Home workouts may keep seniors on their feet longer
NCT ID NCT06901700
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether older adults (ages 65–80) can improve their leg muscle power, strength, and balance by doing simple body-weight exercises at home three times a week for eight weeks. Forty participants will be split into an exercise group and a health-education-only group. Researchers will measure stair-climbing speed, sit-to-stand time, balance, and fall confidence to see if the home program works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based lower extremity muscle power training (body-weight exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple home exercise program could help older adults maintain leg strength, balance, and confidence, potentially reducing falls and preserving independence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises are unsupervised at home, so adherence and safety depend on each person.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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65 to 80 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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Inclusion Criteria: * 65\~80 years old community-dwelling adults * MMSE≥24 * Use smart phone routinely Exclusion Criteria: * Recent (\<1 year) musculoskeletal injury or disability in the lower limbs * Unstable cardiovascular, neurological disease, or metabolic disease interfering with participating in the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
RECRUITINGTaipei, 112, Taiwan
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