RIC (Remote Ischemic Conditioning) in Older Individuals

NAEnrolling by invitationINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2024

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2026

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2026

Conditions
Old AgeMobility LimitationDebility
Interventions
OTHER

Low-intensity resistance exercise training

The intervention protocol will consist of 60 minutes of low-intensity resistance exercise training 3x/week for 6 weeks.

OTHER

High-Dose Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC)

Treatment dose of RIC- the RIC cuff will be inflated to 20 mmHg over the participant's systolic blood pressure. The treatment dose of RIC will be applied in 4 sets of cycles with inflating the cuff and leaving it pumped for 5 minutes then deflating the cuff for an off period of 5 minutes. Total treatment time will be 35 minutes.

OTHER

Low-Dose Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC)

This dose will be the control for the study. Low-dose RIC- the RIC cuff will be inflated to 10 mmHg below the participant's diastolic blood pressure. The low-dose RIC will be applied in 4 sets of cycles with inflating the cuff and leaving it pumped for 5 minutes then deflating the cuff for an off period of 5 minutes. Total treatment time will be 35 minutes.

Trial Locations (1)

27710

Duke University, Durham

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

lead

Duke University

OTHER