Ramirez Villada 2007.
Methods | Type of study: RCT of two groups of men | |
Participants | Number of participants randomised:93 Losses: 33 Age: mean 69.2 (5.1) Sex: 45 men in exp group; 48 men in control (another control group of 45 women) Health status as defined by authors: healthy Residential status of participants: community dwelling Setting:Cordoba, Spain Inclusion: healthy and physically active, with a practical activity. Regular physical least 2 times a week (walk, fitness gym, dance) not less than one year. Exclusion: deformity of the spine, upper limb or less, amputations, sequelae of fractures, prosthesis, steroid treatment, disease cardiovascular and joint conditions. |
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Interventions | EXERCISE GROUP (MULTIPLE): continuous vertical and horizontal jumping CONTROL GROUP: not clear from translation Duration and intensity: two training sessions per week for 22 weeks (with sessions separated by 2 to 3 days and duration per session of 50 to 60 minutes, including warm up and cool down) Supervisor: not clear from translation Supervision: not clear from translation Setting: not clear from translation | |
Outcomes | Backward tandem walk test over 6 metres (s) Compliance/adherence: not clear from translation Adverse events: not clear from translation |
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Notes | Data presented in graphical form as point estimates only. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient reporting of attrition/exclusions to permit judgement |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Other bias | Low risk | The study appears to be free of other sources of bias |
Blinding (participant) | High risk | Not possible |
Blinding (assessor) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Were the treatment and control group comparable at entry? | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Was the surveillance active, and of clinically appropriate duration (i.e. at least 3 months post intervention)? | High risk | Only immediately post intervention data, no follow‐up data reported. |