Brain training through walking: a new study for healthy aging
NCT ID NCT06507137
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how walking with special visual patterns affects the brain in healthy older adults. Participants will walk on a treadmill while following visual cues, and researchers will measure brain activity and walking patterns. The goal is to understand how different types of cues might help maintain motor control and brain health as we age.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better exercise programs to maintain mobility and brain health in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no direct health intervention. Results may not lead to practical changes or apply to people with health 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 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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60 to 100 years
- 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.
Exclusion Criteria: * Neurologic conditions; * Lower limb disabilities or disease; * Not able to provide informed consent; * Unable to walk unassisted for 10-minutes continuously; * Score below 24 in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); * Have a history of falls in the prior six months; * Have an implanted device (e.g., pacemakers); * Medication advised against the application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Egas Moniz School of Health and Science
Almada, Monte de Caparica, 2829-699, Portugal
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