Video app teaches walking aid skills – but does it boost confidence?
NCT ID NCT07434570
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a video-based mobile app can help people learn to use walking aids like walkers, crutches, or canes. Fifteen current or future walking aid users tried the app and researchers measured their balance confidence and skill. The goal was to see if the app works better than a sham app that teaches unrelated health skills.
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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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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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6 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 6 and 99 * Currently using a walker, crutch(es), or cane(s) ≥ 5 days/week, OR will be expecting to use such a walking aid for ≥ 7 days in a row (for those undergoing planned surgery) Exclusion Criteria: * Self-identify as being unable to comfortably communicate in English * Self-identify as having a significant visual impairment that would affect their ability to use an app that involves watching videos * Self-identify as using a wheelchair, walking poles, or a knee scooter for ≥ 75% of the time for mobility
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Calgary Foothills
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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