Resistance exercise training at different loads in frail and healthy older adults: A randomised feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This trial aimed to determine the feasibility of recruitment, retention, adherence, and safety of a resistance training (RT) intervention to skeletal muscle failure in both frail and non-frail older adults.

Design

An 8-week randomised feasibility trial.

Setting and participants

Older adults, with and without frailty, recruited from both clinics and community.

Methods

Recruitment was based on the number of participants enrolled from those provided with a Patient Information Sheet (PIS). Retention was based on the number of participants who completed the trial. Adherence was based on the number of RT sessions attended out of 16. Outcomes included frailty (Fried criteria), muscle strength (maximal voluntary contraction), functional abilities (Short Phys

SUBMITTER: Marshall-McKenna R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8434423 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature