NCT01614392

Lower Extremity Muscle and Function in the Elderly: Study 2

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tufts University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research study is looking to compare the effects of two uniquely different power training interventions (high force, lower velocity versus low force, high velocity) on changes in mobility status among older individuals at risk for mobility disability.

Conditions

• Mobility Limitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High velocity low force Power Training	Lower Extremity high velocity power training performed at lower external resistance (40% of the 1 repetition maximum muscle strength). Leg and knee extension exercises were performed twice per week (3 sets of each exercise consisting of 10 repetitions).
BEHAVIORAL	Low velocity high force Power Training	Lower extremity low velocity power training performed at high external resistance (70% of the 1 repetition maximum muscle strength). Leg and knee extension exercises were performed twice per week (3 sets of each exercise consisting of 10 repetitions).

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2012-06-07
• Last updated: 2018-12-10
• Results posted: 2018-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States