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VA tests Mind-Body exercise to keep dementia patients moving
NCT ID NCT06972004
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a special exercise program for older Veterans with dementia living in VA nursing homes. The program, called PLIÉ, combines gentle movement and mental focus to improve physical function, mood, and social engagement. Staff will be trained to lead the classes, and researchers will measure changes in residents' abilities over 12 months.
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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 288 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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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: CLC internal facilitators/champions Inclusion criteria: * Full-time CLC clinical staff member (including registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, nurse aids, recreation therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, mental health professionals or others) * Willingness to facilitate PLIÉ-CLC implementation at their site * Willingness to participate in initial and debrief site visit PLIÉ-CLC staff instructors Inclusion criteria: * CLC clinical staff member or volunteer interested in learning to lead PLIÉ-CLC classes * Willingness to participate in remote training process * Willingness to lead PLIÉ classes locally, including tracking attendance and other process measures * Willingness to participate in initial and debrief site visits and biweekly check-ins Veteran residents of Community Living Centers (CLCs) Inclusion criteria: * Long-stay resident (have resided at the facility for at least 45 days and are not expected to be discharged during the study period) * Not planning to be discharged within the next 12 months * Not receiving hospice care. * Cognitive impairment * Ability to sit in a standard chair or wheelchair unaided for a 1-hour class * English language fluency CLC directors Inclusion criteria: * Recommended by VHA leader as likely to be 'early adopter' based on successful implementation of program such as STAR-VA OR * g based on patient population (primarily palliative care or long stay maintenance/custodial care Exclusion Criteria: CLC internal facilitators/champions exclusion Criteria: \- Planning to leave the facility in next 12 months PLIÉ-CLC staff instructors exclusion criteria: \- Planning to leave the facility in next 12 months Veteran residents of Community Living Centers (CLCs) exclusion Criteria: * Comatose * Bedbound * Severe hearing, visual or communication challenges (i.e., unable to hear, see or understand well enough to participate) * Limited life expectancy (e.g., eligible for hospice) * Lack of ability to consent/assent to study procedures CLC Directors exclusion criteria: \- Lack of willingness or interest in participating
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Locations
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San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, 94121-1563, United States
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