Low-dose Maximal-intent Versus Controlled-tempo Resistance Training on Quality-of-life in Adults

Northumbria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life

Treatments: Other: Leg Press Resistance Training Machine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06107855

45459

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this study were to:

1. Compare the effects of low-dose Maximal Intent and Controlled Tempo Resistance Training on untrained healthy adults' quality-of-life, functional capacity, and strength.
2. Qualitatively explore perceptions of Maximal Intent and Controlled Tempo Resistance Training.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 59 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants were eligible if they were between 30-60 years old
• Uninjured
• Had no cardiovascular or neuromuscular conditions
• Had not participated in lower-limb RT in the previous six months.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants were excluded if they had either taken part in any lower-limb RT in the last six months
• Had underlying health condition(s) that prevented them from participating in RT
• Regularly met or exceeded the UK recommended PA guideline of 150-minutes of moderate to intense PA per week.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Maximal-intent Resistance Training

Experimental group

Description:

The MI group was instructed and encouraged to deliberately commit to exerting maximal effort and force during the concentric phase of the leg press with the intention of achieving the greatest velocity possible.

Treatment:

Other: Leg Press Resistance Training Machine

Controlled-tempo Resistance Training

Experimental group

Description:

While the CT group followed the metronome for both eccentric and concentric phases.

Treatment:

Other: Leg Press Resistance Training Machine