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ReviewClinical interventions in aging2019

Grip Strength: An Indispensable Biomarker For Older Adults.

Richard W Bohannon

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Review in Clinical interventions in aging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 499 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07180147 active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging Study (ALOHA)

TypeobservationalSponsorMarymount UniversityRan2025 to 2031Enrolled500ConditionsAlzheimer Disease (AD), Cardio Vascular Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Frailty Syndrome
NCT07562854 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Hand Grip Strength in Different Shoulder Positions in Geriatric Individuals: Position-Dependent Strength Analysis - A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study With Repeated Measurements

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorIstanbul University - CerrahpasaRan2026 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsGeriatric, ElderlyArmsMuscle Strenght Assessment
NCT07612800 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Tailored Brain Health Insights Through Nurturing Knowledge-based Change - Stakeholder-driven, Human-centered, AI-powered Refinement for Prevention (THINK-SHARP)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAlexandra HospitalRan2026 to 2029Enrolled350ConditionsMCI, DementiaArmsBLAZE (Brain health Lifestyle Action with personaliZed Engagement)
NCT07685392 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of a Progressive Strength and Balance Exercise Program on Falls in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorInstituto Nacional de RehabilitacionRan2023 to 2025Enrolled46ConditionsPostmenopausal Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls, Aged, Exercise Movement Techniques, Fragility FracturesArmsSupervised Progressive Strength and Balance Exercise Program, Home-Based Conventional Exercise Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Richard W BohannonDepartment of Physical Therapy, Campbell University, Lillington, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3124-082X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Grip strength has been proposed as a biomarker. Supporting this proposition, evidence is provided herein that shows grip strength is largely consistent as an explanator of concurrent overall strength, upper limb function, bone mineral density, fractures, falls, malnutrition, cognitive impairment, depression, sleep problems, diabetes, multimorbidity, and quality of life. Evidence is also provided for a predictive link between grip strength and all-cause and disease-specific mortality, future function, bone mineral density, fractures, cognition and depression, and problems associated with hospitalization. Consequently, the routine use of grip strength can be recommended as a stand-alone measurement or as a component of a small battery of measurements for identifying older adults at risk of poor health status.

Indexed as

Health StatusActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overDepressionFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHand StrengthHospitalizationHumansMaleMultimorbidityPhysical EnduranceQuality of Lifeagingbiomarkerepidemiologyhealth outcomesmortalitymuscle strengthrehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID31631989
PMCPMC6778477

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