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From muscle strength to power: assessment and underlying determining properties to understand muscle age related functional decline

Completed
Conditions
spierveroudering
muscle ageing
sarcopenia
10028302
Registration Number
NL-OMON35963
Lead Sponsor
eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

healthy young adults, age ranges 20 - 30 yrs
eldery, age ranges 70 - 80 yrs, free living, ADL independent

Exclusion Criteria

MMSE (mini-mental state examination) < 23
SPPB (short-physical performance battery) < 10
sports on highly competitive level
sedentary lifestyle
co-morbidity: neurological disorders, metabolic disorders, arthritis, cancer
medication: immunosuppressive drugs, insulin
fracture last half year
hip/knee replacement last two years

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The difference in maximal muscle power between young and old during both<br /><br>release experiments and continuous movements.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Power will be related to activation dynamics, short-range stiffness, controller<br /><br>function, functional fibre typing (by<br /><br>measuring short-range stiffness and activation dynamics) and handgrip strength.<br /><br>Also test-retest reproducibility will be assessed.</p><br>
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