NCT05251597

Comparison of the Effects of Green Exercise Programs on Metabolic Syndrome Parameters in Elderly Individuals

Comparison of the Effects of Green Exercise Programs Including Resistance Exercises and Aerobic Exercises on Metabolic Syndrome Parameters in Elderly Individuals

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of exercise programs that only aerobic exercise and combination aerobic exercise and resistance exercises on the metabolic syndrome parameters in the green exercise concept.

Detailed description

One hundred twenty volunteer participants aged 65 years over will be included in the study. Participants will be randomly divided into three groups as aerobic, aerobic and resistance and control group. While a group will receive only aerobic exercise, the other group group will receive both aerobic and resistance exercises and one of the group will receive no exercise. Exercises will be held in an open and green area. At the beginning of the treatment and at the end of the twelfth week Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), Triglyceride, Hdl cholesterol, Ldl cholesterol, total cholesterol and blood glucose will be evaluated.

Conditions

• Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	green exercise with aerobic exercise	Green exercise is a type of exercise done outdoors. It is an advantageous type of exercise in benefiting from sunlight and reducing anxiety. It is mostly applied in the form of brisk walking in the open air.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-27
• Primary completion: 2022-10-08
• Completion: 2022-11-12
• First posted: 2022-02-22
• Last updated: 2022-03-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)