AgingNCT02253615
Effects of Resistance Training in Untrained Older Adults
A study testing Machines exercises and Elastic exercises in people with Aging and Older Adults, run by University of Brasilia at 1 site in Brazil.
Trial summary
The latest randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews of resistance training performed by older adults reported that the systematic use of exercise in machines improves muscle strength and power, functional abilities, body mass and body balance. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 55 to 85 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Aging, Older Adults
- What is being tested?
- Machines exercises and Elastic exercises
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 68 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBrazil
- Study dates
- Jun 2014to May 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 55 to 85 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Convenience sample of forty healthy older adults with a minimum of 55 years of age.
Who cannot join
- subjects suffering from orthopedic, neurologic, rheumatologic, metabolic or heart conditions, and uncontrolled arterial hypertension. Additional exclusion criteria included undergoing estrogen therapy, use of cardiac pacemaker, knee or hip arthroplasty, the presence of fragments from previous osteosynthesis; orthopedic surgery, fractures, muscle injury or the practice of resistance training within the last 6 months
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of 16 Weeks of Resistance Training Using Elastic Resistance or Machines on Muscle Mass, Strength and Postural Control in Untrained Older Adults.
The latest randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews of resistance training performed by older adults reported that the systematic use of exercise in machines improves muscle strength and power, functional abilities, body mass and body balance. However, the effect of resistance training with elastic tubes exercises have not been studied in all the variables described above. The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of elastic tubes exercises on muscle mass, muscle strength, functional performance and postural control in elderly untrained.
Read the detailed description
This is a randomized clinical trial study (RCT) with 2 parallel arms. The subjects will be divided in 2 groups with a randomized block technique: Elastic Training Group (ETG) and Machine Training Group (MTG). The subjects will be submitted to a two-week familiarization period and then a sixteen-week of strength training program will be performed twice a week.
This regimen of resistance training in both groups will consist of four exercises for lower limbs and four exercises for upper limbs which will be alternately performed with a one-minute interval between them during familiarization and training periods. Lower limb exercises will consist of: hip extension and abduction, and knee flexion and extension. Upper limb exercises will consist of: bench press, rowing, triceps and high pulley exercise.
- Conditions
- Aging, Older Adults
- Being tested
- Machines exercises, Elastic exercises
- Keywords
- Aging, Resistance training, Muscle strength, Functional performance, Postural balance
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Machines exercisesOther
Resistance training in pneumatic machines.
Elastic exercisesOther
Resistance training with elastic tubes.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Machine resistance training (MRT) | Active comparator | The machine resistance training will consist of four exercises for lower limbs and four exercises for upper limbs which will be alternately performed with a one-minute interval between them during familiarization and training periods. Lower limb exercises will consist of: hip extension and abduction, and knee flexion and extension. Upper limb exercises will consist of: bench press, rowing, triceps and high pulley exercise. Receives: Other: Machines exercises |
| Elastic resistance training (ERT) | Experimental | The elastic resistance training will consist of four exercises for lower limbs and four exercises for upper limbs which will be alternately performed with a one-minute interval between them during familiarization and training periods. Lower limb exercises will consist of: hip extension and abduction, and knee flexion and extension. Upper limb exercises will consist of: bench press, rowing, triceps and high pulley exercise. Receives: Other: Elastic exercises |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Body Mass
To assess muscle mass, a Dual-energy X-ray Absortiometry (DXA) (GE Electric Company®, Lunar Prodigy) will be used.
Measured: Change from baseline in body mass at 16 weeks.
Change in Muscle Strength
Lower limb muscle strength will be assessed with an isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex System®, model III) and upper limb muscle strength with an isometric dynamometer (Jamar®, Hand Dynamometer).
Measured: Change from baseline in muscle strength at 16 weeks.
Change in Postural Balance
The postural balance will be assessed with a three-dimensional (3D) motion analysis system and force plates.
