Trial reportBioMed research international2018
Effects of Two Types of 9-Month Adapted Physical Activity Program on Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Balance in Moderate Sarcopenic Older Women.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise in older adults with sarcopenia.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise intervention on muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function among postmenopausal women with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness and dose-response relationship of exercise-based interventions for muscle mass in older women with sarcopenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Explore the optimal exercise intervention subtype for sarcopenia: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Position statement: Evidence-Based Exercise Guidelines for Sarcopenia in Older Adults: Insights from the Korean Working Group on Sarcopenia.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2025Guideline
- Effects and Moderators of Exercise on Sarcopenic Components in Sarcopenic Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluating the feasibility of a remote-based training program supported by information and communications technology in the older adults living at home.BMC geriatrics · 2022Trial
- Multidimensional determinants of active and healthy aging trajectories: a position paper from the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Stretching Before Resistance Training as a Strategy to Improve Stair Descent Performance in Older Women.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association between changes in physical activity and sarcopenia risk in middle-aged and older adults.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2025Article
- Nutrition and exercise for sarcopenia treatment.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2025Review
- 5-HTGeroScience · 2025Article
- A Prospective Controlled Study on the Longitudinal Effects of Rehabilitation in Older Women with Primary Sarcopenia.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of resistance training on muscular strength, endurance, body composition and functional performance among sarcopenic patients: a systematic review.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2023Review
- Is moderate resistance training adequate for older adults with sarcopenia? A systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023Review
- Increasing Muscle Mass in Elders through Diet and Exercise: A Literature Review of Recent RCTs.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Epigenetic aging, knee pain and physical performance in community-dwelling middle-to-older age adults.Experimental gerontology · 2022Article
- The Impact of Resistance Exercise on Muscle Mass in Glioblastoma in Survivors (RESIST): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- A Review on Aging, Sarcopenia, Falls, and Resistance Training in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Rehabilitation Nutrition and Exercise Therapy for Sarcopenia.The world journal of men's health · 2022Review
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Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of two types of 9-month adapted physical activity (APA) program, based on a muscle reinforcement training and a postural training, respectively, on muscle mass, muscle strength, and static balance in moderate sarcopenic older women. The diagnosis of sarcopenia was done in accordance with measurable variables and cut-off points suggested by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP). Seventy-two participants were randomly assigned to two groups: the muscle reinforcement training group (RESISTANCE) (n=35; 69.9 ± 2.7 years) and the postural training group (POSTURAL) (n=37; 70.0±2.8 years). Body composition, muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass index (SMI), and handgrip strength (HGS) were evaluated for sarcopenia assessment, whereas Sway Path, Sway Area, Stay Time, and Spatial Distance were evaluated for static balance assessment. Sixty-six participants completed the study (RESISTANCE group: n=33; POSTURAL group: n=33). Significant increases of muscle mass, SMI, and handgrip strength values were found in the RESISTANCE group, after muscle reinforcement program. No significant differences appeared in the POSTURAL group, after postural training. Furthermore, RESISTANCE group showed significant improvements in static balance parameters, whereas no significant differences appeared in the POSTURAL group. On the whole, the results of this study suggest that the APA program based on muscle reinforcement applied on moderate sarcopenic older women was able to significantly improve muscle mass and muscle strength, and it was also more effective than the applied postural protocol in determining positive effects on static balance.
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