High Intensity and Moderate Training and Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Activity Levels

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ageing

Treatments: Behavioral: Moderate Intensity Training; Behavioral: High Intensity Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01931124

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of the study is to investigate the effect of different types of training (high intensity and moderate training) on maximal oxygen uptake and activity levels in an elderly Norwegian population after one year training intervention. Baseline data include the activity levels assessed through self reported means as well as objectively measured activity data using activity monitors.

Enrollment: 1,576 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70 to 77 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ability to walk at least 1km,
• born in 1938,1939,1940,1941 or 1942
• Sufficiently good health to be able to take part in the study, as determined by the researchers

Exclusion criteria

• Illness or disability that precludes exercise or hinders completion of the study
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Symptomatic valve disease, hyper tropic cardio-myopathy or unstable angina
• Active cancer
• Test results indicating that study participation is unsafe
• Inclusion in other studies conflicting with participation in this one

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,576 participants in 2 patient groups

High Intensity Training

Experimental group

Description:

training at high intensities ranging from 85-95% of maximal heart rate

Treatment:

Behavioral: High Intensity Training

Moderate Intensity Training

Experimental group

Description:

training at intensities of 65-75% of maximal heart rate

Treatment:

Behavioral: Moderate Intensity Training