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A Comparative Study of Technogym's BioStrength Devices Versus Conventional Strength Training Machines to Improve Muscle Strength and Body Composition
Led by University of Graz · Updated on 2024-12-11
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Participants Needed
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of Technogym's BioStrength equipment compared to traditional strength training machines in adults aged 30 to 65 years. This study focuses on untrained, healthy individuals with less than six months of prior resistance training experience. It aims to determine if the BioStrength machines, which provide real-time feedback on movement, speed, and force, lead to better muscle strength, body composition, and training efficiency over a 12-week period. Participants are randomly assigned using a minimisation technique to either the BioStrength training group or the conventional strength training group, ensuring balance in age, gender, and baseline handgrip strength. Both groups attend three supervised training sessions per week, each lasting about 60 minutes, for 12 weeks. The BioStrength group uses advanced Technogym machines with personalized feedback, while the traditional group uses standard gym equipment without feedback technology. During the study, participants undergo assessments at baseline and after 12 weeks, including maximum strength tests (10-RM) for leg press and chest press, handgrip strength measurement using a dynamometer, body composition analysis via bioimpedance, and circumference measurements of arms, legs, and waist. Researchers will analyze changes in these measures to compare the outcomes between groups. The study also collects customer satisfaction data and monitors participant safety throughout the intervention.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Effect of BioStrength Training on Muscle Strength and Satisfaction in Adults Aged 30-65
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 30 and 65 years
- Healthy individuals without significant medical conditions
- Less than 6 months of prior strength training experience
- Willing and able to participate in a 12-week training program
- Capable of performing strength training exercises such as leg press and chest press
- Able to provide written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- History of coronary heart disease
- History of stroke
- Need for changes in antihypertensive treatment within 3 months prior to study start
- Arthritis
- Pregnancy or less than three months postpartum
- Pain and movement restrictions
- Use of medications that affect muscle strength or performance (e.g., anabolic steroids, beta-2 agonists, glucocorticoids, statins, benzodiazepines, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-II receptor blockers, diuretics)
- Any medical condition preventing participation in planned endurance and strength training
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 2 days
Participants undergo strength and body composition assessments including 10-RM tests, handgrip strength measurements, bioimpedance analysis, and circumference measurements of arms, legs, and waist.
2 visits (in-person)
Duration - 12 weeks
Participants complete a 12-week strength training program, either using BioStrength machines with real-time feedback or conventional strength training machines. Training sessions occur three times per week and last approximately 60 minutes each, supervised by a sports scientist.
3 sessions per week
Duration - 2 days
Participants repeat strength and body composition assessments to evaluate changes after the 12-week training program.
2 visits (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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CF Leibnitz
Leibnitz, Styria, Styria, Austria, 8430
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Research Team
M
Martin Atia
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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