NCT02681744

Sarcopenia, Obesity, and Resistance Training

Effects of Resistance Training on Sarcopenic Obesity Index in Older Women: a RCT.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 244 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Brasilia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 60 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of resistance training on sarcopenic obesity in older women.

Detailed description

To examine the effects of resistance training on sarcopenic obesity in older women, a representative sample of older women from Brasília, Brazil (n\>244 subjects), will be recruited and invited to undergo body composition measurement using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Moreover, the Sarcopenic Obesity index and isokinetic strength evaluations will be performed. It will be a single-blind randomized, controlled 24-week clinical trial, in which experimental group will receive a progressive resistance training program, meanwhile control group will receive instructions to maintain their lifestyle habits. Randomization will be conducted by computer-generated list in blocks of 10. Additionally, body composition, strength assessment, and sarcopenic index will collected and compared after the intervention period.

Conditions

• Sarcopenia
• Aging
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Resistance Training	24-weeks of progressive strength training

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-08-01
• Completion: 2016-08-01
• First posted: 2016-02-12
• Last updated: 2016-02-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil