NCT00848978

Strength Training in Nonagenarians

Health Enhancing Strength Training in Nonagenarians

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 90 Years – 110 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Elderly

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	8-week aerobic and strength training program	Participants allocated in the intervention group will be enrolled in three weekly non-consecutive training sessions for 8 weeks. Each session will last for about 45-50 min. The exercise program will consist of muscular strength and aerobic exercises. Each session will start and end with a low intensity \~5-7 min warm-up and cool-down period respectively, consisting mainly of stretching exercises involving all major muscle groups.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-09-01
• Completion: 2009-09-01
• First posted: 2009-02-23
• Last updated: 2019-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain