The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Pilates exercise on the happiness of elderly women referring to Rafsanjan Health Center. This study will be done as a Randomized Clinical Trial. The studies population are women aged over 60 years old. After completing the demographic information, the happiness status of the person will be measured using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) completed by the researcher. According to the score of the OHQ, 56 people who had a low to moderate happiness score (score less than 44) were selected and randomly divided in two intervention and control groups (28 per group). The inclusion criteria's are women age over 60 years old, ability to do daily routines, lack of motor-psychological disorders and do not have drug addiction. Elderly who does not attend more than three sessions in the exercise will be excluded. The study intervention is Pilates Stoke exercise that conducted for 8 weeks, 3 sessions in a week. Duration of each session will be 1 hour. The exercise will be done in the morning under the supervision of experienced coach. Each training session includes three stages, including warming up, Pilate's exercises and a return to initial stage. The control group does not receive any intervention. The outcome is the status of women's happiness.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2017091422320N7
Registration date:2017-11-05, 1396/08/14
Registration timing:registered_while_recruiting
Last update:
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Registration date
2017-11-05, 1396/08/14
Registrant information
Name
Tayebeh Mirzaei
Name of organization / entity
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 34 3425 5900
Email address
t.mirzaei@rums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2017-08-23, 1396/06/01
Expected recruitment end date
2018-01-21, 1396/11/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Clinical trial of the effect of Pilates exercise on the happiness of elderly women over 60 years old
Public title
Evaluate the effect of Pilates exercises on the happiness of women's' elderly over 60 years referred to Health Center
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Entry criteria: Female gender; Age over 60 years; Ability to perform daily routines; Do not have motor-psychiatric disorders; Do not have drug addiction
Exit criteria: Not attending Pilates exercises more than three sessions
Age
From 60 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
54
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Rafsanjan
City
Rafsanjan
Postal code
Approval date
2017-08-20, 1396/05/29
Ethics committee reference number
IR.RUMS.REC.1396.82
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Unhappiness
ICD-10 code
R45.2
ICD-10 code description
Unhappiness
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Happiness of women's' elderly
Timepoint
For 8 weeks and 3 sessions per week for one hour at the morning
Method of measurement
Oxford Happiness Inventory
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: The study intervention is Pilates Stoke exercise that conducted for 8 weeks, 3 sessions in a week. Duration of each session will be 1 hour.The exercise will be done in the morning under the supervision of experienced coach. Each training session includes three stages of warming up, pilate's exercises and a return to initial stage
Category
Lifestyle
2
Description
Control group: There is not any intervention in the control group
Category
Treatment - Drugs
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Health Center No. 1 in Rafsanjan city
Full name of responsible person
Street address
City
Rafsanjan
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Tayyebeh Mirzaee
Street address
Rafsanjan Faculty of Nursing
City
Rafsanjan
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
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
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Tayyebeh Mirzaei
Position
Academic staff
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Rafsanjan Nursing Faculty
City
Rafsanjan
Postal code
Phone
+98 39 1822 0039
Fax
Email
t.mirzaei@rums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)