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. 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD002759. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002759.pub2

Bermon 1999.

Methods RCT 
 Method of randomisation: not reported 
 Assessor blinding: no 
 Participant blinding: no 
 Loss to follow‐up: 1 
 Intention‐to‐treat analysis: no 
 Post‐program follow up: no
Participants Location: France 
 N = 32 
 Sample: healthy older people 
 Age: mean 70 years 
 Inclusion criteria: elderly adults, free of cardiorespiratory and neurological diseases, sedentary to moderately active, passed screening procedure including medical history and physical examination 
 Exclusion criteria: not reported
Interventions PRT versus control 
 1. PRT 
 Type of Ex: 1UL, 2LL 
 Equipment: weight machine (Marcy Vertex II) 
 Intensity: (80% of 1RM) 
 Frequency: Ex3 
 Reps/ sets: 8/3 
 Program duration: 8 weeks 
 Setting: gym 
 Supervision: full 
 Adherence: not reported 
 2. Control Group: asked to maintain customary activities and dietary patterns
Outcomes Strength (1RM) 
 Anthropometry 
 Hormones 
 Comments on adverse events: no
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear