WAVE Study- Walking and Aging in VErona Study

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona64 enrolled

Overview

Monocentric unblinded two parallel-group randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of diet with or without Nordic Walking on weight loss, physical performance and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese population

To examine the impact of a 48-week of diet +/- Nordic Walking program on physical performance, muscle function, cardiovascular risk factors and arterial stiffness in community-dwelling overweight and obese elderly men and women.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome Disability Physical Sarcopenic Obesity Hypertension Overweight and Obesity Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Interventions

DietBEHAVIORAL

52 weeks of Diet supervised by a dietician

WalkingBEHAVIORAL

26 weeks supervised Walking 3 times per week, followed by 26 weeks of unsupervised Walking

Nordic WalkingBEHAVIORAL

26 weeks supervised Nordic Walking 3 times per week, followed by 26 weeks of unsupervised Nordic Walking

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 90 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 60-90 years * Males and females . BMI \> 27 kg/m2 * living in Verona (Italy) * stable weight in the 3 months * not involved in physical exercise programs * informed consent sign Exclusion Criteria: * cardiovascular disease (unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, valvular heart disease, aortic aneurysm, recent intracerebral or subdural hemorrhage, not controlled hypertension) * musculoskeletal disease (symptomatic discal hernia, symptomatic arthrosis, acute articular, tendon or ligament lesions, hip prothesis).

Locations (1)

AOUI Verona

Verona, Italy

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

VO2 max

maximal oxygen consumption

Time frame: 12 months