Can a Water-Filled vest improve balance better than standard weights?
NCT ID NCT07812103
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
Researchers test whether a 10-week balance training program using a vest filled with moving water improves dynamic balance and single-leg stability more than a vest with the same weight that does not move. Thirty healthy young women are randomly assigned to either the water-weight vest or a stable-weight vest. Both groups do the same supervised exercises three times a week. The study measures balance, postural sway, and leg strength before, during, and after training.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Water-inertia-based dynamic stability training using a vest with moving water weight
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple training method to improve balance and reduce injury risk in healthy young women.
- What could go wrong
- The study is small, with only 30 participants, and tests healthy young women, so results may not apply to other groups. The training may not outperform standard stable-weight training.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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19 to 25 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female undergraduate students aged 19 to 25 years. * Generally healthy at the time of enrollment. * No surgery within the previous 6 months. * No congenital, neurological, vestibular, or musculoskeletal disorder affecting the foot, pelvis, or spine. * No participation in resistance training during the previous 12 months. Able and willing to participate in the 10-week supervised exercise intervention and study assessments. * Provided written informed consent to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * Did not meet any of the inclusion criteria. * Participated in resistance training or functional training outside the study intervention during the 10-week study period. * Developed a health condition, injury, or other circumstance during the study that prevented safe participation in the prescribed exercise program or outcome assessments.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Busan University of Foreign Studies
Busan, South Korea
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