App aims to get rural adults moving to fight dementia
NCT ID NCT07171255
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called RemoteEx+ that provides exercise videos, motivation, and dementia risk education to help sedentary adults aged 40-85 in rural Kansas and Nebraska become more active. Researchers will measure whether participants stick with the program and see improvements in blood pressure, mobility, and quality of life. The goal is to reduce dementia risk and health disparities in rural communities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RemoteEx+ smartphone app exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple app-based exercise program helps rural adults lower dementia risk and improve heart health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 54 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. Success depends on people sticking with the app.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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40 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 40-85 years * Characterized as underactive by the Telephone Assessment of Physical Activity (TAPA)50 * Self-reported proficiency in English * Own a smartphone and willing to download an application * Primary care provider clearance to participate for those who do not pass the PAR-Q+51 * Live in a rural area (Rural-Urban Commuting Area \[RUCA\] Codes) 52 Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to high-intensity exercise * Cognitive impairment (\<19 on the Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment \[MoCA\]) * Neurodegenerative or acute neurological diagnoses (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury) * Orthopedic surgery or injuries in the last 6 months
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Creighton University
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68178, United States
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Emporia State University
RECRUITINGEmporia, Kansas, 66801, United States