Assessment superseded
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
Trial registry update: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
RCTMinor significance
What this changes
The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.
Source date: Sep 4, 2026 · Discovered: Sep 17, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update
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
Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.
Study details
- Design
- Rct
- Sample size
- —
- Duration
- 3 months
- Population
- Patients with heart failure
- Primary outcome
- improvement in sarcopenia (muscle mass, strength, and physical performance) among patients with heart failure
- Effect size
- —
- Significance
- Not reported
- Journal
- The University of Hong Kong
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
Sources
Primary source
- The University of Hong Kong ↗Clinical trial
Recorded source passages
Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 1. This is not a claim of full-text review.
The sequential mixed method study including a pilot RCT will be conducted to evaluate the preliminary effect of a 14-week elastic band-progressive resistance training (EB-PRT) and a subsequent qualitative study to explore the subjects' engagement experience.
The outcomes cover the whole set of defining characteristics including muscle mass, muscle strength and functional performance and the clinical outcomes which reflect HF disease severity and patient-reported HRQL.
Source versions
Assessment history
9/24/2026 · SUPERSEDED: Source updated; assessment withdrawn pending review.
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