A consumer-adoption study: Exercise training for the healthy elderly

A consumer-adoption study: A randomized controlled trial of exercise training for older adults in an Australian retirement community setting to improve physical function and health-related quality of life.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000029594

Acronym

BEST : Balance, Endurance, and Strength Training

Enrollment

Registered

2006-01-20

Start date

2003-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

A 10 week multi-modal , supervised exercise program (balance, endurance, and high intensity progressive resistance training).

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Residents of retirement village.

Exclusion criteria

Presence of limiting chronic illness.

Outcome results