Does Aerobic Training Followed by Resistance Training Enhance Aerobic Capacity in Seniors

Does Aerobic Training Followed by Resistance Training Enhance Aerobic Capacity in Seniors? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

In healthy young subjects a single bout of strength training following endurance training has been shown to improve markers for aerobic capacity in muscle compared to a single bout of endurance training alone. The present project tests the hypothesis: 12 weeks of training with sessions of endurance training followed by strength training is superior to endurance training alone for health participants 50-65 years of age. The outcome measures are maximal oxygen uptake and knee-extension strength.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Elderly
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: exercise training

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 33
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Denmark
  • Sjælland
    • Næstved, Sjælland, Denmark, DK 4700
      • Næstved Senior Motion klub

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 50 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy
• understanding Danish language

Exclusion Criteria:

• medical contraindication for training
• taking beta-blockers
• physical exercise training more than 2 hrs per week

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: endurance training; 40 min bicycle or treadmill training at 60% maximal oxygen uptake	Behavioral: exercise training
Experimental: Strength following endurance training; 20 minutes bicycle or treadmill training at 60% maximal oxygen uptake followed by 20 minutes stength training increasing from 15RM to 10RM	Behavioral: exercise training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
maximal oxygen uptake	12 weeks
knee extension strength	12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Gisela Sjøgaard, DrMedSci, University of Southern Denmark

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Research Unit: Physical Activity and Health at Work

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 18, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): December 19, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 15, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 14, 2013
• Last Verified: April 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: muscle strenght; physical capacity; endurance training,; strength training,; aerobic capacity,
• Other Study ID Numbers: S-20120178