Clinical trial registry record

Outcome of Exercise With a Towel in Elderly With Sarcopenia

A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

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What this is
A clinical study registration, not a result or recommendation.
Why it may matter
The registry currently reports Completed.
Evidence
Registered phase not reported study.
Main limitation
Registration does not prove that the intervention works, is safe, or is available to you.
What changed
Registry metadata was last updated July 18, 2018.
Where to verify
Open the primary registry below for eligibility, locations, contacts, and current status.
Registry ID
NCT03258827
Last registry update
July 18, 2018
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase not reported
Sponsor
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Enrollment
53
Countries
Taiwan
Match confidence
100%
Source feed
ClinicalTrials.gov
Automated source synopsis

A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

Evidence snapshot

What the source actually supports

Evidence stage
Phase not reported
Study design
NON RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · TREATMENT · SINGLE
Evidence population
Human clinical study registration
Participants
53
Population
ALL · 65 Years to 85 Years
Duration
2017-09-01 to 2018-06-30
Intervention
Exercise with a towel; Home-based exercise
Comparator
Home-based exercise
Outcomes measured
Fat mass — Baseline; Fat-free mass — Baseline; Bone mineral density — Baseline; Maximal grip strength — Baseline; Walking speed — Baseline; Timed up and go test — Baseline; Times of stand-up and sit-down within 30 seconds — Baseline; 6 minutes walking test — Baseline; Berg balance test — Baseline; Fat mass — Change between baseline and 3 month after training; Fat mass — Change between baseline and 6 month after training; Fat-free mass — Change between baseline and 3 month after training; Fat-free mass — Change between baseline and 6 month after training; Bone mineral density — Change between baseline and 3 month after training; Bone mineral density — Change between baseline and 6 month after training; Maximal grip strength — Change between baseline and 3 month after training; Maximal grip strength — Change between baseline and 6 month after training; Walking speed — Change between baseline and 3 month after training; Walking speed — Change between baseline and 6 month after training; Timed up and go test — Change between baseline and 3 month after training
Reported result
No reusable finding-level result is available in this record.

Main limitationThis is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.

Safety and approvalEligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians. Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available.

Source supportStructured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.

Trial stage · Phase not reportedA trial phase describes development stage; it does not establish a positive result.
Phase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4

Registration and recruitment status do not establish safety, efficacy, or regulatory approval.

Why this record appears here · 100% topic match

The title, summary, or source keywords matched one or more topics followed by immortal.life. A higher percentage means a stronger topic match; it does not rate safety, effectiveness, or study quality.

  • Sarcopenia · 100%Title contains controlled term: sarcopenia. Abstract contains controlled term: sarcopenia. Source terminology contains: sarcopenia. Title supplies longevity context: elderly. Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL.

Automated source check 100% · update recency 50%. These figures help sort records; they are not medical ratings.