Effects of a 12-Week Square Stepping Exercise and Resistance Exercise Combination Intervention on Fall-Related Factors and Cognitive Function in Older Adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0012306

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-21

Start date

2026-07-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : The intervention in this study consists of a 12-week combined exercise program performed twice per week, with each session lasting 60 minutes. Each session comprises a warm-up (5 minutes)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years or older 2) Individuals with a Korean Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) score of 24 or higher 3) Individuals able to walk indoors independently without a walking aid 4) Individuals who have not participated in a regular exercise program (twice or more per week) within the past 3 months 5) Individuals who understand the purpose and procedures of the study and voluntarily agree to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals diagnosed with cognitive-related disorders such as Alzheimer's disease 2) Individuals with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure = 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure = 110 mmHg) 3) Individuals who have experienced a musculoskeletal injury or surgery within the past 6 months 4) Individuals with a history of cardiovascular or neurological disease 5) Individuals unable to walk independently without a walking aid 6) Individuals deemed to be at risk for participating in exercise for any other reason

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Isokinetic muscle function;Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB);Cognitive function (Trail Making Test–Korean version, TMT-K);Prefrontal cortex oxygenation (change in oxygenated hemoglobin);Functional fitness;Falls efficacy (Korean Falls Efficacy Scale–International, KFES-I);Autonomic nervous system function (Heart Rate Variability)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body composition;Blood pressure	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public Contactseonghyun Park

Konkuk University

pjin252@konkuk.ac.kr+82-2-450-3949

Outcome results