High-Intensity Functional Training on Physical Performance and Mental Health in Elderly With Sarc… (NCT07399301) | Clinical Trial Compass
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High-Intensity Functional Training on Physical Performance and Mental Health in Elderly With Sarcopenia
Egypt60 participantsStarted 2026-05-01
Plain-language summary
Sixty patients with age ranged from 60 to 70 years old with individuals who will be found to have sarcopenia will participate in the study, and will be recruited from nursing home in AL-Abadiyah.
Patients will be assigned into two equal groups randomly:
Group(A):N= 30
Patients in this group will receive high-intensity functional training exercises 3 times per week for 10 weeks. The initial duration of each session was 30 min, and it could be increased progressively, along with the intensity of the exercises, up to 50 min. All sessions included the following:
i. 5 min warm-up ii. 40 min functional training exercises. iii. 5 min cool-down. Group (B): N=30 Patients in this group will receive sham exercises. Sham interventions are methodological tools used to treat participants in the study arm and the control arm in exactly the same way, except that the study group receives an active substance and the control group does not.
Who can participate
Age range60 Years – 70 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Old individuals who will be found to have sarcopenia as defined according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) 2019 criteria, The EWGSOP2 defines sarcopenia as a muscle disease characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. Diagnosis requires sequential assessment of three components
✓. Age from 60 to 70 years old.
✓. Old individuals who will be found to have mild depression.
Exclusion criteria
✕. Neurological disorders.
✕. Vestibular or balance disorders.
✕. Uncontrolled hypertension or heart diseases.
✕. Recent surgeries or fractures.
✕. Any psychological disorders.
✕. Severe renal failure (glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mL/min).
✕. moderate to severe liver failure.
What they're measuring
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Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test
Timeframe: 10 weeks
Trial details
NCT IDNCT07399301
SponsorCairo University
Sponsor typeOTHER
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Primary completion2026-07-01
Contact for this trial
Research Ethical Committee Faculty of Physical Therapy - Cairo University