| Methods |
RCT
Method of randomisation: not reported
Assessor blinding: not reported
Participant blinding: not reported
Loss to follow‐up: 0 (?)
Intention‐to‐treat analysis: N/A
Post‐program follow up: no |
| Participants |
Location: USA
N = 20 (11 in PRT)
Sample: healthy older adults
Age: mean 73.1 years (SD = 4.9)
Inclusion criteria: no neurological disease, free of medications known to affect the outcome measures; less than 3 hours a week of low to moderate intensity endurance exercise
Exclusion criteria: not reported |
| Interventions |
PRT versus control
1. PRT
Type of Ex : knee extension, each leg trained separately
Equipment: weight‐stack machine (Icarian)
Intensity: 80% of 1RM
Frequency: Ex3
Reps/Sets: 10/3
Duration: 16 weeks
Setting: lab
Supervision: full
Adherence: not reported
2. Control Group: no training involved |
| Outcomes |
Primary: physical function tests (including gait speed, chair rise, stair ascent/descent)
Secondary: muscle strength (1RM)
Comments on adverse events: no |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
