The Effects of 12 Weeks Pilates-inspired Exercise Training on Functional Performance in Older Women

The Effects of 12 Weeks Pilates-inspired Exercise Training on Functional Performance in Older Women: a Randomized Study

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of 12-week Pilates-inspired exercise on functional performance in community-dwelling older women.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Aging
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pilates; Other: Control

Detailed Description

Pilates is an exercise system developed over 70 years ago that has been recently received attention due to its beneficial effects on postural stability, coordination, muscle strength and flexibility. The studies published involving Pilates were very different among them regarding intervention period (5, 8, 12 and 24 weeks), frequency (2 and 3 sessions/week) and exercises (mat, mat with accessories, apparatus and others combinations), making meaningful comparison difficult. Furthermore, other important physical features to maintain an independent life at older age, such as cardiorespiratory fitness, were accessed in few studies. So, the effective benefits of Pilates method on physical fitness of community-dwelling older people remain unclear.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• good health based on clinical examination (doctor's certificate)
• good functional capacity(physical examination)

Exclusion Criteria:

• current smokers
• obese (BMI >30 Kg/cm2)
• musculoskeletal limitations
• neurologic diseases
• cardiovascular diseases
• condition that contraindicated exercise
• regularly engaged in other physical conditioning program (>2x/week and/or >150min/week)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pilates; Group received 12 week of inspired-Pilates intervention (2 days/week, 60 minutes duration).	Other: Pilates; The Pilates program was conducted twice weekly, 60 minutes/session, for twelve consecutive weeks by a certified Pilates Instructor.
Other: Control; Control group was oriented to maintain the habitual activities during 12 weeks	Other: Control; The control group did not receive the Pilates training program and were instructed to maintain their currently activities during the twelve-week follow-up period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
physical fitness	In this study, physical fitness includes strength, balance and aerobic resistance.	changes from baseline physical fitness at 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
• Collaborators: Federal University of São Paulo

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 18, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): December 21, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 21, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 18, 2015
• Last Verified: December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: elderly; postural balance; Pilates method
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiration Disorders; Respiratory Aspiration
• Other Study ID Numbers: HI017/2010