Isometric Exercises in Healthy Elderly Individuals

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of a Single Session of Knee Isometric Exercises on Blood Pressure in Healthy Elderly: A Clinical Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04932733
• Other study ID #: 337-1/1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Isra University, Jordan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A total of 58 participants were selected and divided into two groups equally, namely, elderly, and young groups with the age groups of 60-80 years and 20-30 years, respectively. The Heart Rate (HR), Respiratory Rate (RR), Blood Pressure (BP), Oxygen Saturation (SaO2), and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) for each participant were assessed before and after the treatment session.

Description:

The elderly participants in the experimental group and the young participants in the control group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 58
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria were normotensive males and females in the above age groups.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with a chronic history of alcohol, smoking, resting tachycardia (>100 beats per min), hypertension, history of any other cardiovascular disorders, any peripheral vascular disease, those on a regular exercise program, and uncooperative participants.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• Exercises
The elderly participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.
• Young isometric exercise
The young participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Jordan	Isra University	Amman

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Salameh Aldaja

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Jordan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Blood Pressure (BP)	Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured by a trained physiotherapist in the right upper arm using an appropriate-sized cuff at the baseline and the end of the intervention using an automated Dinamap MPS Select device (Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ).	Change from baseline blood pressure at 1 day
Secondary	Respiratory Rate (RR)	Respiratory rate was assessed by visually observe for 30 seconds and multiply observed breaths by 2 to obtain breaths per minute (BPM).	Change from baseline respiratory rate at 1 day
Secondary	Oxygen Saturation (SaO2)	Oxygen saturation was recorded using a finger pulse oximeter. The sensor was placed on the right index finger, and the values were recorded after at least two minutes.	Change from baseline oxygen saturation at 1 day
Secondary	Heart Rate (HR)	Heart rate was recorded using a finger pulse oximeter. The sensor was placed on the right index finger, and the values were recorded after at least two minutes.	Change from baseline heart rate at 1 day
Secondary	Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)	Mean arterial pressure was calculated MAP as diastolic blood pressure (DBP) + 1/3 [systolic blood pressure (SBP) - DBP].	Change from baseline mean arterial pressure at 1 day