Effects of Low-Speed and High-Speed Resistance Training Programs on Frailty Status (RTF)

University of Campinas, Brazil

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frailty

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04868071

20021919.7.0000.5404

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study refers to a three-arm randomized controlled trial that investigated the effects of two types of RT on frailty status, physical performance, cognitive function, and blood pressure of prefrail and frail older adults.

Enrollment: 122 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• a) aged 60 years or over; b) were prefrail or frail according to Fried's criteria; c) performed the sit-to-stand test alone, with a mobility aid, or researcher's help; d) possessed sufficient physical and cognitive abilities to perform exercise sessions; and e) had a physician authorization to participate.

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria included having participated in a structured physical exercise training program in the past six months, prescription of hormone replacement therapy and/or psychotropic drugs, and any unstable cardiovascular event (e.g., myocardial infarction) or complication in the past 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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122 participants in 3 patient groups

High-Speed Resistance Training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants performed exercises 8 times (sets) with 3-5 repetitions at 70%-75% of the maximal strength.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical Exercise

Low-Speed Resistance Training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants performed exercises 4 times (sets) with 8-10 repetitions at 70%-75% of the maximal strength.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical Exercise

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No activities