Recruiting

Power Training

Sponsor:

University of Miami

Code:

NCT07378826

Conditions

Activity, Motor

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

RPE-Based Power Training

Power Plateau-Based Power Training

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will investigate the impact of two unique progression models for power training in a sample of healthy older adults. The objective is to identify the most practical methodology for implementing power training, which is considered a critical marker of functional capacity in older populations.

Conditions

Activity, Motor

Study ID

NCT07378826

Start date

Jan 30, 2026

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

May 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 50 - 90 years of age.
  • Be able to walk 50m without any sort of assistance device.
  • Be able to understand and communicate in English to properly conduct the training and testing processes.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled cardiovascular or neuromuscular disease that prevent participation in a training program.
  • Any systemic inflammatory or autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or other serious concomitant medical illness.
  • Unresolved injury or surgery to the upper or lower limbs that prevents weight training.
  • \- Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score below 18

Study Design

Enrollment

45 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: RPE-Based Power Training

The RPE system will be based on movement speed with an unloaded condition producing maximal speed (RPE=10) and a 1RM producing minimal speed (RPE = 1). If RPE is above 5, loads will be increased by 5% for upper body exercises and 2.5% for lower body exercises. If the RPE = between 4 and 5 the load will remain unchanged. If RPE falls below 4, loads will be lowered using the same percentages.

active comparator: Power Plateau-Based Power Training

Following two training sessions, the average power for each exercise will be calculated. When average power increases by a minimum of 5% from session one to session two, the load will remain unchanged to continue to reap power improvements. When the average power does not increase by at least 5% from session one to two, the load will be increased by the same protocol described above. Loads will only decrease when subjects cannot complete all repetitions with adequate form.

Interventions

RPE-Based Power Training

The RPE system will be based on movement speed with an unloaded condition producing maximal speed (RPE=10) and a 1RM producing minimal speed (RPE = 1). If RPE is above 5, loads will be increased by 5% for upper body exercises and 2.5% for lower body exercises. If the RPE = between 4 and 5 the load will remain unchanged. If RPE falls below 4, loads will be lowered using the same percentages.

Power Plateau-Based Power Training

Following two training sessions, the average power for each exercise will be calculated. When average power increases by a minimum of 5% from session one to session two, the load will remain unchanged to continue to reap power improvements. When the average power does not increase by at least 5% from session one to two, the load will be increased by the same protocol described above. Loads will only decrease when subjects cannot complete all repetitions with adequate form.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in neuromuscular performance as measured by 1-repetition maximum (1RM) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks ]
  • Change in neuromuscular performance as measured by Watts [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Gabby J Gilbert, MS

3052844173gxg743@miami.edu

Joseph F. Signorile, PhD

3052843105jsignorile@miami.edu

Locations

Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging

Recruiting

Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33147

Contacts

Gabby F Gilbert, MS

305-284-4173gxg743@miami.edu

Joseph F. Signorile, PhD

3052843105jsignorile@miami.edu

Principal Investigator:

Joseph Signorile, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Miami

Last update posted

Feb 2, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Miami on 2026-02-02.