However, during the six-month intervention period, the pharmacists encouraged the patients to exercise at home only six times, which we believe is a too short time to confirm whether or not there was the maintenance of or an increasing trend in muscle mass.
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The effectiveness in preventing frailty of exercise intervention provided by community pharmacists to older persons with chronic conditions: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
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The IG showed a trend toward increased muscle mass, which was the primary endpoint.
The results of the present study are highly significant as they suggest the possibility that this may hold true even when used to prevent frailty, based on the evidence obtained.