Isometric Exercises in Healthy Elderly Individuals

Salameh Aldaja58 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

ExercisesOTHER

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 exerciseOTHER

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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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.

Locations (1)

Isra University

Amman, Jordan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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).

Time frame: Change from baseline blood pressure at 1 day

Secondary Outcomes

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).

Time frame: Change from baseline respiratory rate at 1 day

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.

Time frame: Change from baseline oxygen saturation at 1 day

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.

Time frame: Change from baseline heart rate at 1 day

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Mean arterial pressure was calculated MAP as diastolic blood pressure (DBP) + 1/3 \[systolic blood pressure (SBP) - DBP\].

Time frame: Change from baseline mean arterial pressure at 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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