Measured: Change from baseline in postural balance at 16 weeks.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change in Functional performance
The functional performance will be assessed with Ten Meters Walk Test (TMW), Timed Up\&Go Test (TUG) and 30 Second Chair Stand Test (T30).
Measured: Before and after 16 weeks of resistance training
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Oct 2014 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2014
- Primary completionMay 2015
- Study completionMay 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for AgingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 68 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Brasilia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Wagner Rodrigues Martins, University of Brasilia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02253615
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ERT-2014
- Status last verified
- May 2015
- First submitted
- 25 Sep 2014
- Last updated
- 13 May 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Lorenz DS. Variable resistance training using elastic bands to enhance lower extremity strengthening. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2014 May;9(3):410-4.
PubMed 24944861Joy JM, Lowery RP, Oliveira de Souza E, Wilson JM. Elastic Bands as a Component of Periodized Resistance Training. J Strength Cond Res. 2016 Aug;30(8):2100-6. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182986bef.
PubMed 23669815Martins WR, de Oliveira RJ, Carvalho RS, de Oliveira Damasceno V, da Silva VZ, Silva MS. Elastic resistance training to increase muscle strength in elderly: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Jul-Aug;57(1):8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.03.002. Epub 2013 Apr 4.
PubMed 23562413American College of Sports Medicine; Chodzko-Zajko WJ, Proctor DN, Fiatarone Singh MA, Minson CT, Nigg CR, Salem GJ, Skinner JS. American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Exercise and physical activity for older adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Jul;41(7):1510-30. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181a0c95c.
PubMed 19516148Colado JC, Garcia-Masso X, Pellicer M, Alakhdar Y, Benavent J, Cabeza-Ruiz R. A comparison of elastic tubing and isotonic resistance exercises. Int J Sports Med. 2010 Nov;31(11):810-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1262808. Epub 2010 Aug 11.
PubMed 20703977Martins WR, Safons MP, Bottaro M, Blasczyk JC, Diniz LR, Fonseca RM, Bonini-Rocha AC, de Oliveira RJ. Effects of short term elastic resistance training on muscle mass and strength in untrained older adults: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Geriatr. 2015 Aug 12;15:99. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0101-5.
PubMed 26265075
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 May 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of 16 Weeks of Resistance Training Using Elastic Resistance or Machines on Muscle Mass, Strength and Postural Control in Untrained Older Adults.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02253615
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ERT-2014
- Conditions
- Aging, Older Adults
- Keywords
- Aging, Resistance training, Muscle strength, Functional performance, Postural balance
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 68 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of BrasiliaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jun 2014
- Primary completion
- May 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- May 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Oct 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The latest randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews of resistance training performed by older adults reported that the systematic use of exercise in machines improves muscle strength and power, functional abilities, body mass and body balance. However, the effect of resistance training with elastic tubes exercises have not been studied in all the variables described above. The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of elastic tubes exercises on muscle mass, muscle strength, functional performance and postural control in elderly untrained.
Detailed description
This is a randomized clinical trial study (RCT) with 2 parallel arms. The subjects will be divided in 2 groups with a randomized block technique: Elastic Training Group (ETG) and Machine Training Group (MTG). The subjects will be submitted to a two-week familiarization period and then a sixteen-week of strength training program will be performed twice a week.
