SarcopeniaOARTNCT04266678
Short-Term Resistance Training in Older Adults
A study testing Resistance exercise program in people with Sarcopenia and Muscle Quality, run by University of Kansas at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study will be to evaluate whether dumbbell resistance training (DBRT) or elastic band resistance training (EBRT) is beneficial in older adults whom may be classified as sarcopenic based on the collective operational definition and older adults that do not meet the criteria to be considered… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 55 to 85 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Sarcopenia, Muscle Quality
- What is being tested?
- Resistance exercise program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 73 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 9 Apr 2019to 30 Oct 2020
- 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
- Subject has provided written and dated informed consent to participate in the study.
- Subject is a male or female between 55 and 85 years of age, inclusive.
- Subject is in good health as determined by a health history questionnaire and has been provided clearance from their personal physician.
- Subject is untrained in resistance and aerobic exercise (does not participate in structured physical activity, including walking, more than 3 times per week).
Who cannot join
- Subject has a history of alcohol or other drug abuse in the past year.
- Subject has a history or current presence of congestive heart failure, or any other form of cardiovascular disease that might put the subject at risk.
- Subject has a significant history or current presence of untreated bleeding disorder, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure (BP) [systolic BP> 140 and/or diastolic BP> 90], thyroid disease, tachyarrhythmia, heart disease, kidney disease, or liver disease.
- Subject currently suffers from a sleep disorder and/or has a known history of (or is currently being treated for) clinical depression, eating disorder(s) or any other psychiatric condition(s) that might put the subject at risk and/or confound the results of the study.
- Subject has a history of orthopedic injury or surgery within the last year that may prevent them from completing the study procedures.
- Subject has arthritis of the hand which could impair his/her ability to grip a dynamometer.
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- Subject has severe arthritis defined as grade 3 or higher as diagnosed by a physician.
- No history of CT scans (computed tomography), PET and nuclear medicine studies, or fluoroscopic procedures within the past year. Nuclear medicine imaging studies use agents that will interfere with the DXA whole body scan.
- No implants, hardware, devices, or other foreign material in the measurement area. These devices will make whole body measurements difficult to interpret when the devices or implants are located within the scan field.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Kansas-Edwards Campus; Exercise and Human Performance Laboratory
Overland Park, Kansas, 66213
About this study
Official title: Changes to Muscle Quality and Sarcopenia Status After Short-Term Resistance Training in Older Adults
The purpose of this study will be to evaluate whether dumbbell resistance training (DBRT) or elastic band resistance training (EBRT) is beneficial in older adults whom may be classified as sarcopenic based on the collective operational definition and older adults that do not meet the criteria to be considered sarcopenic compared to non-exercise controls of these populations after sarcopenia criteria have been established. As well as identify if resistance exercise will improve muscle quality in older adults, considering how muscle quality relates to sarcopenia status. Specific Aim 1 will determine if short-term resistance training will alter muscle quality or sarcopenia status in older adults compared to non-exercise controls. The study team will instruct and supervise adults aged 55-85 in structured, periodized EBRT or DBRT for 6 weeks. After the training, muscle quality and sarcopenia status will be re-evaluated. It is hypothesized that both types of training (EBRT and DBRT) will improve the sarcopenia status of older adults engaging in resistance training and if sarcopenic, their classification may change to non-sarcopenic. A secondary hypothesis is that EBRT will be more beneficial than DBRT, resulting in greater changes in body composition, strength, and functional movements. It is also hypothesized that muscle quality, as an index of relative strength, will improve after 6 weeks of resistance training with either dumbbells or elastic bands and that there is a strong negative linear relationship between severity of sarcopenia and muscle quality. Specific Aim 2 will evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults using previously-identified equations and cut-off values and to subsequently generate a new index to include functional muscle mass and performance to identify sarcopenic individuals. This will be completed using muscle mass estimations from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), functional performance measures, and structural composition. It is hypothesized that DEXA and BIA will provide accurate estimates of appendicular lean mass (ALM), and functional performance (handgrip strength and gait speed) will be significant contributors to a predictive equation of a muscle quality index for men and women.
