NCT01385475

Resistance Training to Improve Physical Function in the Elderly

Efficacy of Resistance Training Guidelines to Improve Function in Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the current resistance training guidelines for older adults proposed by ACSM/AHA to improve physical function in individuals with reduced physical abilities. A randomized controlled intervention trial will be used to compare change in physical function pre- and post-intervention between a treatment group receiving the minimum recommendations of the guidelines and a control group asked not to change their physical activity participation. To better understand the clinical significance of such an occurrence, a secondary purpose was to determine if older adults with reduced physical abilities who adhere to the recommended intervention dosage will experience a change such that they can be reclassified to a more favorable level of functioning. It is hypothesized that the minimum recommended dosage of the guidelines would be sufficient to both improve physical function and improve functional classification in older adults with reduced physical abilities.

Conditions

• Physical Function

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	RT	8 week RT Intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2011-06-30
• Last updated: 2011-06-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States