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Reducing Falls With Progressive Resistance Training for the Oldest Old Adults With Sarcopenia
Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Summary
This study will investigate the effects of 12 months of high-intensity progressive resistance training compared with a control group on fall-rate in older adults with sarcopenia.
Official title: Reducing Falls With Progressive Resistance Training (ReFit) for the Oldest Old Adults With Sarcopenia. A 12-month Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
80 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
241
Start Date
2023-03-30
Completion Date
2028-09-29
Last Updated
2026-01-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
High-intensity progressive resistance training
Supervised high-intensity progressive resistance training twice per week for 12 months
General practitioner care
Referred to general practitioner (GP) for further follow-up. The GPs will be informed about participants sarcopenia status with results from assessments of muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical performance. The management of the sarcopenia is at the GPs own discretion.
Locations (1)
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
Trondheim, Norway