Read the detailed description
It is well known that as adults age, a proportion of lean body mass is reduced if not lost, specifically fast twitch (FT or Type II) fibers, and subsequently, strength and power is diminished. The age-related loss of muscle mass and function is referred to as sarcopenia. Reduction of muscle mass plays a direct role in the loss of function, and potentially, the ability to complete activities of daily living. It is also highly related to an increase in incidence of falls and onset of many other comorbidities resulting in changes in quality of life (QOL). Copeland et al. recently reported that strength training will benefit all adults, regardless of their functional level, based on a self-report survey of nearly 10,000 adults aged 60 years and older. Aside from diagnosing sarcopenia in individuals using pre-identified criteria (and doing so accurately), it is of the utmost importance to implement resistance exercise programs in populations of older adults that can directly combat the decline in type II fiber size, maintain aerobic fitness, aid in maintaining or reducing total body fat, minimize the prevalence of sarcopenia, and ultimately improve QOL. Targeted interventions that include dumbbell and elastic band resistance training (both considered free-movement) and progressive programming schemes have been reported to enhance muscle size, strength, and quality, functional mobility, and confidence in older adults, in turn, reducing percent body fat, risk of falls, and incidence of comorbidities that are often coupled with senescence. Recently, Calatayud et al. reported similar improvements in strength and muscle activation (electromyographic [EMG] amplitude) between free weight (bench press) and resistance band (band push-up) exercises, suggesting either mode of resistance exercise would be beneficial. Furthermore, use of resistance bands for chest flys and reverse flys were validated to be comparable with conventional free weights. There are several exercises that can be duplicated using either modality. However, the challenge is the vertical plane for free weights, as free weights only provide resistance against gravity and exercise movements, more specifically, body position, need to be modified in order to perform the resisted movement. Some older adults tend to have balance impairments and thus adjusting their body position to perform (dumbbell) resisted exercise may not be ideal, specifically if they may have a greater risk for falls as suggested by sarcopenia status (i.e. reduced muscle mass and gait speed or strength). Therefore the purpose of this study will be to evaluate whether dumbbell resistance training (DBRT) or elastic band resistance training (EBRT) is beneficial in older adults whom may be classified as sarcopenic based on the collective operational definition and older adults that do not meet the criteria to be considered sarcopenic compared to non-exercise controls of these populations after sarcopenia criteria have been established. As well as identify if resistance exercise will improve muscle quality in older adults, considering how muscle quality relates to sarcopenia status.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Muscle Quality
- Being tested
- Resistance exercise program
- Keywords
- muscular strength, functional capacity, resistance exercise
- Medical subject headings
- Sarcopenia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Resistance exercise programBehavioural
Also called control-no exercise
Exercise sessions with exercise science professional. Target hypertrophy repetition range and progressive resistance exercise.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic band resistance training | Experimental | Resistance training with elastic resistance bands two days per week for 6-weeks. Receives: Behavioral: Resistance exercise program |
| Dumbbell resistance training | Active comparator | Resistance training with dumbbell weights two days per week for 6-weeks. Receives: Behavioral: Resistance exercise program |
| Non-exercise Control | No intervention | Education and guidance for exercise recommendations in older adults but no active training sessions. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Muscle mass
Quantity of upper and lower body muscle mass with DXA (in kg)
Measured: 6-weeks
Upper and lower body strength
Maximal amount of weight lifted in 5 repetitions for bench press and leg press
Measured: 6-weeks
Secondary outcomes (3)
Fat mass
Quantity of fat assessed by DXA
Measured: 6-weeks
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
gait speed and balance tests
Measured: 6-weeks
Handgrip Strength
maximal dominant hand handgrip strength (in kg)
Measured: 6-weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Feb 2020
- Study start9 Apr 2019
- Primary completion16 Mar 2020
- Study completion30 Oct 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for SarcopeniaStudies 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 73 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Kansas
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ashley Herda, University of Kansas
- Investigators
- Ashley A Herda, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Kansas
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04266678
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00143495
- Acronym
- OART
- Status last verified
- Apr 2021
- First submitted
- 10 Feb 2020
- Last updated
- 28 Apr 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: If required for publication, IPD will be made available through an Institution-supported database server.
