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CompletedNCT04796064Updated Mar 12, 2021

Low Versus High-Intensity Aerobic Training in Community-dwelling Older Men With Post-COVID 19 (SARS-CoV-2) Sarcopenia

An interventional study of low-intensity aerobic training in Sarcopenia, sponsored by Cairo University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to male participants aged 60 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-03-12.

Sponsored by Cairo University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 11 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2020, registered Mar 2021).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
76
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
60 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Sarcopenia is the major health concern and common consequence of COVID-19 in the ageing population. The objective of this study is to find and compare low and high-intensity aerobic training protocols on clinical and psychological effects in community-dwelling older men with post-COVID 19 Sarcopenia.

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Conditions studied

  • Sarcopenia

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In context

Sarcopenia

1,208 studies on the registry are indexed under Sarcopenia; 402 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 76 is above the median of 60 across 775 interventional studies indexed under Sarcopenia.

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Lead sponsor

Cairo University is the lead sponsor of 4,780 studies on the registry; 1,427 are open to participants now.

Of its 36 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (14%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
60 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age range of 60 - 80 years with
  • A positive diagnosis of post-COVID-19 sarcopenia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under medication
  • History of lower limb surgeries, fractures
  • Cardiac problems
  • Respiratory problems
  • Neurological problems
  • Systemic problems and any other contraindications for aerobic training
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
76 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    low-intensity aerobic training group

    Other: low-intensity aerobic training

  • Experimental
    high-intensity aerobic training group

    Other: low-intensity aerobic training

Interventions

  • Otherlow-intensity aerobic training

    A low-intensity aerobic training group started with 15 minutes of warm-up, which includes static stretching of the upper and lower limb muscles. then participants were instructed to do 30 minutes of low-intensity aerobic training exercises, which include 20 minutes on the treadmill and 10 minutes of cycle ergometer, followed by 10 minutes of cool down. - In high-intensity training (HAT) the same protocol has been followed, but the intensity of exercises was fixed between 60% to 80 % of maximum heart rate. The strength training includes major group muscles such as shoulder flexors, extensors, and abductors, elbow flexors and extensors, hip flexors\& extensors, knee flexors\&extensors, abdominal and back muscles also were trained. Each group of muscles was trained for 10 repetitions for 3 sets with a rest period of 5 minutes.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Handgrip strength

    It is a simple and cost-effective test to measure the upper limb strength

    Time frame: 8 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Marwa Eid
    Cairo, 2011, Egypt
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 12, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04796064
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Responsible party
Marwa Eid (assistant professor of physical therapy for surgery, Cairo University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 12, 2021
Start date
Mar 30, 2020
Primary completion
Nov 5, 2020
Completion
Dec 15, 2020
Last update
Mar 12, 2021

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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