Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Home-Based Resistance Training for Older Subjects during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy: Preliminary Results of a Six-Months RCT.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Persevering or quitting? A systematic review of adherence and dropout in nutrition and exercise interventions for sarcopenic obesity.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Position statement: Evidence-Based Exercise Guidelines for Sarcopenia in Older Adults: Insights from the Korean Working Group on Sarcopenia.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2025Guideline
- The impact of sarcopenia on sarcoma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.La Radiologia medica · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of different exercise training modes on muscle strength and physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Experiences and outcomes of older adults with obesity transitioning from gym- to home-based resistance training due to COVID-19 lockdowns: a mixed-methods analysis of a RCT.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- What Is 'Muscle Health'? A Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
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- Resistance Training in Post-COVID Recovery: Rationale and Current Evidence.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2023Review
- Empirical study on the effectiveness of online groups using a mobile health application for middle-aged and older adults to continue exercising.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
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- From Sarcopenia to Depressive Symptoms in Elderly: A Path Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Potential of Exerkines in Women's COVID-19: A New Idea for a Better and More Accurate Understanding of the Mechanisms behind Physical Exercise.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Attendance at a Tertiary Orthopedic Center Emergency Department: A Comparison between the First and Second Waves.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effect of Home-Based Training with a Daily Calendar on Preventing Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older People during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Online Exercise Training Program for Brazilian Older Adults: Effects on Physical Fitness and Health-Related Variables of a Feasibility Study in Times of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Knee Muscles Composition Using Electrical Impedance Myography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Comment: Impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on body weight: A combined systematic review and a meta-analysis, Clinical Nutrition 2022.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Article
- Recent Advances in Chest Rehabilitation during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Systematic Review.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2022Review
- Home-Based Frailty Prevention Program for Older Women Participants of Kayoi-No-Ba during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Anxiety, Motives, and Intention for Physical Activity during the Italian COVID-19 Lockdown: An Observational Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a six-month home-based resistance-training program on muscle health and physical performance in healthy older subjects during the unique condition of home confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsThis was a randomized-controlled study that enrolled older participants that were allocated to either an experimental group performing the six-months exercise prescription (EXE) or a control group (CON). At the beginning (PRE), and after 6 months (POST), participants were assessed for muscle strength, balance, gait assessment and body composition by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging. Normality distribution of data was checked with the D'Agostino and Pearson test and changes between PRE and POST were assessed by paired Student's
resultsNine participants were included for the final analysis: EXE,
conclusionsThe home-based resistance-training program during the lockdown period, caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, determined only within-group improvement in lower limb muscle strength but not in muscle mass and composition in older subjects. Home confinement may partially explain the increase in total body fat due to a reduced daily PA regime and altered diet pattern.
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