This regimen of resistance training in both groups will consist of four exercises for lower limbs and four exercises for upper limbs which will be alternately performed with a one-minute interval between them during familiarization and training periods. Lower limb exercises will consist of: hip extension and abduction, and knee flexion and extension. Upper limb exercises will consist of: bench press, rowing, triceps and high pulley exercise.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Machine resistance training (MRT) | Active comparator | Other: Machines exercisesThe machine resistance training will consist of four exercises for lower limbs and four exercises for upper limbs which will be alternately performed with a one-minute interval between them during familiarization and training periods. Lower limb exercises will consist of: hip extension and abduction, and knee flexion and extension. Upper limb exercises will consist of: bench press, rowing, triceps and high pulley exercise. |
| Elastic resistance training (ERT) | Experimental | Other: Elastic exercisesThe elastic resistance training will consist of four exercises for lower limbs and four exercises for upper limbs which will be alternately performed with a one-minute interval between them during familiarization and training periods. Lower limb exercises will consist of: hip extension and abduction, and knee flexion and extension. Upper limb exercises will consist of: bench press, rowing, triceps and high pulley exercise. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 55 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Convenience sample of forty healthy older adults with a minimum of 55 years of age.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- subjects suffering from orthopedic, neurologic, rheumatologic, metabolic or heart conditions, and uncontrolled arterial hypertension. Additional exclusion criteria included undergoing estrogen therapy, use of cardiac pacemaker, knee or hip arthroplasty, the presence of fragments from previous osteosynthesis; orthopedic surgery, fractures, muscle injury or the practice of resistance training within the last 6 months
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Machines exercisesResistance training in pneumatic machines. | Other | Machine resistance training (MRT) |
| Elastic exercisesResistance training with elastic tubes. | Other | Elastic resistance training (ERT) |
Primary outcome
Change in Body Mass
Time frame: Change from baseline in body mass at 16 weeks.
To assess muscle mass, a Dual-energy X-ray Absortiometry (DXA) (GE Electric Company®, Lunar Prodigy) will be used.
Change in Muscle Strength
Time frame: Change from baseline in muscle strength at 16 weeks.
Lower limb muscle strength will be assessed with an isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex System®, model III) and upper limb muscle strength with an isometric dynamometer (Jamar®, Hand Dynamometer).
Change in Postural Balance
Time frame: Change from baseline in postural balance at 16 weeks.
The postural balance will be assessed with a three-dimensional (3D) motion analysis system and force plates.
1 secondary outcome
Change in Functional performance
Time frame: Before and after 16 weeks of resistance training
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 May 2015.
- Background: PubMed 24944861Lorenz DS. Variable resistance training using elastic bands to enhance lower extremity strengthening. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2014 May;9(3):410-4.
- Background: PubMed 23669815Joy JM, Lowery RP, Oliveira de Souza E, Wilson JM. Elastic Bands as a Component of Periodized Resistance Training. J Strength Cond Res. 2016 Aug;30(8):2100-6. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182986bef.
- Background: PubMed 23562413Martins WR, de Oliveira RJ, Carvalho RS, de Oliveira Damasceno V, da Silva VZ, Silva MS. Elastic resistance training to increase muscle strength in elderly: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Jul-Aug;57(1):8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.03.002. Epub 2013 Apr 4.
- Results publication: PubMed 19516148American College of Sports Medicine; Chodzko-Zajko WJ, Proctor DN, Fiatarone Singh MA, Minson CT, Nigg CR, Salem GJ, Skinner JS. American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Exercise and physical activity for older adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Jul;41(7):1510-30. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181a0c95c.
- Results publication: PubMed 20703977Colado JC, Garcia-Masso X, Pellicer M, Alakhdar Y, Benavent J, Cabeza-Ruiz R. A comparison of elastic tubing and isotonic resistance exercises. Int J Sports Med. 2010 Nov;31(11):810-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1262808. Epub 2010 Aug 11.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 26265075Martins WR, Safons MP, Bottaro M, Blasczyk JC, Diniz LR, Fonseca RM, Bonini-Rocha AC, de Oliveira RJ. Effects of short term elastic resistance training on muscle mass and strength in untrained older adults: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Geriatr. 2015 Aug 12;15:99. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0101-5.
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Referral and contact
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Machines exercises and Elastic exercises in people with Aging and Older Adults, run by University of Brasilia at 1 site in Brazil.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 May 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Body Mass (time frame: Change from baseline in body mass at 16 weeks.). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02253615, which also lists 6 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 May 2015.