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Power or Plyometric Training in Older Adults

NCT06821321 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-04-22

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Summary

This study will compare the effects of high-speed power resistance training or plyometric jump training on muscle stiffness, jump performance and measures of daily activity in older adults living independently in the community.

Conditions

  • Activity, Motor

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Plyometric Training

Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person resistance-training sessions, twice per week, using three sets of eight repetitions per set on five upper body exercises. During resistance-training participants will be allowed 1-minute rests between sets. Participants will also perform two jump training exercises on a horizontal Pilates reformer, the leg plyometric and ankle plantar plyometric jumps.

BEHAVIORAL

Power Training

Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person training sessions, twice per week using three sets of eight repetitions per set. During training participants will be allowed 1-minute rests between sets. Exercises will include five upper-body exercises and two lower-body exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph F. Signorile, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-13
Primary Completion
2025-12-30
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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