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Active elderly and health-can moderate exercise improve health and wellbeing in older adults? Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Carta, Mauro Giovanni; Cossu, Giulia; Pintus, Elisa; Zoccheddu, Rosanna; Callia, Omar; Conti, Giuliana; Pintus, Mirra; Gonzalez, Cesar Ivan Aviles; Massidda, Maria Valeria; Mura, Gioia; Sardu, Claudia; Contu, Paolo; Minerba, Luigi; Demontis, Roberto; Pau, Massimiliano; Finco, Gabriele; Cocco, Eleonora; Penna, Maria Petronilla; Orrù, Germano; Kalcev, Goce; Cabras, Federico; Lorrai, Stefano; Loviselli, Andrea; Velluzzi, Fernanda; Monticone, Marco; Cacace, Enrico; Musu, Mario; Rongioletti, Franco; Cauli, Alberto; Ruggiero, Valeria; Scano, Alessandra; Crisafulli, Antonio; Cosentino, Sofia; Atzori, Laura; Massa, Elena; Mela, Quirico; Fortin, Dario; Migliaccio, Gianmario; Nardi, Antonio Egidio; Angermeyer, Matthias; Preti, Antonio.
Affiliation
  • Carta MG; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. mgcarta@tiscali.it.
  • Cossu G; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Pintus E; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Zoccheddu R; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Callia O; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Conti G; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Pintus M; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Gonzalez CIA; Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Massidda MV; Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Mura G; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Sardu C; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Contu P; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Minerba L; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Demontis R; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Pau M; Dipartimento di Ingegneria meccanica, chimica e dei materiali, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Finco G; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Cocco E; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Penna MP; Dipartimento di Pedagogia, psicologia, filosofia, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Orrù G; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Kalcev G; International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Cabras F; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Lorrai S; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Loviselli A; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Velluzzi F; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Monticone M; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Cacace E; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Musu M; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Rongioletti F; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Cauli A; Vita-Salute - S. Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
  • Ruggiero V; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Scano A; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Crisafulli A; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Cosentino S; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Atzori L; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Massa E; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Mela Q; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Fortin D; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Migliaccio G; Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy.
  • Nardi AE; Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano - CONI Sardegna, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Angermeyer M; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Preti A; Center for Public Mental Health, Gosim, Austria.
Trials ; 22(1): 331, 2021 May 07.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33962664
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Aging is marked by a progressive rise in chronic diseases with an impact on social and healthcare costs. Physical activity (PA) may soothe the inconveniences related to chronic diseases, has positive effects on the quality of life and biological rhythms, and can prevent the decline in motor functions and the consequent falls, which are associated with early death and disability in older adults.

METHODS:

We randomized 120 over-65 males and females into groups of similar size and timing and will give each either moderate physical activity or cultural and recreational activities. Being younger than 65 years, inability to participate in physical activity for any medical reason, and involvement in a massive program of physical exercise are the exclusion criteria. The primary outcome measures are quality of life, walking speed, and postural sway. Participants are tested at baseline, post-treatment, and 6-month (24 weeks) and 12-month (48 weeks) follow-ups.

DISCUSSION:

This study aims at improving the quality of life, wellness, and cognitive functioning in the elderly through a low-cost affordable program of moderate physical activity. Given the growing aging of the world population and the social and economic burden of disability in the elderly, our results might have a major impact on future practices. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03858114 . Registered on 28 February 2019.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 1_ASSA2030 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quality of Life / Exercise Type of study: Clinical_trials Aspects: Patient_preference Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Trials Year: 2021 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 1_ASSA2030 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quality of Life / Exercise Type of study: Clinical_trials Aspects: Patient_preference Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Trials Year: 2021 Document type: Article