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Walking before weights: a new strategy to fight Age-Related muscle loss?

NCT ID NCT03984994

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Baltimore VA Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether doing aerobic exercise (like treadmill walking) before strength training helps older adults with sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss) build more muscle. Fourteen participants completed a supervised exercise program. The goal was to see if the aerobic exercise increased blood vessels in muscles, making strength training more effective.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
aerobic exercise and strength training
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a better exercise routine to help older adults with sarcopenia build muscle more effectively.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-stage study with only 14 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and the approach may not prove better than strength training alone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

14 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2021

Finished

Apr 2024

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

65 to 88 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Body Mass Index = 18-32.5 kg/m2 * Non-smoker * Presence of at least moderate sarcopenia (low muscle mass per unit body height) Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of diabetes, cancer, pulmonary or renal disease * Physical impairment preventing exercise * Recent history of exercise training

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity Sarcopenia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Sarcopenia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Maryland

    College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore & Baltimore VA Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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