Effects of 12-week Exercises on Alexithymia, Depression and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals (EXQUALITY)

April 18, 2022 updated by: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Effects of 12-week Aerobic and Resistance Exercises on Alexithymia, Depression and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on depression, alexithymia levels and quality of life of elderly individuals.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In this study, investigators hypothesized that aerobic and resistance exercises can increase the quality of life of elderly individuals by reducing their depression and alexithymia levels. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on depression, alexithymia levels and quality of life of elderly individuals.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Uskudar
      • Istanbul, Uskudar, Turkey, 34366
        • Recruiting
        • Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals aged 65 and over who volunteered to participate in the study,
  • Conscious and without communication problems,
  • No orthopedic injury that prevents walking
  • Those who are physically inactive according to the International Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire
  • Those who have sufficient motivation to participate in the exercise program (will be evaluated by a one-on-one interview by the researchers)
  • Being eligible to participate in an exercise program after a cardiac examination (resting ECG and questioning of cardiac symptoms, advanced tests such as exercise ECG test if necessary) performed by the physician.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a history of neuromuscular disease
  • Serious medical condition (eg advanced malignancy or major neurological, psychiatric or endocrine disease, respiratory failure, etc.) that would prevent the person from participating in exercise training.
  • Less than 1 year life expectancy
  • Having an orthopedic injury that prevents walking
  • Presence of advanced sensory deficit
  • Having visual and hearing problems
  • Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points)
  • Not having agreed to participate in the study
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Not being found suitable for exercise in the examination performed by physicians and physiotherapists

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Exercise
Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises
Behavioral: Aerobic and ResistanceExercise
Exercise program consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercises
No Intervention: Control
No intervention will be made

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Depression
Time Frame: 1 week
depression level as measured by the geriatric depression scale (min:0, max:15, 5 or more means more depression)
1 week
Alexythimia
Time Frame: 1 week
Alexythimia level as measured by the toronto Alexythimia scale (min:0, max:100, 61 ore more means more alexythimia)
1 week
quality of life
Time Frame: 1 week
level of quality of life measured by health related quality of life scale(min:24, max:120, high levels means low quality of life)
1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elif Yıldırım Ayaz, M.D., Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 23, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 30, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 12, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

April 22, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 22, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2022

Last Verified

April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EXQUALITY

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

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