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Can a tablet app keep seniors on their feet? new trial tests digital falls prevention

NCT ID NCT06687135

Disease control Sponsor: University of Manchester Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This completed trial tested a digital strength and balance programme called Keep-On-Keep-Up (KOKU) in 202 older adults aged 60 and older. Participants used the app for 12 weeks alongside standard care, while a comparison group received only standard care leaflets. The main goal was to see if the digital programme improved balance and reduced falls risk.

What this could mean

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Active substance
digital strength and balance exercise programme (KOKU)
What this could lead to
If effective, this digital programme could offer a convenient, scalable way for older adults to improve balance and reduce falls risk at home.
What could go wrong
The trial is completed but results are not yet reported. The digital format may not suit all older adults, and adherence could vary.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

202 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2024

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

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

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Older adults (aged 60 years and older, inclusive of all genders and ethnicities) * Are able and willing to provide informed consent (to participate in the study) * Are able to understand and speak English (to communicate with researchers and understand what the research involves) * Are able to see and safely use the tablet-based program and read instructions with or without glasses as assessed by the trained research staff (in order to access the intervention) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand the study procedures * Currently using other digital technologies to exercise (would not be a true experimental or control group participant) * Medical contraindications to exercise e.g. acute illness, severe congestive cardiac failure, uncontrolled hypertension, recent fracture or surgery; myocardial infarction or stroke in past 6 months; severe cognitive impairment; orthopaedic surgery in last 6 months, or on waiting list to have orthopaedic surgery; wheelchair users; severe auditory or visual impairment; and peripheral neuropathy or other uncontrolled medical (conditions that are likely to compromise the ability to exercise)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

flatfoot prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Balance Falls prevention Functional decline

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The University of Manchester

    Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

  • University of Manchester

    Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

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