NCT04997447

Enforced Reduction in Physical Activity and Recovery in Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Jyvaskyla · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Apparently healthy and well-functioning community dwelling 70-80 year-olds will be recruited to the study. All subjects undergo pre-screening for suitability and a physicians examination, as well as 7-day habitual daily steps are measured to ascertain baseline physical activity. Half of the recruited subjects (n=40) will be randomized into the intervention group and half (n=40) randomized into the control group. The intervention group is then required to reduce their daily steps to \<2000 for a 2-week period. Thereafter, the intervention group participates to a 4-week strength+endurance training rehabilitation program and no longer has restricted daily step count. The control group continues their normal habitual physical activity level throughout the 6-week study period.

Conditions

• Muscle Degeneration
• Body Weight Changes
• Walking, Difficulty

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Step-reduction/Exercise Rehab	2-week limited daily steps (\<2000), and then 4 weeks of typical strength+endurance exercise for older adults

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-15
• Primary completion: 2021-12-22
• Completion: 2022-11-22
• First posted: 2021-08-09
• Last updated: 2023-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland