Status:
COMPLETED
A Comparison of Weighted Vest Exercise and Strength Training
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsors:
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R
Conditions:
Mobility Limitations
Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate two types of exercise therapy designed to improve muscle power and mobility: weighted vest exercise vs. progressive resistance training.
Detailed Description
Muscle power, a separate physical attribute from strength, is an important determinate of physical functioning in the elderly, for example in avoiding impending falls, rising from a chair, and climbin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Community dwelling men and women aged 65 or older
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Impairment in physical performance, based on a score between 4 and 10 inclusive on the SPPB (Short Physical Performance Battery), which evaluates standing balance, walking speed, and chair-rise time
- Score of 24 or greater on the Folstein mini-mental status exam
- Exhibit independent stair-climbing ability
Exclusion
- Unstable acute or chronic disease
- Neuromusculoskeletal impairment interfering with independent stair climbing
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Exertional angina
- History of ventricular arrhythmia
- Inguinal or abdominal hernia
- Symptomatic valvular heart disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
160 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00158119
Start Date
July 1 2001
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
July 26 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Spaulding Cambridge Outpatient Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02138