Clinical trial

Exercise Impact in Elderly With Multimorbidity: HbA1c and Blood Pressure

Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06879639

Active, not recruitingNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The main objective of the study is to compare the effect of two different types of physical exercise modalities on glycated hemoglobin and blood pressure in elderly individuals with multimorbidity. The main characteristic of the proposal is that it is experimental, with two intervention groups with physical exercise that will be randomized in the order of participation of the groups and forwarded to the researchers regarding the evaluations and training periods. In addition, the study will be controlled, as it has a control group that will not perform any intervention with physical exercises during the study period. To allocate the participants in each exercise group and for the control group, the researchers will use the 1:1 method, the user will receive an automatic generator through the random.org website. The main questions raised by the studies will be: Is land-based training more effective than aquatic training for this population in improving the primary outcomes? Is there a difference between training at these intensities and not doing any physical exercise in this population with these primary outcomes? Participants in the 2 intervention groups will: Train 3x per week for 10 weeks at intensities that will progress over the weeks.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age60 Years to Not listed
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted
ConditionHypertension, Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, Depression Disorders, Multimorbidity, Respiratory Disorders, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Dyslipidemia, High Blood Cholesterol, Obese Patients

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Being elderly adult 60 years old * Having grade 1 medicated hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 and diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90) or having type 2 diabetes mellitus * Volunteers may have other morbidities such as: anxiety/depression, knee osteoarthritis or obesity * Be fit for the practice of physical activity Exclusion Criteria: * Being a smoker * Have severe musculoskeletal problems that prevent you from carrying out physical activities * Unable to carry out the protocol completely

Treatments and study arms

Exercise

Other

The workout routine for the Land Exercise (LE) group will be segmented as follows: A cardio segment (15-20 minutes) involving treadmill walking/running or cycling on the stationary bike; A strength training segment (35 minutes) comprising bench press, seated row, leg extension, squats, pull down, peck-deck, hamstring curls, curl-ups, and back extensions; and a cool-down phase (5-10 minutes) featuring stretching exercises.

Control

Other

The control group will not receive any formal indication or support to perform structured exercise training but will be allowed to engage in physical activity ad libitum.

Exercise

Other

The activities for the Water Exercise (WE) group will be divided into segments: An aerobic portion (15-20 minutes) involving water walking and jogging combined with arm movements; A resistance portion (35 minutes) including chest/upper back guidance, chest back press, behind-the-back press, pivoted shoulder press (upper body), and calf lifts, supported squats, outer/inner thigh scissors, and forward and back leg glide (lower body), and finally, a cool-down period (5-10 minutes) comprising stretching exercises.

Primary outcomes

Glycated hemoglobin (Hb1Ac)10 weeks

In the pre- and post-training moments during the morning and fasting period, venous blood samples will be collected to analyze the glycemic profile. The outcome measure will be expressed as a percentage (%), representing the average blood glucose level over the last 2 to 3 months.

Blood pressure10 weeks

Office blood pressure (OBP) will be evaluated and monitored during pre-training moments using automatic monitors, and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) will be conducted with appropriate collection devices according to the 2021 European Society of Hypertension practice guidelines for office and out-of-office blood pressure measurement.The results of Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) will be shown in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) for OBP and HBPM.

Study locations

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Municipal Pavilion of Vila Nova de Famalicão🇵🇹 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District, Portugal