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

Frontera 2003.

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 = 14 (7 in each group) 
 Sample: community‐dwelling healthy women 
 Age: mean 73.7 years (SD = 3.4) 
 Inclusion criteria: not involved in regular exercise 
 Exclusion criteria: had conditions that could interfere with neuromuscular function
Interventions PRT versus control 
 1. PRT 
 Type of Ex: knee extensors/flexors, each leg was trained separately 
 Equipment: Keiser Sports Health Equipment 
 Intensity: (80% of 1 RM) 
 Frequency: Ex3 
 Reps/Sets: 8/4 
 Duration: 12 weeks 
 Setting: not reported 
 Supervision: not reported 
 Adherence: 98% 
 2. Control Group: not reported
Outcomes Muscle strength (1RM, isokinetic strength of knee extension) 
 Comments on adverse events: no
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear