Reporter brief
The Effectiveness of an Elastic Band -Based Progressive Resistance Training (EB-PRT) in Improving Sarcopenia and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure: A Pilot Mixed-method Study
What happened
Trial registry update: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- As a pilot study with unreported sample size and effect sizes, provides insufficient evidence to establish whether resistance training improves clinical outcomes in heart failure patients
- Short 14-week duration does not establish whether benefits persist beyond the intervention period
- Mixed-method design combining RCT with qualitative data limits causal precision about mechanisms of improvements
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Patients with heart failure
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- —
- Journal
- The University of Hong Kong
- Published
- Sep 4, 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- Assessment: Superseded.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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