Publications
Baumgartner RN, Wayne SJ, Waters DL, Janssen I, Gallagher D, Morley JE. Sarcopenic obesity predicts instrumental activities of daily living disability in the elderly. Obes Res. 2004 Dec;12(12):1995-2004. doi: 10.1038/oby.2004.250.
PubMed 15687401Bergquist R, Iversen VM, Mork PJ, Fimland MS. Muscle Activity in Upper-Body Single-Joint Resistance Exercises with Elastic Resistance Bands vs. Free Weights. J Hum Kinet. 2018 Mar 23;61:5-13. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0137. eCollection 2018 Mar.
PubMed 29599855Calatayud J, Borreani S, Colado JC, Martin F, Rogers ME. Muscle activity levels in upper-body push exercises with different loads and stability conditions. Phys Sportsmed. 2014 Nov;42(4):106-19. doi: 10.3810/psm.2014.11.2097.
PubMed 25419894Copeland JL, Good J, Dogra S. Strength training is associated with better functional fitness and perceived healthy aging among physically active older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2019 Sep;31(9):1257-1263. doi: 10.1007/s40520-018-1079-6. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
PubMed 30484254Nilwik R, Snijders T, Leenders M, Groen BB, van Kranenburg J, Verdijk LB, van Loon LJ. The decline in skeletal muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to a reduction in type II muscle fiber size. Exp Gerontol. 2013 May;48(5):492-8. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.02.012. Epub 2013 Feb 17.
PubMed 23425621Schrack JA, Zipunnikov V, Simonsick EM, Studenski S, Ferrucci L. Rising Energetic Cost of Walking Predicts Gait Speed Decline With Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2016 Jul;71(7):947-53. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw002. Epub 2016 Feb 5.
PubMed 26850913Skelton DA, Greig CA, Davies JM, Young A. Strength, power and related functional ability of healthy people aged 65-89 years. Age Ageing. 1994 Sep;23(5):371-7. doi: 10.1093/ageing/23.5.371.
PubMed 7825481Snijders T, Nederveen JP, Bell KE, Lau SW, Mazara N, Kumbhare DA, Phillips SM, Parise G. Prolonged exercise training improves the acute type II muscle fibre satellite cell response in healthy older men. J Physiol. 2019 Jan;597(1):105-119. doi: 10.1113/JP276260. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
PubMed 30370532Yoshiko A, Tomita A, Ando R, Ogawa M, Kondo S, Saito A, Tanaka NI, Koike T, Oshida Y, Akima H. Effects of 10-week walking and walking with home-based resistance training on muscle quality, muscle size, and physical functional tests in healthy older individuals. Eur Rev Aging Phys Act. 2018 Nov 19;15:13. doi: 10.1186/s11556-018-0201-2. eCollection 2018.
PubMed 30473735
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Apr 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Changes to Muscle Quality and Sarcopenia Status After Short-Term Resistance Training in Older Adults
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04266678
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- OART / STUDY00143495
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Muscle Quality
- Keywords
- muscular strength, functional capacity, resistance exercise
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 73 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of KansasUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 9 Apr 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 16 Mar 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Oct 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Feb 2020 (actual)
- 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 purpose of this study will be to evaluate whether dumbbell resistance training (DBRT) or elastic band resistance training (EBRT) is beneficial in older adults whom may be classified as sarcopenic based on the collective operational definition and older adults that do not meet the criteria to be considered sarcopenic compared to non-exercise controls of these populations after sarcopenia criteria have been established. As well as identify if resistance exercise will improve muscle quality in older adults, considering how muscle quality relates to sarcopenia status. Specific Aim 1 will determine if short-term resistance training will alter muscle quality or sarcopenia status in older adults compared to non-exercise controls. The study team will instruct and supervise adults aged 55-85 in structured, periodized EBRT or DBRT for 6 weeks. After the training, muscle quality and sarcopenia status will be re-evaluated. It is hypothesized that both types of training (EBRT and DBRT) will improve the sarcopenia status of older adults engaging in resistance training and if sarcopenic, their classification may change to non-sarcopenic. A secondary hypothesis is that EBRT will be more beneficial than DBRT, resulting in greater changes in body composition, strength, and functional movements. It is also hypothesized that muscle quality, as an index of relative strength, will improve after 6 weeks of resistance training with either dumbbells or elastic bands and that there is a strong negative linear relationship between severity of sarcopenia and muscle quality. Specific Aim 2 will evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults using previously-identified equations and cut-off values and to subsequently generate a new index to include functional muscle mass and performance to identify sarcopenic individuals. This will be completed using muscle mass estimations from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), functional performance measures, and structural composition. It is hypothesized that DEXA and BIA will provide accurate estimates of appendicular lean mass (ALM), and functional performance (handgrip strength and gait speed) will be significant contributors to a predictive equation of a muscle quality index for men and women.
