Exercise program aims to boost brain and body in nursing home residents
NCT ID NCT07392944
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-week exercise program, done twice a week, can improve physical function, thinking skills, and reduce fall risk in older adults living in nursing homes. The program includes strength, balance, and aerobic exercises. Researchers will compare it to a stretching and relaxation program in 60 participants with frailty or dementia.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multicomponent exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, drug-free way to improve mobility, thinking, and safety for older adults in nursing homes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise program may be too demanding for some residents.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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 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: * Ability to ambulate (with or without assistance); * Ability to perform chair stands (with or without assistance); * Ability to understand and properly follow testing procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Any contraindication that precludes exercise performance or testing procedures, including terminal illness, uncontrolled disease, or other unstable medical conditions; * Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score \< 3 points; * Participation in any exercise intervention within the past 3 months; * Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial during the study; * Planned transfer to another nursing home facility, to home, or to hospitalization during the intervention.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Sports, University of Porto
RECRUITINGPorto, 4000, Portugal
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