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Home-based Progressive Resistance Exercise to Enhance Physical Performance of Older Adults With Possible Sarcopenia

NCT04851262 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2025-03-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall aim of the proposed project is to improve muscle strength in older adults with possible sarcopenia by promoting home-based progressive resistance exercise. The target population for health talks is community-dwelling older adults. A Three monthly home-visits and weekly phone calls will be made. A waitlist randomised controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate effectiveness, and qualitative feedback will be collected from participants. A pilot study will be conducted first.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

The intervention is to be taught by fitness trainer at the participants' home at the start of each phase. The exercise progression model for older adults recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine, which emphasise gradual increments in training load and systematically alter one or more programme components, will be adopted.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-11-07
Completion
2024-11-07

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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