The elderly comprise a large portion of any society and since the age affects an individual's quality of life greatly, interventions have to be done in their lives in order to improve their quality of life. Constant jogging is one of the proper measures that can be taken to reach the goal. Thus, the present study aims to investigate the effects of constant jogging on elderly women's quality of life. Present study is a clinical trials study and The target population of the study included the women of 65 to 75 years old in Maragheh of which 66 were selected through random sampling from the lists available in the official health care centers. These subjects were mentally and physically healthy and were randomly put into two experimental and control groups. Later on, a six-week Structured and supervised training intervention was given to the experimental group. All subjects answered the quality of life questionnaires before and after the intervention and according to the answers their quality of life was assessed.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2013122414617N2
Registration date:2014-03-22, 1393/01/02
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2014-03-22, 1393/01/02
Registrant information
Name
Manijeh Dehi Aroogh
Name of organization / entity
Maragheh Faculty of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 42 1325 7402
Email address
manigehdehister@gmail.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2010-01-05, 1388/10/15
Expected recruitment end date
2011-11-01, 1390/08/10
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effects of constant jogging on elderly women's quality of life
Public title
The effects of constant jogging on elderly women's quality of life
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: females; 65 to 75 years age; able to answer LIPAD questionnaire; subjects' mental and physical abilities approved by an internal medicine the along with muscular, skeletal and articular health.
Exclusion criteria: subjects with any form of regular 2 or 3 session physical activity for the last 2 months; reluctant subjects and the subjects intolerant of physical activities.
Age
From 65 years old to 75 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
66
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Single
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethical Committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht street, Tabriz, Iran
City
Tabriz
Postal code
Approval date
2010-01-20, 1388/10/30
Ethics committee reference number
8391/4/5
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Constant jogging and elderly women's quality of life.
ICD-10 code
-
ICD-10 code description
-
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Quality of life of the elderly
Timepoint
Before intervention, Right after the intervention
Method of measurement
LIPAD quality of life questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
The intervention group: sport intervention in the experimental group took 6 weeks with 3 sessions of 30 minutes per week. The structured and supervised training protocol consisted of 3 warm-up, aerobic exercise and cool-down stages. The exercises were conducted in groups of 4. The first seven minutes were stretching exercises for warm-up. This section aimed mainly to use some dynamic activities for activation of large muscle groups. In the next stage, the subjects jogged on a treadmill with a digital screen for heartbeat and calorie use for 15 minutes. It should be noted that maximum heartbeat was identified in order to control the severity of the physical activity. In order to do so, in the first 2 weeks the exercises' severity was 55%, in the second 2 weeks, it was 65% and in the final 2 weeks, it reached 75% heartbeat. In the third stage, the subjects were cooled down with stretching exercises similar to the first stage for 7 minutes.
Category
Other
2
Description
Before and after the intervention, the quality of life questionnaires were filled up. However, there was no physical exercise for this group.
Category
N/A
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Official healthcare centers in Maragheh
Full name of responsible person
Street address
City
Maraghe
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Vice chanVice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht street, Tabr
Full name of responsible person
Dr Mohammad Reza Rashidi
Street address
Golgasht street, Vice chancellor for research, university of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
City
Tabriz
Grant name
-
Grant code / Reference number
-
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Vice chanVice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht street, Tabr
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Maragheh Faculty of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Manijeh Dehi Aroogh
Position
Master of Science - Member of Faculty
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Maragheh Faculty of Medical Sciences, Amir Kabir Exp. Way, Maragheh, Iran
City
Maragheh
Postal code
Phone
+98 42 1325 7402
Fax
Email
manigehdehister@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Maragheh Faculty of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Manijeh Dehi Aroogh
Position
Master of Science - Community Health Nursing
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Amir Kabir Exp. Way, Maragheh, Iran
City
Maraghe
Postal code
Phone
+98 42 1325 7402
Fax
Email
manigehdehister@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Maragheh Faculty of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Manijeh Dehi Aroogh
Position
Master of Science - Faculty member
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Amir Kabir Exp. Way, Maragheh, Iran
City
Maraghe
Postal code
Phone
+98 42 1325 7402
Fax
Email
manigehdehister@gmail.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)