Plain-English translation of NCT07540117 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether combining mindfulness meditation with walking-pole exercise can help older adults improve their physical strength, balance, and emotional well-being. You would participate in a 4-week mindfulness meditation program followed by a 12-week walking exercise program, both held in your community. The study wants to see if this mind-body approach helps people feel better, stay stronger, and keep up healthy habits long-term.
Many older adults struggle with both physical decline and mental health concerns like stress or poor sleep. This trial exists to test whether a combined approach—starting with calming mindfulness practices to build emotional strength, then moving to structured walking exercise—can address both mind and body together in a way that works better than treating them separately.
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You would attend weekly group sessions in your community for 16 weeks total: 4 weeks of mindfulness meditation classes (with home practice using guided audio recordings between sessions), followed by 12 weeks of walking-pole exercise classes. You would also have four assessment visits—at the start, after the mindfulness phase, after the full program, and again 3 months later—where researchers would check your strength, balance, mood, and overall well-being.
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