Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can exercise close the gap in aging abdominal muscles?

NCT ID NCT07839572

Symptom relief Sponsor: Medical University of Gdansk Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Sep 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at the Medical University of Gdansk are studying diastasis recti abdominis, a condition where the abdominal muscles separate, in adults aged 60 and older. In the first phase, 500 participants undergo ultrasound measurements of the gap between their abdominal muscles and complete questionnaires about pain, physical activity, and bladder control. Those found to have a separation are invited to a second phase where they are randomly assigned to either an 8-to-10-week abdominal exercise program or no exercise, and researchers compare changes in the muscle gap afterward.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a structured abdominal and trunk stabilization exercise program
What this could lead to
If the exercise program helps, it could offer older adults a low-cost way to reduce the abdominal gap and improve trunk stability without surgery.
What could go wrong
The study is observational first, so it may only describe how common the condition is rather than prove exercise works. Exercise programs depend on participants sticking with them, and results in older adults may differ from those seen in younger people.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2026

Expected to finish

Jul 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged 60 years and older (≥ 60 years of age). * Provision of signed informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to communicate effectively in Polish. * Inability to perform cervical spine flexion. * Lack of written informed consent to participate in the study.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Aging are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diastasis recti and weakness of the linea alba

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Aging Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA)

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

    Open the record ↗

  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Medical University of Gdańsk, Department of Clinical Physiotherapy

    RECRUITING

    Gdansk, Pomeranian, 80-214, Poland

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.