Impacts of home-based flexibility and strength training on flexibility, strength, and functional capacity in older adults with muscle weakness or tightness
- Conditions
- Older adults with muscle weakness or tightnessAging, flexibility, eccentric exercise, sarcopenia, functional test
- Registration Number
- TCTR20240605001
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 83
1.Retired male ages 60-75 years, BMI < 30 who passed the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) test.
2.Have hamstring muscle tightness indicated by passive straight leg raise (SLR) test less than 8 0 deg.
3.Have generalized muscle weakness indicated by grip strength less than 26 kg
4.No history of cognitive impairment (MMSE less than 25), uncontrolled hypertension/DM, decompensated heart failure, severe kidney disease, severe peripheral artery disease, neurological problems interfering with exercise, and electrocardiography ( ECG) examination abnormalities.
5.No history of serious lower body injuries within last 6 months (i.e. fracture, dislocation, rupture, joint replacement).
6.Independent walking.
7.VAS pains less than 5/10 of lower body within last 6 months.
8.Sedentary lifestyle or low active (less than 150 min physical activity per week) and no history of stretching and resistance exercises over the last 3 months.
9.No history of receiving treatment with interference to hemodynamic response, muscle function.
1.Pain or injured in lower back and lower extremities during intervention period.
2.Missing more than 20% training sessions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time Up and Go (TUG) pre-training, a few days after 8-week of training, and 3 month follow-up Timing,Submaximal aerobic capacity and cardiodynamic parameters pre-training, a few days after 8-week of training, and 3 month follow-up Gas analyzer and impedance cardiography
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Morphology pre-training, a few days after 8-week of training, and 3 month follow-up USI,Passive MTU joint stiffness pre-training, a few days after 8-week of training, and 3 month follow-up isokinetic dynamometer,Flexibility pre-training, a few days after 8-week of training, and 3 month follow-up ROM,Muscle strength pre-training, a few days after 8-week of training, and 3 month follow-up Isokinetic dynamometer,Satisfactory level of exercise program a few days after 8-week of training Subjective examination