The Long-term Effects of Training on Muscle Strength and Functionality

Muscle Strength Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01682330
• Other study ID #: s53571
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 5, 2012
• Last updated: September 7, 2012
• Start date: November 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: June 2012
• Source: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the long-term effects of 1 year of high-intensity fitness training and low-intensity whole-body vibration training on muscle strength and functionality. Therefore, muscle strength and functionality are measured after a 6-yr interval in older adults (65+).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 65
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• female (+65 years)

• participation in previous study "De effecten van oefenprogramma's op gezondheids- en fitheidsgerelateerde parameters in een groep van 60-plussers" [The effects of exercise programs on health and fitness-related parameters in a group of people over 60]

• able to perform a maximal strength test on a dynamometer

Exclusion Criteria:

• pathologies that prohibit a maximal strength test on a dynamometer

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ageing
• Functionality
• Muscle Strength
• Training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven