk; with at least one year's imprisonment; who showed interest in taking part in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who were being treated for any illness; had committed crimes classified as heinous; had serious indiscipline in their history; who could compromise the organization and development of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 1: It is expected to find an improvement in the anthropometric indicator BMI in people deprived of their liberty over a period of four months, verified through a physical exercise program, based on the observation of a variation of at least 5% in pre- and post-intervention.;Result found 1: It was observed that after the intervention, the BMI increased by 0.4 kg/m² (1.5%) over four months, verified through a physical exercise program, between the pre- and post-intervention periods.;Expected outcome 2: It is expected to find an improvement in the WHR anthropometric indicator in people deprived of their liberty over a period of four months, verified through a physical exercise program, based on the observation of a variation of at least 5% in pre- and post-intervention.;Result found 2: It was observed that after the intervention, the WHR increased by 0.02 (1.2%) over four months, verified through a physical exercise program, between the pre- and post-intervention periods.;Expected outcome 3: It is expected to find an improvement in the WHR anthropometric indicator in people deprived of their liberty over a period of four months, verified through a physical exercise program, based on the observation of a variation of at least 5% in pre- and post-intervention.;Result found 3: It was observed that after the intervention, the WHtR increased by 0.02 (4%) over four months, verified through a physical exercise program, between the pre- and post-intervention periods.;Expected outcome 4: It is expected to find an improvement in the quality of life in the emotional domain in people deprived of liberty over a period of four months, verified through a physical exercise program, based on the observation of a variation of at least 5% in pre- and post-intervention measurements.;Result found 4: It was observed that after the intervention the emotional domain increased by 26.1 (52.2%) over four months, verified through a physical exercise program, between the pre- and

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactHenrique da Silva

Universidade Federal de Sergipe

cech@academico.ufs.br+55(79)31946600

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)