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New rehab program aims to get veterans walking strong

NCT ID NCT04026503

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a rehabilitation program called Live Long Walk Strong in 151 veterans aged 50 and older who had trouble walking. The program focused on improving strength and balance to help them walk faster. Researchers measured walking speed and other skills to see what parts of the program worked best.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Live Long Walk Strong rehabilitation program
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could offer a new way to help older veterans walk faster and stay mobile longer.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study with 151 participants, so results are limited to this group. The program may not work for everyone or in other settings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

151 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Veteran * Aged 50 and older * Community dwelling * Ability to speak and understand English * Usual gait speed 0.5 m/s- 1.0 m/s Activity modifications and access to telehealth rehabilitation Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a terminal disease * A major medical problem, unstable chronic condition, or psychiatric disorder that interferes with safe and successful testing and training * Myocardial infarction or major surgery in previous 3 months * Planned major surgery * Baseline short physical performance battery score less than 4 * Use of a walker * Modified mini mental status examination score less than or equal to 77 * Presence of a significant disease specific impairment such as: * peripheral neurologic impairment * orthopedic impairment * visual impairment

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Mobility Limitation

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Mobility limitation

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02130-4817, United States

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