The Effect of Different Focus of Attention Instructions on Resistance Training and Its Transfer to Gait Parameters in Older Adults

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Healthy Aging Healthy
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Other
Participants needed
45 (estimated)
Sponsor
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of strength training with different focus of attention strategies on plantar flexor force and how this affects gait in apparently healthy older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is there an acute effect of focus of attention on non-linear force variability and the subjacent neurophysiological mechanisms in apparently …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: \- Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cardiovascular or pulmonary disease * Oncological disease * Lower limb disabilities * Neurological disorders * Inability to walk unassisted for 12 continuous minutes * Cognitive impairment * Falls in the prior 12 months *…
Contacts

Philipp Bauer, MSc

1722831739

117473@alunos.egasmoniz.edu.pt

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Joao Vaz, PhD

967096444

jvaz@egasmoniz.edu.pt

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