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High-Intensity Interval Training for Older Adults

United States60 participantsStarted 2023-03-01

Plain-language summary

This study will examine differences in a 12 week high-intensity interval training regimen. The Total Body HIIT program incorporates a resistance (circuit) and an anaerobic (bike) component in older adults. The specific objectives focus on examining cardiovascular endurance, neuromuscular function, and muscle architecture.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years – 95 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 65-95 years of age or older * Physical independent (Barthel Index) * Physician clearance to participate * No medication changes in previous 30 days * No structured resistance training program in previous 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to high-intensity exercise39 (PAR-Q Questionnaire) * Severe mental impairment (\<18 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment) * Neurodegenerative or acute neurological diagnoses (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury)

What they're measuring

Change in 6-Min Walk Test performance from baseline to following HIIT intervention

Timeframe: change from baseline to immediately after the HIIT intervention

Change in Voluntary Muscle Strength Tests (Isokinetics) from baseline to following HIIT intervention

Timeframe: change from baseline to immediately after the HIIT intervention

Change in Voluntary Muscle Strength Tests (Isometrics) from baseline to following HIIT intervention

Timeframe: change from baseline to immediately after the HIIT intervention

Change in Evoked Muscle Function Assessments: Evoked Peak Force from baseline to following HIIT intervention

Timeframe: change from baseline to immediately after the HIIT intervention

Change in Evoked Muscle Function Assessments: Evoked Peak Rate of Force Development from baseline to following HIIT intervention

Timeframe: change from baseline to immediately after the HIIT intervention

Change in Rate of Muscle Activation from baseline to following HIIT intervention

Timeframe: change from baseline to immediately after the HIIT intervention

Change in Voluntary Electromechanical Delay from baseline to following HIIT intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05542758

SponsorCreighton University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12

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