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Can a balance and exercise program help older adults stay steady?

Recruiting · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

What this means

This is a trial that is still recruiting people, so no results are posted yet. It will test whether a combined exercise and balance program helps older adults at higher risk of falling.

Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.

Status
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 60 and over
Where
1 site

Contacts and how to join ↗

The science

Registered title
Effect of LiFE-SePBT on Postural Stability in Community-dwelling Older Adults: an Assessor-blinded Randomised Controlled Trial
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
interventional
Conditions
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging, Fall, Fall Prevention Training, Postural Control, Postural Instability, Balance Control in Elderly
What is tested
Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise, Upper limb mobilisation and flexibility training
Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ages
60 Years to no maximum
Dates
First posted Sep 25, 2026 · updated Oct 1, 2026

Registry summary

This study is an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of combined Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise and Self-initiated Perturbation-based Balance Training (LiFE-SePBT) on postural stability in community-dwelling older adults with an elevated risk of falling.

Sites (1)

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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