Hydraulic Resistance and Older Adults

College of Staten Island, the City University of New York

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Aging; Muscle Weakness; Old Age; Debility; Fall

Treatments: Other: Exercise Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06353438

2024XXXX

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this quasi-experimental study using a pre and post test design is to learn about the effect of participating in an exercise program with hydraulic exercise equipment on fall risk in the older adult population. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the use of hydraulic exercise equipment decrease fall risk in older adults?
• Does the use of hydraulic exercise equipment improve function in older adults?

Participants will be evaluated pre and post intervention for strength, fall risk using Berg Balance Scale, Tinetti Balance and Gait Assessment, Timed Up and Go, and functional ability using the Lower Extremity Functional Scale. Participants will engage in an exercise program using 5 different pieces of hydraulic exercise equipment (Frei FACTUM® novus II line) 2x/week for for 6 weeks for 30-45 minutes each session. The equipment uses concentric movements only and works agonist and antagonist muscles with each machine (IE: push and pull, both concentric).

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults
• Age 60+

Exclusion criteria

• Age <60
• Neurological condition
• Surgery within last 6 months
• Current injury
• Inability to follow directions
• Inability to participate in physical activity for any medical reason

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

All subjects will participate in a 2x/week for 6 weeks exercise program using Frei FACTUM® novus II line exercise equipment, which uses hydraulic resistance. Each session will take 30-45 minutes to complete. The equipment uses concentric movements only but works both agonist and antagonist muscles with each piece of equipment (IE: push and pull). Participants results will be compared pre and post intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise Program