NCT04932733

Isometric Exercises in Healthy Elderly Individuals

Effects of a Single Session of Knee Isometric Exercises on Blood Pressure in Healthy Elderly: A Clinical Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: Salameh Aldaja · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A total of 58 participants were selected and divided into two groups equally, namely, elderly, and young groups with the age groups of 60-80 years and 20-30 years, respectively. The Heart Rate (HR), Respiratory Rate (RR), Blood Pressure (BP), Oxygen Saturation (SaO2), and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) for each participant were assessed before and after the treatment session.

Detailed description

The elderly participants in the experimental group and the young participants in the control group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercises	The elderly participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.
OTHER	Young isometric exercise	The young participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-15
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2021-06-21
• Last updated: 2022-01-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Jordan