Tokyo, Sept. 21 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063005) titled 'A non-randomized comparison of structured interval walking training versus no intervention on functional fitness and body composition in older adults' on Sept. 20.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Tunghai University

Condition: Condition - Healthy community-dwelling older adults Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To compare functional fitness, body composition, and psychosocial outcomes over a 12-week period between older adults participating in a structured interval walking training program (WalkPacer Pro application, 1-minute and 3-minute alternating fast and slow walking cycles) and a non-randomized control group receiving no walking intervention. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Structured interval walking training using the WalkPacer Pro mobile application (1-minute or 3-minute alternating fast and slow walking cycles), self-administered over a 12-week period, with no prescribed minimum or maximum weekly training duration. Interventions/Control_2 - No walking intervention was provided. Participants continued their usual daily activities without any structured exercise program during the 12-week study period.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 60 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or older; able to walk independently without assistive devices; not currently participating in any structured exercise intervention program. Key exclusion criteria - Presence of cognitive impairment precluding informed consent; unstable cardiovascular disease or other medical contraindication to functional fitness testing. Target Size - 100

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Enrolling by invitation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 06 Month 12 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 09 Month 04 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 09 Month 21 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 12 Month 21 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072128

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