Chair yoga and stretching may boost sleep in seniors
NCT ID NCT07181460
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a regular, low-intensity exercise program can improve sleep quality in people aged 65 and older. Eighteen participants will do safe movements like chair exercises, balance work, and stretching. Researchers will measure sleep changes using questionnaires and physical tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-intensity exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve sleep in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small trial (18 people) with no control group, so results may not be reliable or apply to everyone. Exercise may not improve sleep for all participants.
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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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65 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Being 65 years of age or older, * Being a resident of the Kadıköy Municipality Social Life House, * Being able to independently carry out daily living activities, * Not having any serious cardiopulmonary, neurological, or orthopedic health problems that would prevent exercise, * Being willing to participate in the study and providing written consent, * Being at a level where cognitive status does not prevent participation in exercise. Exclusion Criteria: * Those with serious cardiopulmonary, neurological, or orthopedic diseases, * Individuals who exercise regularly, * Individuals who did not complete the study process.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yeditepe University
Istanbul, Ataşehir, 34758, Turkey (Türkiye)
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