Functional Outcomes of Stay Strong Stay Healthy Program

University of Missouri (MU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging; Quality of Life; Cardiovascular Diseases; Memory Loss

Treatments: Other: Resistance Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02677363

208531

Details and patient eligibility

About

Strength training can increase muscle mass and strength while improving bone density and reducing risk for osteoporosis and related fractures. Strength training can also lead to reduced risk for diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, depression, and obesity; and improves self-confidence, sleep and vitality. Research demonstrates that strength training is extremely effective in helping aging adults with chronic conditions prevent further onset of disease and, in many instances, actually reverse the disease process. In Stay Strong, Stay Healthy Program elderly subjects perform resistance exercise training (RET) twice every week. Past literature suggests that resistance training improved muscle activity, muscle strength, muscle mass, and bone mineral density and total body composition, and adiponectin, insulin sensitivity, fasting blood-glucose (BG), HbA1c1 (long-term marker of BG), blood pressure (BP), blood triglycerides (TGs) and low density lipoproteins (LDL) in healthy and diabetic subjects. The purpose of this study is to measure the changes in the above discussed variables after 8-weeks of resistance exercises.

Full description

Participants will perform resistance exercise for 8 weeks and measurements (anthropometric, electromyography, pulse wave velocity, strength test, dual x-ray absorptiometry, blood enzymes/hormones, and sleep, diet, memory surveys) will be performed pre- and post-exercise program.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 60 or above
• Enrollment in Stay Strong Stay Healthy Program
• Strength training < 2 hours/week for past 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Not enrolled in Stay Strong Stay Healthy Program
• Strength training > 2 hours/week for past 3 months
• Donated more than 463 ml of blood in past 8 weeks
• Physician discouraged to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Older adults

Experimental group

Description:

Participants 60 and above aged (both females and males) will perform one hour of resistance exercise twice weekly for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Resistance Exercise