Status:
COMPLETED
High-Intensity Exercise in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Berkeley
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of San Francisco
Conditions:
Functional Fitness
Cognitive Abilities
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this interventional study was to test the high-intensity interval training called Aphasia Physical Exercise (APEX) in healthy older adults. The main questions it aimed to answer were: 1. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Between the ages of 50 and 80
- Ambulatory and community-dwelling
- Able to travel to University of San Francisco for weekly exercise classes
- No serious underlying health or neurological conditions
Exclusion
- Inability to complete physical function assessment or inability to do a chair stand without using hands
- Use of antidiabetic medications
- Use of testosterone supplement or replacement
- Clinical disorder precluding/interfering with participation or assessments (identified by Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+)), including: unstable angina, arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, lower extremity amputation or paralysis, neurological conditions causing functional or pronounced cognitive impairments, active malignancy except for non-melanomatous skin cancers
- Previous neurological history such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, long-term pre-stroke seizures, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, etc.
- Unable to provide consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 6 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
4 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06199661
Start Date
March 6 2023
End Date
June 1 2023
Last Update
January 10 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94118