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- Title
Comparative effectiveness study of low versus high-intensity aerobic training with resistance training in community-dwelling older men with post-COVID 19 sarcopenia: A randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Nambi, Gopal; Abdelbasset, Walid Kamal; Alrawaili, Saud M.; Elsayed, Shereen H.; Verma, Anju; Vellaiyan, Arul; Eid, Marwa M.; Aldhafian, Osama R.; Nwihadh, Naif Bin; Saleh, Ayman K.
- Abstract
Objective: To find and compare the clinical and psychological effects of low and high-intensity aerobic training combined with resistance training in community-dwelling older men with post-COVID-19 sarcopenia symptoms. Design: Randomized control trial. Setting: University physiotherapy clinic. Participants: Men in the age range of 60–80 years with post-COVID-19 Sarcopenia. Intervention: All participants received resistance training for whatever time of the day that they received it, and that in addition they were randomized into two groups like low-intensity aerobic training group (n = 38) and high-intensity aerobic training group (n = 38) for 30 minutes/session, 1 session/day, 4 days/week for 8 weeks. Outcomes: Clinical (muscle strength and muscle mass) and psychological (kinesiophobia and quality of life scales) measures were measured at the baseline, fourth week, the eighth week, and at six months follow-up. Results: The 2 × 4 group by time repeated measures MANOVA with corrected post-hoc tests for six dependent variables shows a significant difference between the groups (P < 0.001). At the end of six months follow up, the handgrip strength, −3.9 (95% CI −4.26 to −3.53), kinesiophobia level 4.7 (95% CI 4.24 to 5.15), and quality of life −10.4 (95% CI −10.81 to −9.9) shows more improvement (P < 0.001) in low-intensity aerobic training group than high-intensity aerobic training group, but in muscle mass both groups did not show any significant difference (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Low-intensity aerobic training exercises are more effective in improving the clinical (muscle strength) and psychological (kinesiophobia and quality of life) measures than high-intensity aerobic training in post-COVID 19 Sarcopenia.
- Subjects
MUSCLE physiology; RESISTANCE training; PATIENT aftercare; GRIP strength; EXERCISE tests; STATISTICS; AEROBIC exercises; PHOBIAS; ANALYSIS of variance; MUSCLE contraction; PHYSICAL therapy; TIME; MULTIVARIATE analysis; SARCOPENIA; EXERCISE physiology; CLINICS; FEAR; TREADMILLS; TREATMENT effectiveness; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; T-test (Statistics); INDEPENDENT living; EXERCISE intensity; MUSCLE strength; BODY movement; QUALITY of life; BLIND experiment; HEART rate monitoring; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; REPEATED measures design; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis; STATISTICAL correlation; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Clinical Rehabilitation, 2022, Vol 36, Issue 1, p59
- ISSN
0269-2155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/02692155211036956