Detailed description
It is well known that as adults age, a proportion of lean body mass is reduced if not lost, specifically fast twitch (FT or Type II) fibers, and subsequently, strength and power is diminished. The age-related loss of muscle mass and function is referred to as sarcopenia. Reduction of muscle mass plays a direct role in the loss of function, and potentially, the ability to complete activities of daily living. It is also highly related to an increase in incidence of falls and onset of many other comorbidities resulting in changes in quality of life (QOL). Copeland et al. recently reported that strength training will benefit all adults, regardless of their functional level, based on a self-report survey of nearly 10,000 adults aged 60 years and older. Aside from diagnosing sarcopenia in individuals using pre-identified criteria (and doing so accurately), it is of the utmost importance to implement resistance exercise programs in populations of older adults that can directly combat the decline in type II fiber size, maintain aerobic fitness, aid in maintaining or reducing total body fat, minimize the prevalence of sarcopenia, and ultimately improve QOL. Targeted interventions that include dumbbell and elastic band resistance training (both considered free-movement) and progressive programming schemes have been reported to enhance muscle size, strength, and quality, functional mobility, and confidence in older adults, in turn, reducing percent body fat, risk of falls, and incidence of comorbidities that are often coupled with senescence. Recently, Calatayud et al. reported similar improvements in strength and muscle activation (electromyographic [EMG] amplitude) between free weight (bench press) and resistance band (band push-up) exercises, suggesting either mode of resistance exercise would be beneficial. Furthermore, use of resistance bands for chest flys and reverse flys were validated to be comparable with conventional free weights. There are several exercises that can be duplicated using either modality. However, the challenge is the vertical plane for free weights, as free weights only provide resistance against gravity and exercise movements, more specifically, body position, need to be modified in order to perform the resisted movement. Some older adults tend to have balance impairments and thus adjusting their body position to perform (dumbbell) resisted exercise may not be ideal, specifically if they may have a greater risk for falls as suggested by sarcopenia status (i.e. reduced muscle mass and gait speed or strength). Therefore the purpose of this study will be to evaluate whether dumbbell resistance training (DBRT) or elastic band resistance training (EBRT) is beneficial in older adults whom may be classified as sarcopenic based on the collective operational definition and older adults that do not meet the criteria to be considered sarcopenic compared to non-exercise controls of these populations after sarcopenia criteria have been established. As well as identify if resistance exercise will improve muscle quality in older adults, considering how muscle quality relates to sarcopenia status.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic band resistance training | Experimental | Behavioral: Resistance exercise programResistance training with elastic resistance bands two days per week for 6-weeks. |
| Dumbbell resistance training | Active comparator | Behavioral: Resistance exercise programResistance training with dumbbell weights two days per week for 6-weeks. |
| Non-exercise Control | No intervention | –Education and guidance for exercise recommendations in older adults but no active training sessions. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 55 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Subject has provided written and dated informed consent to participate in the study.
- Subject is a male or female between 55 and 85 years of age, inclusive.
- Subject is in good health as determined by a health history questionnaire and has been provided clearance from their personal physician.
- Subject is untrained in resistance and aerobic exercise (does not participate in structured physical activity, including walking, more than 3 times per week).
Key exclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Subject has a history of alcohol or other drug abuse in the past year.
- Subject has a history or current presence of congestive heart failure, or any other form of cardiovascular disease that might put the subject at risk.
- Subject has a significant history or current presence of untreated bleeding disorder, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure (BP) [systolic BP> 140 and/or diastolic BP> 90], thyroid disease, tachyarrhythmia, heart disease, kidney disease, or liver disease.
