The Effects of 12 Weeks Pilates-inspired Exercise Training on Functional Performance in Older Women

Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of 12 Weeks Pilates-inspired Exercise Training on Functional Performance in Older Women: a Randomized Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02636296
• Other study ID #: HI017/2010
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 14, 2015
• Last updated: December 18, 2015
• Start date: August 2010
• Est. completion date: July 2012

Study information

• Verified date: December 2015
• Source: University of Sao Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of 12-week Pilates-inspired exercise on functional performance in community-dwelling older women.

Description:

Pilates is an exercise system developed over 70 years ago that has been recently received attention due to its beneficial effects on postural stability, coordination, muscle strength and flexibility. The studies published involving Pilates were very different among them regarding intervention period (5, 8, 12 and 24 weeks), frequency (2 and 3 sessions/week) and exercises (mat, mat with accessories, apparatus and others combinations), making meaningful comparison difficult. Furthermore, other important physical features to maintain an independent life at older age, such as cardiorespiratory fitness, were accessed in few studies. So, the effective benefits of Pilates method on physical fitness of community-dwelling older people remain unclear.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: July 2012
• Est. primary completion date: June 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 60 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• good health based on clinical examination (doctor's certificate)

• good functional capacity(physical examination)

Exclusion Criteria:

• current smokers

• obese (BMI >30 Kg/cm2)

• musculoskeletal limitations

• neurologic diseases

• cardiovascular diseases

• condition that contraindicated exercise

• regularly engaged in other physical conditioning program (>2x/week and/or >150min/week)

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging

Intervention

Other:
• Pilates
The Pilates program was conducted twice weekly, 60 minutes/session, for twelve consecutive weeks by a certified Pilates Instructor.
• Control
The control group did not receive the Pilates training program and were instructed to maintain their currently activities during the twelve-week follow-up period.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	physical fitness	In this study, physical fitness includes strength, balance and aerobic resistance.	changes from baseline physical fitness at 12 weeks	No