Simple video trick may help seniors stay steady on their feet
NCT ID NCT07199790
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether watching videos of balance exercises before actually doing them can improve balance and prevent falls in adults aged 65 and older. About 93 participants with low to moderate fall risk will take part. The goal is to see if this combination works better than exercise alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- action observation videos and therapeutic exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve balance and reduce falls in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 93 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefit of watching videos before exercise may be small or no better than exercise alone.
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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 93 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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65 years and older
- 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: * Individuals over 65 years of age with low or moderate risk of falls as measured by the Timed Up and Go test, who have voluntarily signed the informed consent form and are willing to follow the protocol proposed by the research team. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of uncorrected visual impairments preventing screen observation; diagnosis of a condition that makes adherence to the protocol impossible (cognitive, oncological, psychiatric, psychological, vestibular, neurological, etc.); presence of a musculoskeletal injury at the time of selection and/or prior participation in studies involving movement representation methods. Withdrawal criteria: Lack of participant compliance, defined as failure to complete at least 80% of the intervention sessions and assessments.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut
Reus, Tarragona, 43203, Spain
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