Pilates and Muscle Strength Respiratory
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02189044 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 14, 2014
Last Update Posted : July 14, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Conditions | Other: Pilates Exercise | Not Applicable |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 7 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Effects of the Method Pilates Exercises in Muscle Strength Respiratory of Elderly Women: a Clinical Trial |
Study Start Date : | August 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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exercises; muscle strength
Evaluate the effects of Pilates exercises on respiratory muscle strength in elderly women before and after eleven weeks of training
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Other: Pilates Exercise
The training through the Pilates exercises were performed in eleven weeks. Each class consisted of five exercises lasting 40 minutes each lesson. During the first four weeks exercises performed were: Cat, Coffee Table, Single legcircle, pelvic movements, contraction of the glutes and closure was performed with posterior chain elongation range. In the next four weeks began a new series of exercises, which are: Bridge, Side Table, Bridge hip roll with legextension, Abdominal - halfhollup, obliques, and ultimately Stretching - Series of William's. In the last four weeks of training proposed a new series of exercises involving: Beaststroke, Support heel Bridge - hip roll with leg extension, and Hundred Squats with bat on the wall. |
- Pulmonary function test (spirometry). [ Time Frame: The results were obtained at the end of the eleven weeks of intervention ]
- Respiratory muscle strength [ Time Frame: The results were obtained at the end of the eleven weeks of intervention ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 60 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- age and above 60 years,
- non-practicing regular physical activity
- availability to attend Pilates classes twice a week (in addition to the time UATI)
- with preserved cognitive autonomy
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of diseases that directly affect the posture (disc herniation and angular deformities of the spine)
- cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological diseases that prevent attainment of Pilates exercises
- impaired cognitive autonomy or limited capacity for self-determination
- withdrawal of participation during the assessment process
- two consecutive absences or a total of three absences during the proposed training set for the time.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02189044
Brazil | |
Lislei Jorge Patrizzi | |
Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 38022200 |
Principal Investigator: | Lislei Patrizzi | Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro |
Responsible Party: | Lislei Jorge Patrizzi, Phd, Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02189044 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UFTM2014 |
First Posted: | July 14, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 14, 2014 |
Last Verified: | July 2014 |
aged; breathing exercises; muscle strength. |