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Effects of Elastic Resistance Training on Performance and Biochemical Parameters

NCT03282175 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2017-09-28

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Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the acute and chronic effect of elastic resistance exercise in elderly women living in a nursing home. The primary outcome was the functional performance and hand grip strength. The secondary outcomes were myokines and inflammatory markers analysis.

Conditions

  • Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

Exercise session consisted of general warm-up of 10 min, followed by 35-40 min of resistance exercises (chair squats, band seated: biceps curl, seated row, knee extension, leg press and hip abduction; standing behind the chair: knee flexion, and calf rise), and general cool down of 10 min.

OTHER

Training

Each training session consisted of general warm-up of 10 min, followed by 35-40 min of resistance exercises (chair squats, band seated: biceps curl, seated row, knee extension, leg press and hip abduction; standing behind the chair: knee flexion, and calf rise), and general cool down of 10 min.

OTHER

Control group

The control group did not receive any treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Primorska

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Felicita Urzi, MSc · University of Primorska Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-15
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-06-30

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