Strength Training in Nonagenarians

NCT ID: NCT00848978

Last Updated: 2019-09-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2009-09-30

Brief Summary

The Health Enhancing Strength Training in Nonagenarians (STRONG) is a randomised control trial to assess the effectiveness of an aerobic and strength training program for improving functional capacity and quality of life in nonagenarians. Sixty (51 women) nonagenarians (age range: 90-102 years) who live in a geriatric nursing home will be randomly assigned to either a usual care (control) group (n=30) or an intervention (training) group (n=30). Participants allocated in the usual care group will receive general physical activity guidelines and participants allocated in the intervention group will also enroll in three weekly non-consecutive individualized training sessions (~45-50 min each) during 8 weeks. The exercise program will consist of muscular strength [with a special focus on leg press at 30% (start of the program) to 70% 1 repetition maximum (end)] and aerobic exercises (cycle-ergometry during 3-5 to 15 minutes at 12-14 points in the rate of perceived exertion scale). Results from STRONG will help to better understand the potential of regular physical activity for improving the well-being of the oldest population groups.

Conditions

Elderly

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

2

The experimental group will participate in the aerobic and strength training program.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

8-week aerobic and strength training program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants allocated in the intervention group will be enrolled in three weekly non-consecutive training sessions for 8 weeks. Each session will last for about 45-50 min. The exercise program will consist of muscular strength and aerobic exercises. Each session will start and end with a low intensity \~5-7 min warm-up and cool-down period respectively, consisting mainly of stretching exercises involving all major muscle groups.

1

The usual care group will receive general physical activity guidelines.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

8-week aerobic and strength training program

Participants allocated in the intervention group will be enrolled in three weekly non-consecutive training sessions for 8 weeks. Each session will last for about 45-50 min. The exercise program will consist of muscular strength and aerobic exercises. Each session will start and end with a low intensity \~5-7 min warm-up and cool-down period respectively, consisting mainly of stretching exercises involving all major muscle groups.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age: 90 years or over.
• Planning to stay in the same nursing home during the study.
• Able to ambulate, with or without assistance.
• Able to communicate.
• Informed consent: Must be capable and willing to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Acute or terminal illness.
• Myocardial infarction in the past 3 months.
• Not capable to ambulate.
• Unstable cardiovascular disease or other medical condition.
• Upper or lower extremity fracture in the past 3 months.
• Severe dementia.
• Unwillingness to either complete the study requirements or to be randomised into control or training group.
• Presence of neuromuscular disease or drugs affecting neuromuscular function.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 90 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 110 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidad Europea de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jose Antonio Serra

MD PhD Head of Department(Geriatry)

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

Madrid, , Spain

Countries

Spain

References

Serra Rexach JA, Ruiz JR, Bustamante-Ara N, Villaran MH, Gil PG, Sanz Ibanez MJ, Sanz NB, Santamaria VO, Sanz NG, Prada AB, Gallardo C, Romo GR, Lucia A. Health enhancing strength training in nonagenarians (STRONG): rationale, design and methods. BMC Public Health. 2009 May 26;9:152. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-152.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 19470176 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

140

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id