Can balance exercises keep COPD seniors on their feet?
NCT ID NCT05972239
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding balance exercises to standard lung rehab can help prevent falls in people over 80 with COPD. 21 participants were split into two groups: one did the usual rehab, the other added balance training. The goal was to see if balance improved and fall risk decreased.
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Study facts
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- 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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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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80 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 80 years old, * Diagnosis of COPD according to GOLD Guidelines (Tiffenau Index \<70%) under optimized medical treatment, * Able to perform and complete study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden score ≥3, * Mini-Mental State Examination \<22, * Acute or chronic impairment and/or medical diseases that are likely to preclude exercise testing and PR. * Brain lesions, * Inner ear disease * Visual deficit, * Lower limb surgery in the previous 6 months.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of pulmonary rehabilitation
Tradate, Varese, 21049, Italy
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