Reporter brief
RCT of exercise snacks vs home resistance training on muscle strength in older adults with sarcopenia
What happened
This randomized controlled trial compared exercise snacks (short bouts throughout the day), home-based resistance training, and a non-exercise control group in older adults with possible sarcopenia over 8 weeks. Muscle strength and physical function were assessed before and after the intervention. Results were not reported in the provided abstract.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- Limitations have not been recorded; consult the primary source.
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Older adults with possible sarcopenia
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- —
- Journal
- Ziren Zhao
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Superseded.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Resistance training timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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