Power up to prevent falls: new study tests exercise program in seniors
NCT ID NCT07369440
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-week community-based power training program can reduce fall risk in older adults aged 65-85. It includes 120 participants, half with a history of falls and half without. The program focuses on exercises that build muscle power and balance, aiming to improve mobility and prevent falls.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-component exercise program focused on muscle power (power training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, community-based exercise program that reduces fall risk and improves mobility in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, not a large trial. Results may not apply to all older adults, and the program may not significantly reduce falls.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age between 65-85 years; * Fall history over the 12 months prior to enrollment (fallers group). Exclusion Criteria: * Any existing medical conditions or injuries which would affect the ability or safety to perform exercise; * Taking medication affecting balance (such as sedatives, anti-depressives); * Regular (more than 1d/week) participation in resistance training with loading greater than bodyweight during the last year; * BMI greater than 32 kg/m2.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maia Municipal Sports Hall
RECRUITINGMaia, Porto District, Portugal
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