Simple home exercises could help diabetics regain balance and mobility
NCT ID NCT07705958
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a home-based balance and strength program called Otago exercises can improve mobility, balance, and quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants do the exercises 5 days a week for 4 weeks, plus walking. The trial measures how quickly they can get up and walk, leg strength, fear of falling, and diabetes-related quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Otago exercise program (home-based balance and strength exercises) plus walking
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple home exercise program could help people with type 2 diabetes improve their balance, mobility, and quality of life, reducing fall risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short-term study (56 people, 4 weeks) with no blinding, so results may not be generalizable or durable. The exercises require daily commitment.
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Study facts
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- 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 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 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: * Cases diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus, * Cases that do not have any orthopedic/neurological/cardiopulmonary disease other than Diabetes Mellitus that will directly affect the evaluation results, * Having agreed to participate in the study voluntarily, * Having been diagnosed with Type 2 DM for at least 1 year Exclusion Criteria: * Not agreeing to participate in the study, * Individuals with additional diseases other than DM that will affect the evaluations, * Having a smoking habit or history * Restriction in joint movements or any orthopedic/neurological/cardiopulmonary disease that may cause this, * Not being able to cooperate, * Having vision loss, * Having hearing loss, * Having a diabetic ulcer on the foot,
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