TY - JOUR
T1 - A Home-based Resistance Training Program to Reduce Pre-frailty in Middle-aged Adults
T2 - a Proof-of-concept Randomised Controlled Trial
AU - Brennan, Tom H.
AU - Lewis, Lucy K.
AU - Gordon, Susan J.
AU - Prichard, Ivanka
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - It is not known if resistance training reduces pre-frailty in community-dwelling middle-aged adults (50–65 years). This proof-of-concept study aimed to determine the feasibility (participant recruitment, intervention fidelity, acceptability, and burden) of a novel, preventative intervention for pre-frailty in this frequently overlooked age group. Sixteen pre-frail adults (mean age 57.9 SD = 4.1, 88% female) were randomly allocated into intervention (n = 7) and control (n = 9) groups. Both groups were similar at baseline. Intervention participants completed a six-week, home-based, progressively overloaded, resistance training program. Control participants followed their usual routine. Feasibility and acceptability were evaluated via an exit survey. Preliminary effectiveness was explored through between- and within- group pre-post changes in Fried Frailty score, Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale, six-minute walk test, and hand grip strength. The level of significance for the study was p < 0.05. The intervention had high self-reported adherence rates and perceived ease of incorporation into daily routines. Compared to the control, the intervention produced significantly greater improvements in pre-frailty status (p =.046) and hand grip strength (p =.004). Home-based resistance training appears to be feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective in decreasing pre-frailty status and improving physical function in middle aged community dwelling adults.
AB - It is not known if resistance training reduces pre-frailty in community-dwelling middle-aged adults (50–65 years). This proof-of-concept study aimed to determine the feasibility (participant recruitment, intervention fidelity, acceptability, and burden) of a novel, preventative intervention for pre-frailty in this frequently overlooked age group. Sixteen pre-frail adults (mean age 57.9 SD = 4.1, 88% female) were randomly allocated into intervention (n = 7) and control (n = 9) groups. Both groups were similar at baseline. Intervention participants completed a six-week, home-based, progressively overloaded, resistance training program. Control participants followed their usual routine. Feasibility and acceptability were evaluated via an exit survey. Preliminary effectiveness was explored through between- and within- group pre-post changes in Fried Frailty score, Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale, six-minute walk test, and hand grip strength. The level of significance for the study was p < 0.05. The intervention had high self-reported adherence rates and perceived ease of incorporation into daily routines. Compared to the control, the intervention produced significantly greater improvements in pre-frailty status (p =.046) and hand grip strength (p =.004). Home-based resistance training appears to be feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective in decreasing pre-frailty status and improving physical function in middle aged community dwelling adults.
KW - Ageing
KW - Deadlift
KW - Fried Frailty Phenotype
KW - Handgrip
KW - Physical function
KW - Squat
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85178206156&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12062-023-09438-1
DO - 10.1007/s12062-023-09438-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85178206156
SN - 1874-7884
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Journal of Population Ageing
JF - Journal of Population Ageing
IS - 2
ER -