None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Bone responds to mechanical stimuli, with the greatest response from high loads being applied quickly. High loads have remain unexamined in postemenopausal women with low bone mass due to the perceived risk of injury. The LIFTMOR trial was developed to see if the loads required to obtain the a greater bone response are both safe and effective in postmenopausal women with low to very low bone mass.
Interventions
The intervention arm consists of a high intensity progressive resistance training program. Participants attend two 30-minute exercise sessions per week. Each sessions is conducted in groups of up to 6 participants and supervised by either a physiotherapist or exercise physiologist. The high intensity exercise program consists of four compound exercises (deadlift, overhead press, jumping chin ups and back squat) for 5 sets of 5 repetitions (>85% 1 repetition maximum). Compliance and weight lifted
The intervention arm consists of a high intensity progressive resistance training program. Participants attend two 30-minute exercise sessions per week. Each sessions is conducted in groups of up to 6 participants and supervised by either a physiotherapist or exercise physiologist. The high intensity exercise program consists of four compound exercises (deadlift, overhead press, jumping chin ups and back squat) for 5 sets of 5 repetitions (>85% 1 repetition maximum). Compliance and weight lifted is monitored via training manuals which each participants completes at the end of each session.
Sponsors
Griffith University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Postmenopausal women with low bone mass (T-score < -1.0)
Exclusion criteria
Musculoskeletal or medical conditions affecting the ability to perform exercise, medications or medical conditions known to effect bone health, cancer, recent radiation exposure or fracture and current engagement in resistance training
Outcome results
None listed