CompletedNot Applicable

Crossfit in Special Population

Spain60 participantsStarted 2025-02-01

Plain-language summary

This randomized, parallel-group clinical trial evaluates a 12-week adapted CrossFit program versus usual activity in community-dwelling older adults. The primary endpoint is change in Timed Up and Go (TUG) from baseline to 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes include Functional Reach (FRT), Romberg (eyes closed), gait velocity, stride length, and lower-limb power tests (Chair-Stand, Stair Ascent, Stair Descent; time and W/kg). Sixty participants were randomized (1:1). Analyses used repeated-measures ANOVA with Bonferroni adjustments and Cohen's d effect sizes.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Community-dwelling older adults able to walk independently without assistance. Cognitive function preserved, defined as a score of 26 points or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination. Absence of severe health conditions that would interfere with participation in exercise training. Exclusion Criteria: Presence of active neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders that prevent safe exercise participation. Severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease that contraindicates moderate-intensity exercise. Any other medical or psychological condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would make participation unsafe or unreliable.

What they're measuring

Timed Up and Go (TUG), seconds

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 12

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07199114

SponsorUniversity of Jaén

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-06-30

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