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Impact of Brief Daily Functional Resistance Training on Lower Extremity Physical Performance

ConditionMobility Limitation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2, Phase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical Center

About this trial

In this study, we will randomly assign 360 older adults to 12 months of 5 minutes per day of functional resistance training or to a delayed treatment control condition, and measure the impact of the training on measures of lower extremity performance and walking ability.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Self-reported difficulty or inability to walk ¼ mile

Disqualifiers

Chest pain on the PAR-Q

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Functional Activity Strength Training

    Behavioral

    FAST consists of five exercises (stepping on a step, chair stands, push-ups, rows, walking), for 30 seconds each, performed daily, with 30 seconds of rest between.

Treatment groups

360 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Functional Activity Strength TRainingExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Delayed TreatmentActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Short Physical Performance Battery

The SPPB assesses balance, gait speed, and lower extremity strength.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 months, 12 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Sponsor institution

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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