NCT07672834

Brief Summary

To investigate the effect of an fitness advice and resistance band exercise intervention on balance, muscle function, and power in an older people population who have low muscle power.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
104

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
16mo left

Started Jun 2024

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress63%
Jun 2024Oct 2027

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 2, 2024

Completed
2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 10, 2026

Completed
19 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 29, 2026

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 31, 2027

Expected
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 30, 2027

Last Updated

July 1, 2026

Status Verified

June 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

3.2 years

First QC Date

June 10, 2026

Last Update Submit

June 29, 2026

Conditions

Ageing

Keywords

muscle powerBalancefunctional movement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Postural sway

    Using a force plate recording at 100Hz for 30 seconds, 5 eyes open and eyes closed trials will be recorded at baseline and after 12 weeks of resistance band exercises. Using the Centre of Pressure measurements provided. Linear (e.g. total sway path length and sway path in the medio-lateral and anterior-posterior directions, measured in meters) and non-linear (fractal dimension, unitless measurement units) postural control measurements will be calculated.

    after 12 weeks

  • Five times sit to stand time

    Sitting on a chair, participants stand to full leg extension, and then return to a seated position 5 times, and the time taken recorded in seconds.

    After 12 weeks

  • Single leg stand time

    This is the length of time, in seconds, an individual can stand on a single leg for as long as possible (up to a maximum of 90 seconds)

    After 12 weeks

  • Timed up and go

    This is the time, in seconds, it takes for an individual to stand from a seated position, without using their hands, walk around a cone which is 3 meters away, before returning to the seated position.

    After 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Muscle power

    After 12 weeks

  • Grip strength

    After 12 weeks

  • Fear of falling

    After 12 weeks

  • Self-efficacy for exercise

    After 12 weeks

  • Perceived change in body, balance and power

    After 12 weeks

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (4)

Resistance band group, with fitness advice

EXPERIMENTAL
Other: Resistance band exerciseBehavioral: Fitness advice

Normal life

NO INTERVENTION

Resistance band without fitness advice

EXPERIMENTAL
Other: Resistance band exercise

Fitness advice

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Fitness advice

Interventions

Resistance band exerciseOTHER

Participants will be given a resistance band and at set of exercises that target the lower extremities and asked to perform these as three sets of 15 repetitions, 2 times a week.

Resistance band group, with fitness adviceResistance band without fitness advice
Fitness adviceBEHAVIORAL

Participants will be undertake a series of functional fitness tests and have their performance evaluated against normative values for their age and sex. Following this advice will be given with the aim of empowering change in physical activity participation.

Fitness adviceResistance band group, with fitness advice

Eligibility Criteria

Age50 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Participants will be of male or female sex and free from known neurological health conditions (e.g. Peripheral Neuropathy, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Migraines, Epilepsy) or musculoskeletal injury.
  • low muscle power determined as a score of 8.1 and 9 seconds or more for the completion of the 5 times sit to stand test for males and females respectively

You may not qualify if:

  • Neurological health condition or musculoskeletal injury at the time of baseline testing
  • individuals aged under 50
  • individuals who have been told to avoid strenuous physical activity

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Sport, Health, and Exercise Sciences

London, UB8 3PH, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Daniel C Low, Doctor of Philosophy

CONTACT

+44 01895 268931Daniel.low@brunel.ac.uk

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Senior Lecture in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 10, 2026

First Posted

June 29, 2026

Study Start

June 2, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 30, 2027

Last Updated

July 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Upon publication, all de-identified individual participant data (IPD) will be available to other researchers upon request to the lead applicant up to 10 years after the completion of the study (e.g. Dr Daniel Low). However, there is no plan to upload the data to an external website.

Locations

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