Stair Climbing Exercise Versus Traditional Resistance Exercise

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-11

Study Completion Date

2022-07-30

Brief Summary

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Current evidence suggests resistance exercise as the primary therapeutic strategy to prevent age-related functional decline. The National Strength and Conditioning Association recently stated that a properly designed resistance exercise program should include power exercises performed at higher velocities in concentric movements with moderate intensities. We should be aware that not all older adults are easily motivated to train in unfamiliar gym-based settings with high subscription fees. Therefore, implementation of traditional gym-based resistance exercise at a large scale has been found to be difficult. Interestingly, we have previously shown that the use of high external loads, which implies the need for specific facility memberships, is not necessary to induce neuromuscular gains. This provides strong support for home-based training intervention strategies. Stair climbing or stepping-based exercise constitute a promising avenue to ameliorate the cost-effectiveness and implementation potential of resistance exercise in older adults. Such exercises can induce muscular activation levels similar to high-load resistance exercise and result in similar or even better gains in muscle mass, strength and power compared to slow-speed resistance exercise when properly designed. However, the (neuro)-muscular effects of stair climbing exercise have never been compared to the more optimal power-oriented resistance exercise, which is the primary aim of this study. The secondary aim of this study is to examine if stair climbing exercise also has beneficial effects on cognition.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Exercise Training

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Resistance exercise

12-week progressive power-oriented resistance exercise program on leg press machine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Resistance Exercise intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

12-week progressive resistance exercise intervention

Functional stair and stepping-based exercise

12-week progressive functional weight-bearing stair and stepping-based exercise program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Functional stair climbing and stepping-based exercise intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

12-week progressive stair climbing and stepping-based exercise intervention

Interventions

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Resistance Exercise intervention

12-week progressive resistance exercise intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Functional stair climbing and stepping-based exercise intervention

12-week progressive stair climbing and stepping-based exercise intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\-

Exclusion Criteria

* Unstable cardiovascular disease
* Neurological disorders
* Cognitive malfunctioning (MoCA \< 24)
* Low level of physical function (SPPB \< 7)
* Acute infections/fever
* Severe musculoskeletal problems
* Systematic engagement in (resistance) exercise in the 12 months prior to participation

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes