Comparison of the Effects of Green Exercise Programs Including Resistance and Aerobic Exercises

Physical Inactivity Clinical Trial

— GREENCITY  

Official title:

Comparison of the Effects of Green Exercise Programs Including Resistance and Aerobic Exercises on Senior Fitness, Aerobic Capacity, Intrinsic Capacity at Nursing Homes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05958745
• Other study ID #: GREENCITY
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 26, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
• Contact: Elif Yildirim Ayaz
• Phone: 05325148300
• Email: drelifyildirim[@]hotmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

It was aimed to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise and resistance exercises performed together with aerobic exercise, applied in the concept of green exercise with a multidisciplinary team (specialist doctors physiotherapists, nurses) on senior fitness, aerobic capacity and IC in individuals aged 65 and over.

Description:

The study is a multicenter, parallel three-group, randomized controlled study conducted to examine the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises applied within the framework of green exercise concept on physical fitness, aerobic capacity and intrinsic capacity. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise and resistance exercises performed together with aerobic exercise, applied in the concept of green exercise with a multidisciplinary team (specialist doctors physiotherapists, nurses) on senior fitness, aerobic capacity and IC in individuals aged 65 and over.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• After the cardiology examination, it was decided that it was suitable for exercise,

• The Mini Mental Test score was above 24 points

• Had adequate communication skills

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with uncontrollable arrhythmia and/or hypertension,

• neuromuscular disease,

• orthopedic injury that interferes with walking,

• severe sensory deficit, visual and/or hearing problems

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Inactivity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Aerobic Exercise
Aerobic exercise training Program
• Aerobic + resistance exercise
Aerobic + resistance exercise training Program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Elif Yildirim Ayaz	Üsküdar	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Z Score of the Intrincic Capacity	Z socre of the Intrincic Capacity of Elderly which calculated by tug test score, mini mental state examination score, geriatric depression scale score, mini nutritional assessement score, hand grip strength	1 week
Secondary	V02max	Aerobic Capacity of Elderly, measured by shuttle test	1 week
Secondary	Senior Fitness test	Fitness of Elderly, measured by senior fitness test scores (higher score means better fitness level)	1 week