Agility Training for the Elderly – a one-year randomized controlled interventio
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- Conditions
- Participants are healthy, active seniors, who are facing a higher fall risk due to their age, when compared to younger people
- Registration Number
- DRKS00017469
- Lead Sponsor
- Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 85
Inclusion Criteria
retired; ready to be randomized; able to travel to training site twice a week; independently living
Exclusion Criteria
severe cardiovascular disease (e.g. CHD, cardiac insufficiency); chronic inflammatory disease; pulmonary disease; depression, insulin-dependent diabetes; history of cancer (except completed therapy, symptom free and free of complaints); severe orthopaedic complaints; more than light, age-related osteoporotic changes; BMI>35; severe bone injury in the past 6 months; current strong smoker (>15 pack years); expected time of travel >2 months in the intervention period; more than twice a week structured cardiovascular/neuromuscular training in the past 3 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary Outcomes are assessed before the intervention period, after 6 months and after the one year intervention:<br>Isometric maximal strength of the leg extensors, leg flexors and the hand are measured with machines with force transducers.<br>Static balance is assessed on a force plate in one-leggend stance and tandem stance. Dynamic balance is assessed on a posturomed with a position sensor after an extermal perturbation.<br>Gait speed is measured in single-, dual-, and triple-task conditions with photoelectrical sensors.<br>Psychosocial parameters are assessed with multiple questionnaires: Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Insomnia Severity Index, World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire.<br>VO2max is measured via a spiroegometry during a step test on a bicyle ergometer. Measurements of VO2max are not conducted at interim measurements after 6 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method All secondary outcomes are assessed before and after the intervention period:<br>Jump height of the Counter Movement Jump is measured on a force plate.<br>The Agility Challence for the Elderly (ACE) is conducted in a gym and time is measured with photoelectrical sensors.<br>A muslce sonography of different leg muscles is done to assess muscle cross sectional area and pennation angle.<br>Central cartoid pulse wave velocity is measured at rest, as well as retinal vessel diameter and echocardiography.<br>During the spiroergometric measurements, an exercise ECG is conducted.<br>Blood samples are taken to analyze several health markers.<br>A 24-houres blood pressure and a 24-houres-ECG measurement are done.<br>To assess cognitive abilities, the N-back test and the Eriksen-Flanker task are done.