scholarly journals Effect of concurrent self-massage and resistance training in middle-aged and older adults: a randomized controlled trial [J Phys Fitness Sports Med, 7 (1): 47-55 (2018)]

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-151
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals The Aging trial: Design of a randomized controlled trial to increase physical activity in middle-aged and older adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 106105
Author(s):  
Manfred Diehl ◽  
Abigail Nehrkorn-Bailey ◽  
Katherine Thompson ◽  
Diana Rodriguez ◽  
Kaigang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Trial Design ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals A Social Group-Based Information-Motivation-Behavior Skill Intervention to Promote Acceptability and Adoption of Wearable Activity Trackers Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

10.2196/14969 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. e14969
Author(s):  
Jing Liao ◽  
Hai-Yan Xiao ◽  
Xue-Qi Li ◽  
Shu-Hua Sun ◽  
Shi-Xing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Daily Step ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Activity Trackers ◽  
Wearable Activity Trackers ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Background Wearable activity trackers offer potential to optimize behavior and support self-management. To assist older adults in benefiting from mobile technologies, theory-driven deployment strategies are needed to overcome personal, technological, and sociocontextual barriers in technology adoption. Objective To test the effectiveness of a social group–based strategy to improve the acceptability and adoption of activity trackers by middle-aged and older adults. Methods A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted among 13 groups of middle-aged and older adults (≥45 years) performing group dancing (ie, square dancing) as a form of exercise in Guangzhou from November 2017 to October 2018. These dancing groups were randomized 1:1 into two arms, and both received wrist-worn activity trackers and instructions at the baseline face-to-face assessment. Based on the Information-Motivation-Behavior Skill framework, the intervention arm was also given a tutorial on the purpose of exercise monitoring (Information), encouraged to participate in exercise and share their exercise records with their dancing peers (Motivation), and were further assisted with the use of the activity tracker (Behavior Skill). We examined two process outcomes: acceptability evaluated by a 14-item questionnaire, and adoption assessed by the uploaded step count data. Intention-to-treat analysis was applied, with the treatment effects estimated by multilevel models. Results All dancing groups were followed up for the postintervention reassessment, with 61/69 (88%) participants of the intervention arm (7 groups) and 56/80 (70%) participants of the control arm (6 groups). Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics (mean age 62 years, retired) and health status were comparable between the two arms, except the intervention arm had fewer female participants and lower cognitive test scores. Our intervention significantly increased the participants’ overall acceptability by 6.8 points (95% CI 2.2-11.4), mainly driven by promoted motivation (adjusted group difference 2.0, 95% CI 0.5-3.6), increased usefulness (adjusted group difference 2.5, 95% CI 0.9-4.1), and better perceived ease of use (adjusted group difference 1.2, 95% CI 0.1-2.4), whereas enjoyment and comfort were not increased (adjusted group difference 0.9, 95% CI –0.4-2.3). Higher adoption was also observed among participants in the intervention arm, who were twice as likely to have valid daily step account data than their controlled counterparts (adjusted incidence relative risk [IRR]=2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.3). The average daily step counts (7803 vs 5653 steps/day for the intervention and control, respectively) were similar between the two arms (adjusted IRR=1.4, 95% CI 0.7-2.5). Conclusions Our social group–based deployment strategy incorporating information, motivation, and behavior skill components effectively promoted acceptability and adoption of activity trackers among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults. Future studies are needed to examine the long-term effectiveness and apply this social engagement strategy in other group settings or meeting places. Trial Registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-IOC-17013185; https://tinyurl.com/vedwc7h.

Influence of daily fresh pear consumption on biomarkers of cardiometabolic health in middle-aged/older adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1062-1072
Author(s):  
Negin Navaei ◽  
Shirin Pourafshar ◽  
Neda S. Akhavan ◽  
Nicole S. Litwin ◽  
Elizabeth M. Foley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Previous research suggests potential for fresh pears as a functional food for promoting cardiometabolic health.

Influence of combined resistance training and healthy diet on muscle mass in healthy elderly women: a randomized controlled trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 119 (8) ◽  
pp. 918-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emelie Strandberg ◽  
Peter Edholm ◽  
Elodie Ponsot ◽  
Britta Wåhlin-Larsson ◽  
Erik Hellmén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Leg Extension ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Healthy Elderly

The delivery of efficient nonpharmacological treatment to prevent the loss of muscle mass in older adults is a major challenge, and information on the combined effects of training and diet is particularly important. Here we aimed to evaluate the effects of 24 wk of resistance training combined with a healthy dietary approach (n-6/n-3 ratio < 2) in a population of healthy and physically active older women (65-70 years). The three-armed randomized controlled trial included a resistance training + healthy diet group (RT-HD), a resistance training group (RT), and controls (CON). All subjects included in the study were physically active and had low levels of serum inflammatory markers. In accordance with the dietary goals, the n-6/n-3 ratio dietary intake significantly decreased only in RT-HD by 42%. An increase in 1 repetition maximum in leg extension occurred in RT (+20.4%) and RT-HD (+20.8%), but not in CON. Interestingly, leg lean mass significantly increased only in RT-HD (+1.8%). While there were no changes in serum C-reactive protein and IL-6 levels, a significant decrease in serum level of the pro-inflammatory precursor arachidonic acid (−5.3 ± 9.4%) together with an increase in serum n-3 docosahexaenoic acid (+8.3%) occurred only in RT-HD. Altogether, this study demonstrates that the effects of resistance training on muscle mass in healthy older adults can be optimized by the adoption of a healthy diet.

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