Effects of Exercise Snacking on Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Pain in Institutionalized Older Adults
Active, not recruitingNot applicableNCT07335068
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study aims to compare the effects of two different exercise approaches on health and well-being in older adults living in residential care facilities. One approach, called "exercise snacking," consists of short and frequent bouts of physical activity spread throughout the day, while the other involves longer, structured exercise sessions performed a few times per week. Approximately 75 adults aged 65 years and older will be randomly assigned to one of the two exercise programs and will participate for 12 weeks. The study will examine whether exercise snacking is as effective as conventional exercise in improving physical fitness, cognitive function, chronic pain intensity, quality of life, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. The researchers hypothesize that short, intermittent exercise sessions may provide similar or greater health benefits compared to traditional exercise programs and may represent a practical and accessible strategy to promote physical activity in older adults living in institutional settings.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of Exercise Snacking on Physical Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Chronic Pain in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Cognition Disorders in Old Age
- Physical Fitness in Older Adults
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Exercise Snacks
- Behavioral: Conventional Exercise
- Sponsor
- Ivan Patrício
- Collaborators
- Associação Casapiana de Solidariedade; CIDEFES - Universidade Lusofona
- Organization
- Lusofona University
- Start date
- 2026-01-05
- Primary completion
- 2026-04-10
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Portugal
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 65 years * Residence in Associação Casapiana de Solidariedade Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment (MMSE 0-10) * Unstable medical conditions (e.g., decompensated heart failure) * Refusal of consent * Total inability to walk/move.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07335068