Exercise as medicine: could a simple movement program help adults recover after brain injury?
NCT ID NCT06895226
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether a structured exercise and physical activity program can improve health-related quality of life and daily physical activity in adults who have had an acquired brain injury. Thirty participants will either receive the exercise program plus usual care, or usual care alone. The study aims to see if adding regular exercise leads to meaningful improvements in well-being and movement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a structured exercise and physical activity program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve daily life and mobility for people recovering from brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires physical ability and may not be safe for those with certain medical conditions.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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18 to 90 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: * Aged more than 18 years of age and present a medical diagnosis of acquired brain injury. * Have the informed consent completed and signed * Present a state that allows following indications for the practice of exercise and physical activity. Exclusion Criteria: * Have medical comorbidities that contraindicate the safe performance of the program (i.e., cardiac or respiratory instability, uncontrolled seizures). * Have additional disabling conditions, such as cognitive impairment and/or an inability to communicate with the researcher verbally, in writing, or through an emissary.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fundacion Segunda Parte
Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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