Zoom your way to safety: online exercise may cut fall risk in seniors
NCT ID NCT07282951
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 12-week digitally delivered exercise program called Strong Foundations for adults aged 60 and older. Participants join live small-group classes online to improve strength and balance. The goal is to see if this approach can reduce falls and improve physical function compared to usual life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digitally delivered exercise program (Strong Foundations)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, accessible way for older adults to reduce fall risk from home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires internet access and a device, which may limit who can benefit.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Has the capacity to provide informed consent * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * Age 60 or older, ambulatory, including with the use of a cane or walker, and able to read and speak English. * Access to internet/computer and Zoom-interface / broadband with a device with a minimum screen size of 7 inches (i.e. tablet or larger). * Completion of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths \& Injuries (STEADI) Stay Independent Risk for Falling Questionnaire (uploaded as Supporting materials). NOTE: A score of 7 or greater will make a participant ineligible for this study (see below). Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are wheel-chair bound * Score 7 or more on the STEADI Risk for Falling questionnaire. * Individuals who have non removable (i.e. implanted) electrically driven medical implants (pacemakers, cochlear implants, etc)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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