Effects of Fun Physical Activity on the Interest to Daily Physical Activity and Sarcopenia of Elderly People

Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Mashhad University Medical of Sciences

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02259673
• Other study ID #: 920788
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: September 29, 2014
• Last updated: April 7, 2015
• Start date: September 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2015
• Source: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
• Contact: zohre najafi, Msc student
• Phone: 09153819224
• Email: najafiz2[@]mums.ac.ir
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Iran: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this research, the elderly living in nursing homes were selected in two group control and intervention.

Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises (including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc).

Description:

Have of a healthy life with minimal complications in this period. Most important issue in improving the health and quality of life of the elderly is maintain their independence in physical activity. World Health Organization (WHO) is believed that, the first indicator of the health of a society is physical activity of the society.

The studies show that sarcopenia leads to a decrease in the function and increase of disability 2/1 male and 3/1 are older women. sarcopenia leads to some perturbation such as, movement disorders, impaired balance, the incidence of inflammatory disease and dementia. In this reserch, the elderly living in nursing homes were selected in two group control and intervention.

Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises.

(including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 63
• Est. completion date: June 2015
• Est. primary completion date: April 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age more than 60 year

Exclusion Criteria:

• absence more than 3 session training

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Activity

Intervention

Other:
• Fun exercise
Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises (including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc)
• fun exercise
Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises (including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Mashhad University Medical of siences	Mashhad

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences	Grudzen, Corita, M.D., MSHS

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Iran, Islamic Republic of, 

References & Publications (1)

Canga L, Gorelik G, Sterin-Borda L. Diabetes alters the reactivity of myocardium to a thromboxane analogue. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 1987 Apr;65(4):499-503. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	interest of daily physical activity	including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc that will be measured with Exercise Dependence Scale-21 Manual(EDS)	one month	Yes

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