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Project Number: | I21RX002902-01A1 |
| Title: | Enhancing functional capacity in older adults with short session high intensity interval training |
| Principal Investigator: | Bruce R. Troen |
| Location: | Buffalo, NY |
| Congressional District Code: | 26 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2018 - March 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$200,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Enhancing functional capacity in older adults with short session high intensity interval training Frailty is a condition of poor physiological reserve that increases susceptibility to falls, hospitalization, disability and mortality. The incidence of frailty rapidly increases after the age 65, growing from 10% to as many as 50% of those 85 years or older; therefore over 9 million veterans are either frail or at risk for frailty. Exercise has proven benefits for frailty, yet older adults rarely... |