Clinical Trial: Structured Self-Talk and Wearable-Assisted Walking for Physical Activity and Function in Older Adults

U.S., Aug. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07767136) titled 'Structured Self-Talk and Wearable-Assisted Walking for Physical Activity and Function in Older Adults' on Aug. 11.

Brief Summary: The goal of this randomized clinical trial was to examine whether adding structured self-talk to wearable-assisted walking could support physical activity and physical function in community-dwelling older adults. The study also examined whether wearable-assisted walking provided benefits compared with a walking program without wearable feedback.

Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups for 12 weeks: (1) wearable-assisted walking combined with structured self-talk, (2) wearable-assisted ...