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Feasibility of At-Home Chair-Based Resistance Band Training to Improve Balance, Strength, and Bone Density in Older Adults
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of implementing a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention, to determine effectiveness of a the a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention in improving body composition and to determine the effectiveness of a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention in improving physical performance in adults 50 years and older, receiving care at the UT Physicians Center for Healthy Aging.
Official title: Feasibility of 24-Weeks of At-Home Chair-Based Resistance Band Training to Improve Balance, Strength, and Bone Density in Older Adults (ChaREx Study)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-01-01
Completion Date
2026-09-30
Last Updated
2024-11-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
THERABand resistance exercise bands
The training will be performed using THERABand resistance exercise bands.Participants will be instructed to perform the exercises twice per week at home, for the 24 weeks duration. Each exercise session will entail 1 set of 15 repetitions of 9 different exercises
Locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States