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Study of mild downhill training method

Study of low load downhill training method targeting fast muscle fiber

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1030220520
Enrollment
63
Registered
2022-12-19
Start date
2022-08-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

Effects on muscle strength and muscle power

Interventions

In the study, three groups will be trained: level walking (control), downhill walking, and downhill walking with skin cooling. Treadmills will be used for walking training, with a frequency of 3 times

Sponsors

Tadano Chigaya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy adult men and women between the ages of 40 and 80

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cannot walk for about 30 minutes a day. Are prohibited from exercising by a physician. Have a leg or back disease that causes pain. Has respiratory disease such as asthma, emphysema, COPD, etc. Cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knee extension muscle strength, plantar flexion muscle strength, standing balance, walking ability, surface electromyography

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Grip strength, locomotor test

Contacts

Public ContactHitoshi Sugawara

Toho university

hitoshi.sugawara@hs.toho-u.ac.jp+81-90-6901-9180

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026