Optimizing Strength Training in Older Adults
NCT06812143
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The objective of the current study is to determine whether lifting lighter loads close to failure improves strength training adaptations and function in older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: The effect of light loads on physical function The effect of light loads on muscle mass, power, and strength Researchers will compare a light-load, high-repetition program to a standard strength training program. Participants will perform supervised strength training twice per week for 20 weeks.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Aging
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- Queens College, The City University of New York
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- July 30, 2025
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
New York · 1
- Exercise & Aging Lab, Queens College · Flushing, NY
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.