What this means
A new study will test breathing exercises added to balance training. It will check if they change thinking skills, called cognition, in older adults. No results have been posted yet, so we do not know the answer.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Effects of Breathing Exercises on Cognition in Older Adults
- Trial ID
- NCT07505914 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Cognition, Balance Control in Elderly, Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
- What is tested
- Balance Training Program, Inspiratory Muscle Training, Breathing Exercise Program
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Apr 1, 2026 · updated Apr 1, 2026
Registry summary
The goal of this interventional clinical trial is to investigate the effects of breathing exercises added to balance training on cognitive function in individuals aged 65 years and older.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Do breathing exercises affect cognition? Do different breathing exercises affect cognition in different ways?
Researchers will administer two different breathing protocols and evaluate cognition before and after each protocol.
Participants will take part in an 8-week program consisting of sessions that include 30 minutes of balance-based exercises and 15 minutes of breathing exercises. Sessions will be held twice weekly under the supervision of a physical therapist.
Sites (1)
- Müzeyyen Keçeli Aile Sağlığı Merkezi, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)