NCT06426589

Exercise and Nutrition in the Mental Health of the Older Adult Population

Resistance Training and Mediterranean Diet in the Mental Health of the Older Adult Population: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Jaén · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Resistance exercise and the Mediterranean diet are complementary, evidence-based approaches to improving physical and mental health throughout all stages of life. For older adults, maintain flexibility, muscle strength, balance and posture, reducing the risk of falls and injuries; They relieve chronic pain, improve sleep quality, and reduce stress and anxiety. For young people, they improve concentration, attention and memory, reduce stress and anxiety, promote a positive body image and increase self-esteem. Overall benefits include promoting the mind-body connection, facilitating healthy aging, and being accessible and adaptable to various individual and socioeconomic needs. The main components of the Mediterranean diet are: high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains, fish and olive oil; moderate in dairy and red wine; and low in red meat and processed products. Benefits for older adults include reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, decreasing chronic diseases and pro-inflammatory factors, and preventing obesity and cognitive decline. The overall impact improves bone and cardiovascular health, and strengthens the immune system. The combination of resistance exercise and a Mediterranean diet offers a comprehensive approach to improving health and well-being throughout life, promoting physical and mental health, facilitating active and healthy aging, and being accessible and beneficial for people of all socioeconomic backgrounds

Conditions

• Older Adults

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Resistence training and mediterranean diet	Resistance training. Subjects assigned to the experimental group participated in resistance program twice a week (on Tuesdays and Thursdays) for a period of 12 weeks, totaling 24 sessions of 60 minutes each. Each session during this time was divided into three clearly differentiated parts: i) 5-minute warm-up comprised of a series of gentle, low-intensity exercises designed to gradually prepare the muscles and joints of older adults for the main exercise. Mediterranean Diet. In addition to the resistance intervention, the experimental group received a Mediterranean diet protocol based on the study by Ismail et al. \[34\] with the following meal plan: i) carbohydrates constituted 50% of daily intake; ii) fats repre-sented 35%; and iii) proteins accounted for 15%.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-23
• Primary completion: 2024-01-19
• Completion: 2024-01-26
• First posted: 2024-05-23
• Last updated: 2024-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain