Clinical trial NCT05333484: 12-week Pilates Program on Community-dwelling Middle-aged Women
Official title: Effects of a 12-week Pilates Program on Basal Metabolic Rate, Body Composition, Physical Activity in Middle-aged and Elder Females
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Functional Fitness
Health Promotion
Exercise
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Keywords: Pilates
middle-aged women
Lead sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-04-19
Enrollment: 45
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 45
Maximum age (years): 64
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study was quasi-experimental design with a parallel control group and the participants were recruited with convenience sampling method.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Pilates exercise intervention program on functional physical fitness in community-dwelling middle-aged women.

Detailed description: Based on quasi-experimental design with a parallel control group, Subjects were allocated into to intervention group and control group with convenience sampling method. The primary outcome included body composition, basal metabolic rate, and functional physical fitness-comprising cardiovascular capacity (3-minute step test), flexibility (sit-and-reach test), muscular strength of upper limbs (grip-strength test), muscular strength of lower limbs (30 s chair stand test), core strength (bent-knee sit-up test), agility (8-foot timed up-and-go test), static balance (single-leg stance with eyes closed test), and dynamic balance (functional reach test), assessed in both groups before and after the 12-week intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Female 45-64 years old in age

Exclusion Criteria:

* cognitive-function impairment
* spinal disease
* unsuitability for engaging in physical activity (e.g., because of severe cardiovascular disease)
* muscular strength affected by medication for nervous system diseases.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on body-fat and muscular percentage measured by Physion-XP
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on weight measured by height scale
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on height measured by height scale
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on BMI calculated by height and weight
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on basal metabolic rate measured by MedGem Indirect Calorimeter
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on cardiovascular capacity
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on flexibility
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on muscular strength of upper limbs
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on muscular strength of lower limbs
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on core strength endurance
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on agility
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on static balance
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: The effects of 12-week Pilates program on dynamic balance
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Yilan
country: Taiwan
facility: Camillians Saint Mary's Hospital Luodong
Study officials:
affiliation: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
name: Wen Ching Huang, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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