- Subject currently suffers from a sleep disorder and/or has a known history of (or is currently being treated for) clinical depression, eating disorder(s) or any other psychiatric condition(s) that might put the subject at risk and/or confound the results of the study.
- Subject has a history of orthopedic injury or surgery within the last year that may prevent them from completing the study procedures.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Resistance exercise programAlso: control-no exerciseExercise sessions with exercise science professional. Target hypertrophy repetition range and progressive resistance exercise. | Behavioural | Dumbbell resistance training, Elastic band resistance training |
Primary outcome
Muscle mass
Time frame: 6-weeks
Quantity of upper and lower body muscle mass with DXA (in kg)
Upper and lower body strength
Time frame: 6-weeks
Maximal amount of weight lifted in 5 repetitions for bench press and leg press
3 secondary outcomes
Fat mass
Time frame: 6-weeks
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Time frame: 6-weeks
Handgrip Strength
Time frame: 6-weeks
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 28 Apr 2021.
- Background: PubMed 15687401Baumgartner RN, Wayne SJ, Waters DL, Janssen I, Gallagher D, Morley JE. Sarcopenic obesity predicts instrumental activities of daily living disability in the elderly. Obes Res. 2004 Dec;12(12):1995-2004. doi: 10.1038/oby.2004.250.
- Background: PubMed 29599855Bergquist R, Iversen VM, Mork PJ, Fimland MS. Muscle Activity in Upper-Body Single-Joint Resistance Exercises with Elastic Resistance Bands vs. Free Weights. J Hum Kinet. 2018 Mar 23;61:5-13. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0137. eCollection 2018 Mar.
- Background: PubMed 25419894Calatayud J, Borreani S, Colado JC, Martin F, Rogers ME. Muscle activity levels in upper-body push exercises with different loads and stability conditions. Phys Sportsmed. 2014 Nov;42(4):106-19. doi: 10.3810/psm.2014.11.2097.
- Background: PubMed 30484254Copeland JL, Good J, Dogra S. Strength training is associated with better functional fitness and perceived healthy aging among physically active older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2019 Sep;31(9):1257-1263. doi: 10.1007/s40520-018-1079-6. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
- Background: PubMed 23425621Nilwik R, Snijders T, Leenders M, Groen BB, van Kranenburg J, Verdijk LB, van Loon LJ. The decline in skeletal muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to a reduction in type II muscle fiber size. Exp Gerontol. 2013 May;48(5):492-8. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.02.012. Epub 2013 Feb 17.
- Background: PubMed 26850913Schrack JA, Zipunnikov V, Simonsick EM, Studenski S, Ferrucci L. Rising Energetic Cost of Walking Predicts Gait Speed Decline With Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2016 Jul;71(7):947-53. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw002. Epub 2016 Feb 5.
- Background: PubMed 7825481Skelton DA, Greig CA, Davies JM, Young A. Strength, power and related functional ability of healthy people aged 65-89 years. Age Ageing. 1994 Sep;23(5):371-7. doi: 10.1093/ageing/23.5.371.
- Background: PubMed 30370532Snijders T, Nederveen JP, Bell KE, Lau SW, Mazara N, Kumbhare DA, Phillips SM, Parise G. Prolonged exercise training improves the acute type II muscle fibre satellite cell response in healthy older men. J Physiol. 2019 Jan;597(1):105-119. doi: 10.1113/JP276260. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
- Background: PubMed 30473735Yoshiko A, Tomita A, Ando R, Ogawa M, Kondo S, Saito A, Tanaka NI, Koike T, Oshida Y, Akima H. Effects of 10-week walking and walking with home-based resistance training on muscle quality, muscle size, and physical functional tests in healthy older individuals. Eur Rev Aging Phys Act. 2018 Nov 19;15:13. doi: 10.1186/s11556-018-0201-2. eCollection 2018.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. If required for publication, IPD will be made available through an Institution-supported database server.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ashley A Herda, PhD principal investigator
University of Kansas
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Resistance exercise program in people with Sarcopenia and Muscle Quality, run by University of Kansas at 1 site in United States.
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 4 inclusion and 9 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 28 Apr 2021. 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 United States. 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?
Muscle mass (time frame: 6-weeks). The study lists 2 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 NCT04266678, which also lists 9 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 28 Apr 2021.