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The Effect of Exercise on Sleep Quality in Elderly Individuals

ConditionSleep Quality
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-80
SponsorYeditepe University

About this trial

The primary objective of this study was to examine the effects of regular exercise on sleep quality in older adults. The study will assess changes in sleep quality resulting from a structured exercise program using objective and subjective measurement tools.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Being 65 years of age or older,

Being a resident of the Kadıköy Municipality Social Life House,

Being able to independently carry out daily living activities,

Not having any serious cardiopulmonary, neurological, or orthopedic health problems that would prevent exercise,

Disqualifiers

Those with serious cardiopulmonary, neurological, or orthopedic diseases,

Individuals who exercise regularly,

Individuals who did not complete the study process.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exercises Program

    Other intervention

    A program of low-intensity, safe, and functional movements was designed for older adults. It included a warm-up, breathing exercises, chair exercises, strength and mobility exercises, balance exercises, stretching, and a cool-down.

Treatment groups

18 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Experimental: Study GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

The PSQI is a 19-item self-report measure widely used in clinical and research settings that measures sleep quality and sleep-related disturbances based on self-report over a one-month period.

Time frame
16 weeks
2

SF-12 / Short Form-12 Health Survey

The SF-12 is a brief, validated health status scale derived from the SF-36 and enhanced to reproduce physical and mental component summary scores with 12 questions to reduce response burden for group comparisons.

Time frame
16 weeks
3

Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale

The mMRC is a brief, five-point self-assessment scale from 0 to 4 that rates the impact of breathlessness on daily activities and is commonly used to classify symptom severity in respiratory diseases such as COPD.

Time frame
16 weeks
4

Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test

The TUG test is described as a rapid way to quantify baseline functional mobility and fall risk in which the time it takes for the patient to get up from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn, and sit down again is measured chronometrically.

Time frame
16 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Yeditepe University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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