Resistance Exercise for the Prevention of Age-related Sarcopenia

Sarcopenia Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Negative Work Exercise as a Novel Treatment for Sarcopenia in Older Men

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01355861
• Other study ID #: E7508-W
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 14, 2011
• Last updated: June 25, 2015
• Start date: June 2011
• Est. completion date: June 2014

Study information

• Verified date: June 2015
• Source: VA Office of Research and Development
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the benefits of negative work progressive resistance exercise (PRE) for the conservative management of sarcopenia in older male Veterans at the DC VAMC. Efficacy will be assessed by examining post-exercise changes in metabolic and inflammatory markers, muscle morphology, strength, and functional status.

Description:

The chief aim of this protocol is to determine the efficacy of negative work progressive resistance exercise (PRE) in the management of sarcopenia in older male Veterans at the DC VAMC. This proposed study is a randomized clinical trial using a single-arm, delayed cross-over design with repeated measures. This method is a patient-first approach to clinical research that permits all participants to receive the intervention while allowing the investigators to conduct both within subjects and between subjects comparisons with a modest study enrollment. During the "pre-treatment period" we will recruit, screen, and consent 30 older men with sarcopenia. The participants will be randomized into two groups: active treatment and delayed treatment. The initial "active treatment" and "delayed treatment" periods will last 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, the participants in the delayed treatment group will crossover (without a washout period) and start 12 weeks of intervention. All participants will detrain and be monitored for follow up during their respective 12-week "post treatment" period. Outcome measures include post-exercise changes in metabolic and inflammatory markers, muscle morphology, strength, and functional status.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: June 2014
• Est. primary completion date: June 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 60 Years to 79 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult, ambulatory males > 60 years old (n=30) will be recruited for this proposed study. Participant inclusion criteria also includes having clinically significant sarcopenia based on the body composition assessment showing an aLM that is < 2 SD below the mean values of a young adult reference group using DEXA scanning.

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion criteria include BMI scores > 30 or a Mini-Mental Status exam score of < 22. The second tier of screening will include the following blood tests, obtained between 8-9 AM, following a 12-hour overnight fast: CBC, routine chemistry profile (e.g., glucose, kidney and liver function tests). Veterans with an elevated fasting blood glucose by WHO criteria (FBG >110 mg/dl), triglyceride levels > 200 mg/dL, and/or known DM, or abnormalities of other routine blood tests (i.e., > 2 SD beyond normal) will be excluded from the study. Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, non-ambulatory status, evidence of a major disease exacerbation over the last six months, and current participation in a supervised exercise program (minimum of three months, twice per week) would also preclude participation in this study.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sarcopenia

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Negative work exercise
Submaximal negative work exercise using an isokinetic dynamometer will be performed twice per week for 12 weeks. Exercise volume will be 3 sets of 10 repetitions for the knee and shoulder extensors.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	VA Medical Center, DC	Washington	District of Columbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
VA Office of Research and Development

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in insulin sensitivity following the exercise intervention as estimated with the QUICKI algorithm (quantitative insulin sensitivity check index)	Blood tests will be obtained after a 12- hour overnight fast at baseline, weeks 6, week 12 and week 24: glucose and insulin values will be determined before and during a standard (75 g) 2 hour oral glucose tolerance test (to determine insulin sensitivity via QUICKI algorithm.	Change from baseline in QUICKI values at week 6, week 12, and week 24	No
Secondary	Peak isokinetic torque	Isokinetic knee and shoulder extension torques will be obtained bilaterally using the Biodex System 3	Treatment weeks: 1, 6, and 12; post-treatment weeks: 6 and 12	No
Secondary	Diagnostic ultrasongraphy	Muscle thickness, pennation angle, and area at the flexor digitorum superficialis, lower-trapezius, rectus femoris and tibialis anterior (dominant side only).	Treatment weeks: 1, 6, and 12; post-treatment weeks: 6 and 12	No