Recruiting
Phase 2
Phase 3

Functional Resistance Training

Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Code:

NCT06396247

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Functional Activity Strength Training

Study Details

Brief summary:

In this study, we will randomly assign 360 older adults to 12 months of 5 minutes per day of functional resistance training or to a delayed treatment control condition, and measure the impact of the training on measures of lower extremity performance and walking ability.

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Study ID

NCT06396247

Start date

Apr 9, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Self-reported difficulty or inability to walk ΒΌ mile

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chest pain on the PAR-Q

Study Design

Enrollment

360 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Functional Activity Strength TRaining

Participants will perform 5 minutes of functional resistance training daily, supported by 24 video coaching sessions over 12 months.

active comparator: Delayed Treatment

Participants will receive the intervention after 12 months.

Interventions

Functional Activity Strength Training

FAST consists of five exercises (stepping on a step, chair stands, push-ups, rows, walking), for 30 seconds each, performed daily, with 30 seconds of rest between.

Primary outcome measure

  • Short Physical Performance Battery [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH

610-585-9765cns10@psu.edu

Jordan Kurth, Ph.SD.

815-988-6357jkurth@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Locations

Penn State College of Medicine

Recruiting

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033

Contacts

Christopher N Sciamanna, MD, MPH

610-585-9765csciamanna@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Jordan D Kurth, PhD

jkurth@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Principal Investigator:

Christopher N Sciamanna, MD

University of Pittsburgh

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261

Contacts

Bonny Rockette-Wagner, PhD

412-624-0188bjr26@pitt.edu

Principal Investigator:

Bonny Rockette-Wagner, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Last update posted

Jul 22, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • older adults
  • walking
  • mobility

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on 2026-07-22.