Can High-Intensity exercise help overweight adults with mobility issues?
NCT ID NCT05880966
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a 6-month high-intensity functional training program is feasible and helpful for overweight or obese adults with long-term mobility disabilities. Twenty-five participants did exercise sessions three times a week. The goal was to see if the program could improve weight, body composition, and metabolic health. This is a small pilot study focused on whether the approach works and is acceptable, not a final test of effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- high-intensity functional training (exercise program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a practical community exercise program to help adults with mobility disabilities manage weight and improve health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It tests feasibility, not proven effectiveness, and may not lead to clear health benefits.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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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18 to 64 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: * 18-64 years of age * Have a permanent disability that affects mobility (1 year +); * Body mass index between 24-52 * Never been a part of a functional fitness program before * Have no significant health impairment that would contraindicate exercise (physician clearance required) * Serve as their own guardian Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 18 years of age or 65 years or older * Have a disability that was acquired within 1 year of starting the study or has a non-permanent mobility limitation (e.g., broken arm); * Have a body mass index less than 24 or greater than 52 * Has previously been involved in functional fitness * Unable to obtain physician clearance * Are not their own guardian
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas, 66045, United States
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