Long Distance Running Training by Older Adults
Effects of Long Distance Running Training on the Posture and Movement Control of Sedentary Older Adults
The goal of this project is to understand the effect of regular practice of long distance running on the posture and movement control of older adults.
For such, the investigators will conduct an experiment with longitudinal design where sedentary elderly individuals will be trained in long distance running for about 4 months.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
In a study the investigators conducted about elderly runners, the main observed difference by the first time was that elderly individuals present greater foot abduction (toe-out) during running than young adults. This alteration has been observed in elderly individuals in general during walking, and identified as a protective mechanism to not overload the medial compartment of the knee joint. It is also known that elderly individuals present a different joint torque distribution in the lower limbs during walking in comparison with young adults. However, it's not known the relation between the movement patterns, particularly the foot abduction pattern, and the mechanical load on the knee joint during running by elderly individuals and neither the longitudinal effect of running practice on this relation and on the mechanical joint load distribution. Another unknown aspect is the actual effect of the running practice on the posture control of elderly individuals.
With this project, the investigators want to understand why elderly individuals change their movement pattern during running, to determine for the same subjects if this altered pattern is also present during walking and standing, and to determine the effect of running practice on the elderly posture control. Our hypotheses are that the strategy of greater foot abduction is present in all movement tasks and that the use of this strategy is related to the integrity of the knee joint, even considering the highly active elderly individuals and that the practice of running contributes for a better postural control in this population.
These findings will contribute for a greater understanding of the benefits of the practice of running and the adaptations developed by the elderly runners and in this way to contribute for the prescription of this activity to the elderly population.
Type d'étude
Inscription (Réel)
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Lieux d'étude
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Sao Paulo, Brésil, 05508030
- Laboratory of Biophysics
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Critères de participation
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
Accepte les volontaires sains
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sedentary
- Independent bipedal locomotion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inapt for practicing physical activity
- Severe alteration of the muscle-skeletal system
- Cognitive or neurological deficit
- Use of orthosis for locomotion
Plan d'étude
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Science basique
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Expérimental: Sedentary older adults - running
Sedentary older adults (60 years old or more) recruited from local community
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Long distance training during four months, 3 times per week
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Comparateur actif: Sedentary older adults - walking
Sedentary older adults (60 years old or more) recruited from local community
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Walking training during four months, three times per week
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Change from baseline of posture and movement patterns at 16 weeks
Délai: Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for sixteen months
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biomechanical and physiological measures of the posture and movement patterns
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Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for sixteen months
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Change from baseline of mechanical joint moments estimated by inverse dynamics at 16 weeks
Délai: Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for four months
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Estimated joint moments by inverse dynamics at the ankle, knee, and hip joints during the support phase of walking and running
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Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for four months
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Change from baseline of muscle activity measured by surface electromyography of selected muscles of the lower limb at 16 weeks
Délai: Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for four months
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Electromyographic activity of lower limb muscles during walking and running
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Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for four months
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Change from baseline of body sway measured by estabilography with a force plate during standing at 16 weeks
Délai: Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for four months
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Measurements of balance control during quiet and unconstrained standing using a force platform.
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Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for four months
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
Parrainer
Collaborateurs
Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Marcos Duarte, Federal University of ABC
Dates d'enregistrement des études
Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Première publication (Estimation)
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Estimation)
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Dernière vérification
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Mots clés
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- FR-262790
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