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ReviewEuropean review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity2021

Effects of resistance training in healthy older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Nan Chen, Xiangfeng He, Yuwei Feng, Barbara E Ainsworth, Yu Liu

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 106 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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106citing papers in PubMed, 18 pooled it
10.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07253714 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The effect of proprioceptive exercise training on cervical proprioception, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing levels in sarcopenic geriatric individuals residing in nursing homes

TypeinterventionalSponsorAtılım UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled31ConditionsSarcopenia in ElderlyArmsClassic exercises, Proprioceptive exercise training
NCT07632417 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Study on the Effects of Forest Therapy on Sarcopenia

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taiwan University HospitalRan2026 to 2027Enrolled36ConditionsSarcopenia, Healthy AgingArmsForest-Based Intervention Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Effect of Baduanjin Exercise and Resistance Band Training on Sarcopenia in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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46 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nan Chen *Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Xiangfeng He *Department of Rehabilitation, Xinhua Hospital Chongming Branch, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yuwei Feng *Department of Rehabilitation, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Barbara E AinsworthCollege of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Yu LiuKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China. yuliu@sus.edu.cn.
Shanghai University of Sport · CNArizona State University · USShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNXinHua Hospital · CN

Funding

Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau 2020YJZX0137
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe conducted a meta-analysis to analyze the effects of resistance training on measures of body composition, muscle strength, and muscle performance in older people with sarcopenia.

methodsAll randomized controlled trials on the effects of resistance training on outcome variables in older people with sarcopenia were searched on Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang. Data from January 2010 to October 2020 were reviewed. Two researchers extracted data and evaluated the quality of the studies that met the inclusion criteria independently. Meta-analysis for pre-post changes were calculated as standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

resultsFourteen studies meeting inclusion criteria included 561 healthy older adults (age 65.8 to 82.8) with sarcopenia. Compared with the control group, resistance training had positive effects on body fat mass (SMD = -0.53, 95% CI - 0.81 to - 0.25, p = 0.0002, I

conclusionResistance training is an effective treatment to improve body fat mass, muscle strength, and muscle performance in healthy older people with sarcopenia.

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Body compositionMuscle performanceMuscle strengthResistance trainingSarcopenia

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PMID34763651
PMCPMC8588688
OpenAlexW3212643929

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