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Muscle Strength and Functional Autonomy of Elderly Women

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Euro-American Network of Human Kinetics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01553396
First received: March 7, 2012
Last updated: March 13, 2012
Last verified: March 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study shows an evaluation of the correlation between the muscle strength levels and functional autonomy of elderly women.


Condition
Muscle, Ligament and Fascia Disorders

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Official Title: Muscle Strength and Functional Autonomy of Normo-IGF-1 Elderly Women With Skeletal Muscle Dysfunctions

Further study details as provided by Euro-American Network of Human Kinetics:

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples Without DNA

Whole blood


Enrollment: 35
Study Start Date: January 2009
Study Completion Date: April 2009
Primary Completion Date: February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the muscle strength levels and functional autonomy of elderly women with impaired muscle-skeletal system depending on the normal IGF-1 level. The target-population was composed by elderly women aged between 60 and 75 years (age: 67.79 ± 5.11 years, BMI: 28.01 ± 5.4), residents of an asylum, with IGF-1 levels within the normal values for the age (normo-IGF-1). Evaluations of the muscle strength (1-RM test) and the functional autonomy (GDLAM Protocol) in the performance of activities of daily living (ADL), and a measurement of basal serum levels of IGF-1 (Chemiluminescence method) were performed.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   60 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

The population consists of 123 elderly women residents of São Lucas shelter, located in Cacimba Velha, Teresina-PI, Brazil. The sample consists of 35 elderly women. The elderly participants in the study signed a written informed consent.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • present a muscle-skeletal dysfunction, such as osteoporosis, arthritis, tendinitis, but being able to perform their ADL without help from others;
  • did not practice physical activity for at least 12 months;
  • provide a normal IGF-1 level for their age;

Exclusion Criteria:

  • elderly women unfit to perform the strength and functional autonomy tests for the medical assessment;
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01553396

Sponsors and Collaborators
Euro-American Network of Human Kinetics
Investigators
Study Chair: Estélio HM Dantas, DSc University Castelo Branco (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Euro-American Network of Human Kinetics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01553396     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 0165/2008
Study First Received: March 7, 2012
Last Updated: March 13, 2012
Health Authority: Brazil: Ministry of Health

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013