NCT06671847

Feasibility of At-Home Chair-Based Resistance Band Training to Improve Balance, Strength, and Bone Density in Older Adults

Feasibility of 24-Weeks of At-Home Chair-Based Resistance Band Training to Improve Balance, Strength, and Bone Density in Older Adults (ChaREx Study)

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of implementing a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention, to determine effectiveness of a the a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention in improving body composition and to determine the effectiveness of a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention in improving physical performance in adults 50 years and older, receiving care at the UT Physicians Center for Healthy Aging.

Conditions

• Sarcopenic Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	THERABand resistance exercise bands	The training will be performed using THERABand resistance exercise bands.Participants will be instructed to perform the exercises twice per week at home, for the 24 weeks duration. Each exercise session will entail 1 set of 15 repetitions of 9 different exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-03-31
• Completion: 2026-09-30
• First posted: 2024-11-04
• Last updated: 2024-11-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study