ifting light weights with blood flow restriction to improve muscular fitness and functional abilities in older people

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Sarcopenia; Age-related functional declines; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000585123
• Lead Sponsor: Dr. Brendan Scott

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 12 December 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy older adult (over 60 yrs)
- Not currently engaged in resistance training, and have not undertaken resistance training in the previous 6 months
- Strength-to-weight ratio (knee extensor force divided by body mass) below 1.71 Nm·kg-1 for males and 1.34 Nm·kg-1 for females

Exclusion Criteria

- Body mass index >30 kg·m-2
- Currently engaging in structured exercise training
- Uncontrolled hypertension, neuromuscular disease, terminal disease, myocardial infarction in the past 6 months, unstable cardiovascular disease or a fracture within the last 6 months
- Those unable to satisfy the vigorous exercise requirements of the Adult Pre-exercise Screening System tool
- People in existing dependent or unequal relationships with project staff

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle strength of the exercised limbs - assessed via 1-RM method for the leg press exercise[ Baseline, after first 4 weeks of training (primary time point), and at 8 and 12 weeks into the training program, and finally at 4 weeks after training cessation (secondary time points).<br>];Functional ability - measured via the timed up-&-go, using a handheld stopwatch.[ Baseline, after first 4 weeks of training (primary time point), and at 8 and 12 weeks into the training program, and finally at 4 weeks after training cessation (secondary time points).];Functional ability - measured via the timed sit-to-stand, using a handheld stopwatch.[ Baseline, after first 4 weeks of training (primary time point), and at 8 and 12 weeks into the training program, and finally at 4 weeks after training cessation (secondary time points).]