Home-based REsistance vs a Home-based FLEXbility Exercise Programmes on Muscular Endurance and Flexibility in Adults
NCT ID: NCT04574674
Last Updated: 2021-08-20
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
72 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-12-06
2021-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Why participation in muscle-strengthening exercise is low is not clear but people identify several barriers including the lack of time, the effort involved, lack of purpose, pain due to injury, negative experiences of prescriptive exercise, apathy, illness, injury inclement weather and work commitment. In addition, some women have expressed a worry of looking 'manly' or 'bulking up' if they undertake resistance exercise. A further potential barrier is lack of access to a gym with appropriate equipment to perform resistance exercise, or dislike of a gym setting. Thus, identifying approaches to find a safe, enjoyable and accessible programme that minimises the burden of performing resistance exercise, and identifying a minimal amount of resistance training which can provide benefits is a key issue which could help more people to undertake muscle strengthening exercises.
Meta-analyses indicate that while performing resistance exercise two or more times per week of resistance exercise per muscle group appears to be optimal to maximise strength gains, a single set of resistance exercise per muscle group per week, if performed to failure is sufficient to induce substantial strength changes.
The main aim of this study is to compare the effects of an app-based home-based resistance exercise programme vs a home-based flexibility programme on muscular endurance (number of press-ups, time achieved in half-squat test, and time achieved in plank test, assessed online during a zoom call) and flexibility (sit and reach, assessed online during a zoom call) in healthy adults. Secondary aims are a) to determine participants' adherence to both exercise programmes, b) to determine participants' choice of weekly exercise volume (compared to minimum prescription) in both exercise programmes c) to determine participants' distribution of exercise throughout the week in both exercise programmes d) to determine the effects of a exercise programmes on well-being, and finally e) to determine participants' perceptions, feelings, thoughts, enjoyment, tolerance and acceptability of both exercise programmes.
The study is a randomized control trial in which the flexibility exercise group will undergo a 12-week home-based flexibility exercise programme. The resistance exercise group will undergo a 12-week home-based resistance exercise programme. Participants will be asked to perform a minimum amount of resistance or flexibility exercise of 1 set/week for each of six exercises and will have the opportunity to increase their volume of exercise to 2 sets or 3 sets/week per exercise if it is their choice. In addition, participants will be able to distribute the exercises during the week according to their preference (all in one day or spread over several days of the week, etc.). Participants will be encouraged to have a minimum of one day of rest per week.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Flexibility exercise group
Participants will be asked to follow a 12-week flexibility exercise training programme. Participants will be asked to perform a minimum amount of flexibility exercise of 1 set/week for each of six exercises and will have the opportunity to increase their volume of exercise to 2 sets or 3 sets/week per exercise if it is their choice.
Participants will perform 6 flexibility exercises per week (2 different for legs, 1 shoulder and arms, 1 chest, 1 back and 1 core). Passive static stretching exercises will be performed.
Flexibility exercise programme
Static passive flexibility exercises.
Resistance exercise group
Participants will be asked to follow a 12-week home-based exercise programme. Participants will be asked to perform a minimum amount of resistance exercise of 1 set/week for each of six exercises and will have the opportunity to increase their volume of exercise to 2 sets or 3 sets/week per exercise if it is their choice.
Participants in the resistance exercise group will be asked to perform a total of 6 exercises per week (2 different leg exercises, 1 shoulder exercise, 1 chest exercise, 1 back exercise and 1 core exercise). Body weight and resistance bands exercises will be used. Participants will be asked to perform each set to complete as many repetitions as possible until fatigue.
Resistance exercise programme
Body weight and resistance bands exercises.
Interventions
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Flexibility exercise programme
Static passive flexibility exercises.
Resistance exercise programme
Body weight and resistance bands exercises.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Perform 30 minutes or more of aerobic vigorous physical activity per week.
* Do not to perform any kind of resistance exercise.
Exclusion Criteria
* Perform 30 minutes or more of vigorous intensity exercise from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
* To have a job that compromises manual labour
* History of cardiovascular disease
* Diabetes
* Any other illness that would prevent the participation in a resistance exercise or flexibility exercise programme.
18 Years
64 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Glasgow
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Professor Jason Gill
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Jason Gill, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Glasgow
Locations
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University of Glasgow
Glasgow, , United Kingdom
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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200190188
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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