NCT05675631

Brief Summary

Traditionally, tools that use unstable surfaces have been used to increase the difficulty of exercises by stimulating the recruitment of a greater number of motor units. A new method is suspension training. It uses the weight of the body and the principles of moments of forces to improve the recruitment of motor units. The difficulty that stimulates this recruitment depends on the amount of instability caused by the suspension apparatus and the position of the body. So this type of training in the elderly can be very interesting due to the ease of adaptation, since it can be used as a facilitating method or to increase the difficulty. It seems that suspension training can have positive effects that will have a direct impact on the quality of life of the elderly, due to improvements in different aspects such as gaining strength and improving balance, consequently reducing the risk of falling. . It is a good alternative to gain strength and improve functional mobility and upper trunk strength in the elderly, to other exercises such as elastic bands, since they produce similar effects. For all these reasons, the program tries to demonstrate that suspension training can be an effective tool to improve the quality of life and reduce the risk of falls in the elderly.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
65

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2023

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 29, 2022

Completed
4 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 2, 2023

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 9, 2023

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 30, 2023

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 30, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

January 12, 2024

Status Verified

January 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

December 29, 2022

Last Update Submit

January 11, 2024

Conditions

Old Age; Atrophy

Keywords

SuspensionOlder adultBalanceStrengthPrevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Hand Grip Test

    Grip strength is usually measured using a hand-held dynamometer. The patient squeezes the dynamometer with all of their strength, typically three times with each hand. An average score is then calculated using the measurements from both hands.

    Baseline (0 week)

  • Hand Grip Test

    Grip strength is usually measured using a hand-held dynamometer. The patient squeezes the dynamometer with all of their strength, typically three times with each hand. An average score is then calculated using the measurements from both hands.

    Post-treatment (7 week)

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • 5 Times Sit-to-Stand Test

    Baseline (0 week), post-treatment (7 week)

  • One leg balance

    Baseline (0 week), post-treatment (7 week)

  • Functional Reach

    Baseline (0 week), post-treatment (7 week)

  • Test Get-Up and Go

    Baseline (0 week), post-treatment (7 week)

  • Walking speed test

    Baseline (0 week), post-treatment (7 week)

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will perform training using suspension elements.

Other: Suspension training

Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will perform training using weights and elastic bands.

Other: Strength training

Interventions

Suspension trainingOTHER

This group will perform training using suspension devices.

Experimental Group
Strength trainingOTHER

This group will perform training using weights and elastic bands.

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years - 85 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Older adults between 60 and 85 years

You may not qualify if:

  • Not wanting to sign the informed consent.
  • Present pathology of the central nervous system that negatively affects balance, strength or compression; or cardiac pathologies in which strength exercise is contraindicated.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Atrophy

Interventions

Resistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathological Conditions, AnatomicalPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise TherapyRehabilitationAftercareContinuity of Patient CarePatient CareTherapeuticsPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPhysical Conditioning, HumanExerciseMotor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

  • David Hernández-Guillén, PT, PhD

    University of Valencia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant professor, PT, PhD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 29, 2022

First Posted

January 9, 2023

Study Start

January 2, 2023

Primary Completion

October 30, 2023

Study Completion

December 30, 2023

Last Updated

January 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

ES(1)