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Mental Effort During Low Load Resistance Training in Older Adults

NCT07687316 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2026-07-08

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of maximal mental effort combined with low-intensity resistance training on strength and neuromuscular function in older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does low-intensity resistance training in combination with maximal mental effort increase strength more than low intensity resistance training alone?
* Does low-intensity resistance training in combination with maximal mental effort improve neuromuscular function more than low intensity resistance training alone?

Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups:

* Low intensity resistance training
* Low intensity resistance training with maximal mental effort
* Control Researchers will compare groups to determine differences in changes in strength, neuromuscular function, and body composition.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low Intensity Resistance Training with Maximal Mental Effort

This training intervention will be 8 weeks of low intensity resistance training, including whole-body and isolated muscle exercises, where participants will perform maximal mental effort by imagining maximal muscle contraction during each exercise.

BEHAVIORAL

Low Intensity Resistance Training

This training intervention will be 8 weeks of low intensity resistance training, including whole-body and isolated muscle exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kennesaw State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-06
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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