Strength Training in Nonagenarians

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Elderly
• Interventions: Behavioral: 8-week aerobic and strength training program

• Registration Number: NCT00848978
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

Brief Summary

The Health Enhancing Strength Training in Nonagenarians (STRONG) is a randomised control trial to assess the effectiveness of an aerobic and strength training program for improving functional capacity and quality of life in nonagenarians. Sixty (51 women) nonagenarians (age range: 90-102 years) who live in a geriatric nursing home will be randomly assigned to either a usual care (control) group (n=30) or an intervention (training) group (n=30). Participants allocated in the usual care group will receive general physical activity guidelines and participants allocated in the intervention group will also enroll in three weekly non-consecutive individualized training sessions (\~45-50 min each) during 8 weeks. The exercise program will consist of muscular strength \[with a special focus on leg press at 30% (start of the program) to 70% 1 repetition maximum (end)\] and aerobic exercises (cycle-ergometry during 3-5 to 15 minutes at 12-14 points in the rate of perceived exertion scale). Results from STRONG will help to better understand the potential of regular physical activity for improving the well-being of the oldest population groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-23
• Study Start: 2009-03
• Primary Completion: 2009-09
• Study Completion: 2009-09
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Age: 90 years or over.
• Planning to stay in the same nursing home during the study.
• Able to ambulate, with or without assistance.
• Able to communicate.
• Informed consent: Must be capable and willing to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Acute or terminal illness.
• Myocardial infarction in the past 3 months.
• Not capable to ambulate.
• Unstable cardiovascular disease or other medical condition.
• Upper or lower extremity fracture in the past 3 months.
• Severe dementia.
• Unwillingness to either complete the study requirements or to be randomised into control or training group.
• Presence of neuromuscular disease or drugs affecting neuromuscular function.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2	8-week aerobic and strength training program	The experimental group will participate in the aerobic and strength training program.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional capacity and quality of life	August 2009

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive symptoms, falls and body composition	August 2009

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain