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Enhancing Strength Gains With the Power of the Mind

NCT06099678 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2023-12-11

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of maximal mental effort combined with elastic band training on strength and neuromuscular function in healthy, older females. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does elastic band training in combination with maximal mental effort increase strength more than elastic band training alone?
* Does elastic band training in combination with maximal mental effort improve neuromuscular function more than elastic band training alone?

Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups:

* Elastic band training
* Elastic band training with maximal mental effort
* Control

Researchers will compare groups to determine differences in changes in strength, neuromuscular function, and body composition.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Elastic Band Training

This training intervention will be 6 weeks of moderate-intensity elastic band training, including whole-body and isolated muscle exercises.

BEHAVIORAL

Elastic Band Training with Maximal Mental Effort

This training intervention will be 6 weeks of moderate-intensity elastic band training, including whole-body and isolated muscle exercises, where participants will perform maximal mental effort by imagining maximal muscle contraction during each exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kennesaw State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Garrett Hester, Ph.D. · Kennesaw State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-01
Primary Completion
2024-11-30
Completion
2024-11-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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