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Clinical Trials/NCT04053920
NCT04053920
Completed
Not Applicable

Resistance Exercise Training at Different Intensities in Healthy and Frail Older People: A Feasibility Study

University of Glasgow1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentMarch 1, 2018

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Sponsor
University of Glasgow
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Muscle strength
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of the current study, therefore, is to determine the feasibility of recruitment and adherence to resistance exercise training interventions performed at low and high loads, to volitional muscular failure, in a trial population that includes both healthy and frail older people.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 1, 2018
End Date
December 18, 2019
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Stuart Gray

Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Metabolic Health

University of Glasgow

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Over age of 65 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • Current participation in an exercise programme
  • Exercise deemed unsafe by clinical team

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Muscle strength

Time Frame: Change from baseline to 8 weeks

Knee extensor maximal torque during an isometric MVC

Secondary Outcomes

  • One-repetition maximum(Change from baseline to 8 weeks)
  • Short performance physical battery test(Change from baseline to 8 weeks)
  • Muscle strength(Change from baseline to 8 weeks)
  • Vastus lateralis muscle thickness(Change from baseline to 8 weeks)
  • Biomechanics during walking and stair climbing(Change from baseline to 8 weeks)
  • Quality of life measure(Change from baseline to 8 weeks)

Study Sites (1)

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