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A Randomized-Control Study of Gym Tonic's Community Based Strength Training Intervention.

NCT04661618 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 318

Last updated 2020-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Launched in April 2015 , Gym Tonic is the first of its kind cross-border exercise-as-medicine partnership between research institutions, business enterprises and service providers from Singapore and Finland. What sets Gym Tonic apart from other exercise programmes is its singular focus on strength training, necessary for frailty prevention and maintenance of functional independence for the elderly.

This randomized-control trial is to validate the Gym Tonic programme and data as well measuring its effectiveness in improving physical functions and reversing frailty.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Gym Tonic programme and Gym equipment

12 week progressive training - Strength exercises on 6 pneumatic gym equipment following Gym Tonic's protocol twice a week 12 weeks maintenance training - Strength exercises on 6 pneumatic gym equipment following Gym Tonic's protocol once a week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Singapore Institute of Technology

    collaborator OTHER

  • PulseSync Pte Ltd

    lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-10
Primary Completion
2019-07-19
Completion
2019-10-15

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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Diseases

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