Art and exercise program aims to boost brain and body in older adults
NCT ID NCT07104435
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a group program combining visual art and exercise games can improve thinking, balance, and walking in older adults. About 80 participants with mild physical or cognitive issues will take part. The goal is to see if this fun, community-based approach helps them stay active and independent.
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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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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60 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Have no more than MCI (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score ≥ 24 points) * Have no contraindications to exercise guided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * Have a condition that would prevent safe participation in the exercise, as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Older Adults * Have severe neurological disease. * Have severe psychiatric illness. * Have a likelihood of withdrawing from the study due to severe illness or a life expectancy of \< 6 mo. * Having a lower or upper limb amputation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14223, United States
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