Registry update — unassessed
Effects of Resistance-Based Multicomponent Training Incorporating Respiratory Exercise on Diaphragm Thickness, Hepatic Attenuation, and Quality of Life in Healthy Older Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial registry update: COMPLETED. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
RCTN=30Minor significance
What this changes
The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.
Source date: Sep 24, 2026 · Discovered: Sep 17, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update
What it does not prove
- The abstract reports no actual outcome data—changes in diaphragm thickness, hepatic attenuation, or quality of life scores are not stated, making the study's actual findings unclear from this excerpt.
- Four weeks is a short intervention period; whether benefits persist beyond the study timeframe is unknown.
- Results in healthy older men may not generalize to women, younger populations, or those with existing respiratory or metabolic disease.
Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.
Study details
- Design
- Rct
- Sample size
- 30
- Duration
- 1 months
- Population
- healthy community-dwelling older men aged 60-75 years
- Primary outcome
- change in diaphragm thickness
- Effect size
- —
- Significance
- Not reported
- Journal
- Gümüşhane University
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
Sources
Primary source
- Gümüşhane Universıty ↗Clinical trial
Recorded source passages
Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 3. This is not a claim of full-text review.
This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a four-week moderate-intensity resistance training program on diaphragm thickness, hepatic fat density, and health-related quality of life in healthy community-dwelling older men aged 60-75 years.
Thirty participants were randomly assigned to a resistance training group or control group.
Diaphragm thickness and hepatic attenuation were assessed using non-contrast computed tomography, and quality of life was evaluated using the SF-12 questionnaire.
The primary outcome was change in diaphragm thickness. Secondary exploratory outcomes included hepatic fat density and SF-12 physical and mental health scores.
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