Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Strength Training Effects on Musculoskeletal Health
Lead Sponsor:
Duquesne University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Jaquish Biomedical
Conditions:
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective here is to assess the efficacy of variable resistance muscle training on bone, sleep parameters and quality of life in healthy populations of men and women age 30 or older.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 30 years or older (males or females)
- Baseline strength (e.g., can lift an office chair with no problems)
- Be willing to participate in a 6-month RCT
- Be willing to conduct daily muscle training exercises
- Be willing to maintain a food diary
- Be willing to consume \~2.2g/kg body weight daily
- Be willing to submit specimens and conduct tests 3 times over 6 months (0, 3 and 6 months)
Exclusion
- those who consume vegan or vegetarian diets
- people with conditions like hypertension and uncontrolled non-medicated blood pressure; cardiovascular disease/heart failure (e.g., arrhythmias, unstable angina, congestive heart failure)
- COPD
- drugs that may increase fall risk or make dizzy (e.g., antidepressants, anti-seizure drugs)
- muscle disease (e.g., myasthenia gravis, myopathy, myositis)
- active hernia
- pregnancy
- muscle atrophy (e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), ALS)
- neuro degenerative disease
- limited mobility
- those who consume proteins supplements.
- Individuals who have implanted pacemakers or defibrillators
- People who suffer from: Marfan syndrome, migraine, hyperparathyroidism, metastatic bone disease, multiple myeloma
- chronic steroid use
- individuals with restrictions to movement and exercise
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 2 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04810975
Start Date
December 2 2021
End Date
June 1 2027
Last Update
August 7 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15282