Circuit Training and Aerobic Exercise Among Sedentary Elderly Population

Comparison of Circuit Training and Aerobic Exercise on Cardiopulmonary Fitness Among Sedentary Elderly Population

To compare the effects of Circuit training and aerobic exercise on cardiopulmonary fitness among Sedentary elderly population

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sedentary Behavior; Old Age; Debility
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Circuit Training program; Other: Continuous aerobic exercise Group

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Upper dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 18000
      • District Headquarter Hospital - Upper Dir

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 55 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants meeting the below criteria, shall be recruited in the study.
• Sedentary elderly people (Can perform 6 MWT without complication)
• Sedentary elderly population
• No regular exercise or gym activity since last 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Already trained (any gym activity or regular exercise)
• Diagnosed cardiopulmonary disease
• Diabetes
• Any neurological complication

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Circuit Training program; circuit training for 4 weeks	Other: Circuit Training program; The 4 weeks Circuit Training program, it will be of 3 times per week. Each CT workout includes 6 stations per circuit Training. Before the training period, all participants underwent an exercise familiarization session to ensure proper execution of technique. The 6 stations will be included as 40 lb. carry for 100 ft., 3-min stair climb, 45 s plank pose, 20 lb. carry with a fast walk for 100 ft., right and left single leg stands for as long as balance was maintained, and a 15 lb. carry up and down 30 stairs
Active Comparator: Continuous aerobic exercise Group; aerobic exercise for 4 weeks	Other: Continuous aerobic exercise Group; Continuous aerobic exercise Frequency 3 time per week Intensity 50% of Heart rate reserve Type continuous aerobic exercise Time 40 minutes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
6 min walk test: Distance (meters)	Changes from the baseline, 6 min walk test (6 MWT) was used to measure Functional capacity. It is a sub maximal exercise test which can aid in assessing functional capacity of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, in this test we find out the maximum distance in meters which an individual covers in 6 min without any support.	4th Week
Step test	The Step Test is designed to measure a person's aerobic fitness. Participants step up and down, on and off an aerobics- type step for THREE minutes to increase heart rate and to evaluate the heart's recovery rate during the minute immediately following the step test exercise. Changes from the baseline to 4th week. for Age 56-65 heart rate recovery rate in beats per minute fit score: Excellent< 89, Above Average 90-100, Average 101-111, Below Average 112-122, Poor > 123	4th Week
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)	Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second FEV1 in Liters	4th Week
Forced vital Capacity (FVC)	Changes From the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced vital Capacity in Liters	4th week
Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)	Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze peak expiratory flow PEF in Liter/second.	4th week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 30, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): January 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 18, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): September 28, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 2, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 1, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Aerobic Exercise; Circuit Training
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Frailty
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/01086 Ataur Rahman

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No