This randomised controlled trial investigated the effects of a student-led progressive
resistance training (PRT) programme in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.
Sixty-eight young people with Down syndrome (30 female, 38 male; mean age 17.9±2.6 years) and mild to moderate intellectual disability were randomly allocated to a PRT programme (n = 34) or a social group (n = 34).
Participants in the PRT group trained twice a week for 10 weeks at a community gymnasium with a physiotherapy student mentor using pin-loaded weight machines