CompletedNot Applicable

Agility Training for Older Adults to Improve Fall Risk Factors

Switzerland48 participantsStarted 2022-07-13

Plain-language summary

In this randomized controlled trial the effect of 4 months of multi-component (strength, balance, cognition, endurance) exercise training intervention on measures of neuromuscular performance, cognition, and endurance as well as neural adaptations on a central and peripheral level is investigated. 40 subjects are recruited that are generally health and between 60 and 80 years of age. The interventions is based around exercises, where different tasks have to be solved simultaneously rather than serially, as has previously been done.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * willing to be randomized to either arm * ability to travel to the sports facility twice a week * understanding the german language Exclusion Criteria: * smoking, obesity * history of cardiovascular, pulmonary or chronic inflammatory disease * vision impairments * orthopaedic problems preventing them from participating in an exercise program * history of osteoporosis or recent low trauma fracture * less than two weeks during the intervention period * not have taken part in a structured exercise program more than once a week in the past three months

What they're measuring

Isometric knee-extension strength

Timeframe: 16 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05727254

SponsorOliver Faude

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-15

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