12-Week fitness boost shows promise for seniors with mobility challenges
NCT ID NCT07283510
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested a 12-week high-intensity functional training program for adults aged 60 and older who have a long-term mobility disability but can still walk. The goal was to see if the program could improve walking speed, endurance, balance, and leg strength. Only 13 people took part, so results are preliminary, but early signs suggest the program may help ease mobility difficulties.
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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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13 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: Aged 60 years or older Presence of a permanent mobility disability (duration of at least 1 year) Ambulatory (does not use a manual or power wheelchair for mobility) Not currently participating in a structured exercise program No significant health impairment that would contraindicate participation in Functional Fitness, as confirmed by a primary care provider Ability to serve as one's own guardian and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Inability to utilize reliable transportation to travel to and from the fitness facility three times per week
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas, 66045, United States
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