Status:
COMPLETED
Mechanisms and Functional Outcomes of Exercise Progression Models in the Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Elderly
Sedentary
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to devise a sufficiently high intensity training program that provided an optimal stimulus to remove the peripheral factors known to reduce functional capacity, and can be car...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>70 yrs of age
- Sedentary (exercising \<1 day/wk)
- Non-smokers
- Able to ambulate without use of an assistive device
- Able to walk between 200-450m on a 6-minute walk test
Exclusion
- Oxygen dependent
- Recent medications changes (within 3 months)
- Current Smokers
- Fixed-rate pacemakers
- Uncontrolled hypertension or Type II diabetes
- Positive ECG changes or angina during CPX testing
- Unable to complete a maximal CPX to volitional fatigue
- AHA Class D, or NYHA Class III or IV heart failure
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01899586
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
March 4 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Pennington Biomedical Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808
2
Duke Center for Living; Wallace Clinic
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710