NCT02327975

Prescription of Physical Exercise Through Mobile Application in Elderly

Effects of a Training Program of Physical Exercise Administered Through Mobile Application in Elderly

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of the Balearic Islands · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 53 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Physical inactivity is a health problem that affects people worldwide and has been identified as the fourth largest risk factor for overall mortality (contributing to 6% of deaths globally). Many researchers have tried to increase physical activity (PA) levels through traditional methods without much success. Thus, many researchers are turning to mobile technology as an emerging method for changing health behaviours.The study consists of a physical activity intervention through a mobile application in elderly. The study is a 3x2 model, in which the sample is distributed in three study groups (over 53 years) and were evaluated at 10 weeks from baseline.

Detailed description

Objectives of the study: * Evaluate effectiveness of a physical exercise program for 10 weeks to improve fitness, cardiovascular, anthropometric and body composition parameters in people over 53 years. * Examine effects of exercise intervention delivered through a mobile application (WhatsApp) on fitness, cardiovascular risk factors, anthropometric and body composition in people over 53 years. Hypotheses of the study: * An intervention of exercise administered via mobile application (WhatsApp) is effective in reducing cardiovascular risk factors in people over 53 years. * An intervention of exercise administered via mobile application (WhatsApp) is effective to increase physical fitness in people over 53 years. * An intervention of exercise administered via mobile application (WhatsApp) is effective in reducing BMI, percent body fat; and in increasing the percentage of muscle mass in people over 53 years. * 10-weeks face-to-face intervention of physical exercise obtains greater improvements in fitness parameters than an intervention delivered via mobile application in people over 53 years. * 10-weeks face-to-face intervention of physical exercise obtains greater improvements in anthropometric and body composition than an intervention delivered via mobile application in people over 53 years.

Conditions

• Motor Activity
• Aerobic Exercise
• Mobile Applications
• Aged
• Prescriptions
• Cell Phones
• Resistance Training
• Muscle Strenght

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Training group	The main part of the session included a whole-body strength training, which incorporated chest press, shoulder press, lateral pull-down, seated row, shoulder flexion, chest pulley, hammer curl, biceps curl, triceps curl, triceps pushdown, leg extension, leg curl, lunge, squat, abdominal crunch. To control and equate the intensity between the TG and MG, a method based on the combined use of the prescribed number of repetitions and the OMNI Resistance Scale for the active muscles was used. Previous studies have described the method used for controlling exercise intensity (Colado et al., 2012; Colado et al., 2014). During 1-3 weeks subjects performed 25 min of exercise at 60% maximum heart rate (HRmax), during weeks 4-6 subjects performed 30 min of exercise at 70% HRmax and during weeks 7-10 subjects performed 35 min of exercise at 80% HRmax.
OTHER	Mobile group	The subjects in this group received the same intervention that trainning group but through a mobile application (whatsapp).
OTHER	Control group	No received intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-09-01
• First posted: 2014-12-31
• Last updated: 2015-03-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain