Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators
Introduction. Sarcopenia is defined as the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, associated with aging. A multidisciplinary approach has been increasingly prioritized in elderly care. A technique that has been widely used by the seniors is acupuncture. Objectives. To analyse the effects of acupu...
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| author | Gisele Soares Mendes Damasceno Thaís Helena Machado Marçal Teixeira Vinicius Carolino de Souza Tiago Sousa Neiva Karina Prudente Pereira Maria de Fátima Teles Landim Gislane Ferreira de Melo Juliana de Faria Fracon e Romão Otávio Tolêdo Nóbrega Gustavo de Azevedo Carvalho |
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| description | Introduction. Sarcopenia is defined as the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, associated with aging. A multidisciplinary approach has been increasingly prioritized in elderly care. A technique that has been widely used by the seniors is acupuncture. Objectives. To analyse the effects of acupuncture in muscle strength and in inflammatory markers of older people with sarcopenia. Methods. The sample was composed by 53 elderly people, aged over 60 years. Inclusion criteria were as follows: male and female seniors, sedentary and who were not under acupuncture treatment during the survey period. Assessment of body composition, handgrip strength, and functional test and IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α cytokines analyses were performed. After verification of the physical examination, the subjects were divided into two groups (sarcopenic and nonsarcopenic). The first group was then randomized (by drawing lot) to be further divided into two subgroups: G1, composed of sarcopenic elderly people who received acupuncture intervention, and G2, composed of sarcopenic elderly people who did not receive intervention. The nonsarcopenic elderly people composed the group 3 (G3) and did not receive acupuncture intervention. ANOVA Split Plot was performed for intergroup comparison. For intragroup evaluation, ANOVA was conducted for repeated measures. For the delta values, ANCOVA was performed with the pretest as covariant. A p<0.05 significance level was adopted. Results. 26 older people concluded the collections. There was no statistically significant difference between the G1 group and the other ones regarding the assessed variables (muscle mass, muscle strength, functionality, and inflammatory markers). Conclusion. The results allow us to infer that it is possible that the conducted intervention protocol has not produced any significant effects in the studied population. UTN number: RBR-8df2h4. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e07cfdaee334279a2a00e624a17ac032025-02-03T01:23:21ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22042090-22122019-01-01201910.1155/2019/84835768483576Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory MediatorsGisele Soares Mendes Damasceno0Thaís Helena Machado Marçal Teixeira1Vinicius Carolino de Souza2Tiago Sousa Neiva3Karina Prudente Pereira4Maria de Fátima Teles Landim5Gislane Ferreira de Melo6Juliana de Faria Fracon e Romão7Otávio Tolêdo Nóbrega8Gustavo de Azevedo Carvalho9Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilFundação de Ensino e Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde, Brasília, BrazilUniversidade de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilUniversidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilSecretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal, Brasília, BrazilUniversidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilUniversidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilUniversidade de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilUniversidade de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilUniversidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilIntroduction. Sarcopenia is defined as the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, associated with aging. A multidisciplinary approach has been increasingly prioritized in elderly care. A technique that has been widely used by the seniors is acupuncture. Objectives. To analyse the effects of acupuncture in muscle strength and in inflammatory markers of older people with sarcopenia. Methods. The sample was composed by 53 elderly people, aged over 60 years. Inclusion criteria were as follows: male and female seniors, sedentary and who were not under acupuncture treatment during the survey period. Assessment of body composition, handgrip strength, and functional test and IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α cytokines analyses were performed. After verification of the physical examination, the subjects were divided into two groups (sarcopenic and nonsarcopenic). The first group was then randomized (by drawing lot) to be further divided into two subgroups: G1, composed of sarcopenic elderly people who received acupuncture intervention, and G2, composed of sarcopenic elderly people who did not receive intervention. The nonsarcopenic elderly people composed the group 3 (G3) and did not receive acupuncture intervention. ANOVA Split Plot was performed for intergroup comparison. For intragroup evaluation, ANOVA was conducted for repeated measures. For the delta values, ANCOVA was performed with the pretest as covariant. A p<0.05 significance level was adopted. Results. 26 older people concluded the collections. There was no statistically significant difference between the G1 group and the other ones regarding the assessed variables (muscle mass, muscle strength, functionality, and inflammatory markers). Conclusion. The results allow us to infer that it is possible that the conducted intervention protocol has not produced any significant effects in the studied population. UTN number: RBR-8df2h4.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8483576 |
| spellingShingle | Gisele Soares Mendes Damasceno Thaís Helena Machado Marçal Teixeira Vinicius Carolino de Souza Tiago Sousa Neiva Karina Prudente Pereira Maria de Fátima Teles Landim Gislane Ferreira de Melo Juliana de Faria Fracon e Romão Otávio Tolêdo Nóbrega Gustavo de Azevedo Carvalho Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators Journal of Aging Research |
| title | Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators |
| title_full | Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators |
| title_fullStr | Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators |
| title_short | Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators |
| title_sort | acupuncture treatment in elderly people with sarcopenia effects on the strength and inflammatory mediators |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8483576 |
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