Wheelchair users get Heart-Healthy with live online exercise
NCT ID NCT05606432
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a 24-week live telehealth exercise program, set to music and tailored to individual abilities, can improve cardiometabolic health in 132 adult wheelchair users. The program focuses on reducing risk factors like waist size, blood sugar, and cholesterol. A 12-week follow-up will check if gains last.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Movement-to-Music exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer an effective, home-based exercise program to help wheelchair users improve their heart health and manage conditions like high cholesterol or blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (132 people) and the exercise program is new. Results may not apply to all wheelchair users, and long-term benefits are uncertain.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Alabama at Birmingahm
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States