Community-dwelling Older AdultsNCT07002736
Impact of Balance Training in Community-Dwelling Older Adults After Recovery From COVID-19
A study testing The Biodex training and Traditional balance training in people with Community-dwelling Older Adults, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.
Trial summary
This research investigates the impact of balance training on improving functional performance and reducing fall risk in community-dwelling older adults who have recovered from COVID-19. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Community-dwelling Older Adults
- What is being tested?
- The Biodex training and Traditional balance training
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 65 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSaudi Arabia
- Study dates
- 2 Jun 2025to 17 Oct 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 60 to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- were being older adults (aged ≥60 years), recovered from infection during the last 6 month,
Who cannot join
- Individuals were excluded if they have medical history of musculoskeletal trauma or surgery, systemic disease that could affect standing or walking, visual, auditory, or cognitive impairment that preclude the ability to comprehend the instructions during conduction of the study protocol.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Impact of Balance Training on Functional Performance and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Following Recovery From COVID-19"
This research investigates the impact of balance training on improving functional performance and reducing fall risk in community-dwelling older adults who have recovered from COVID-19. Post-COVID-19, many elderly individuals experience lingering physical impairments, including muscle weakness, decreased coordination, and balance deficits, which increase their vulnerability to falls. The study evaluates whether a structured balance training program can enhance stability, mobility, and overall quality of life in this population.
Read the detailed description
Older adults recovering from COVID-19 frequently face persistent physical limitations due to the virus's impact on the respiratory, muscular, and neurological systems. These limitations often manifest as impaired balance, reduced functional mobility, and increased risk of falls-conditions further exacerbated by prolonged inactivity or hospitalization during illness.
This research focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of a structured balance training program using The Biodex Stability System in older adults living independently in the community after recovering from COVID-19.
Participants are assessed using validated tools such as the Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and The Biodex Stability System to measure changes in balance performance, fall risk, and confidence in daily movement.
- Conditions
- Community-dwelling Older Adults
- Being tested
- The Biodex training, Traditional balance training
- Keywords
- older adults, Berg Balance Scale, COVID-19, Biodex
- Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The Biodex trainingOther
Participants will undergo balance training using the Biodex Balance System plus Traditional balance training
Traditional balance trainingOther
Traditional balance training only
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| The Biodex training | Experimental | Balance Training Receives: Other: The Biodex training; Other: Traditional balance training |
| Control | Active comparator | Traditional Balance Training Receives: Other: Traditional balance training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Biodex Balance indices
The Biodex Stability System will be used to evaluate dynamic postural stability
Measured: Pre and Post 12 weeks
Berg Balance Scale score
The Berg Balance Scale will be used to evaluate balance capability
Measured: Pre and Post 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Timed up and Go test
Timed up and Go test will be used to assess functional mobility, dynamic balance, and fall risk in older adults
Measured: Pre and Post 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Jun 2025
- Study start2 Jun 2025
- Primary completion20 Sep 2025
- Study completion17 Oct 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Community-dwelling Older AdultsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 65 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Batterjee Medical College
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mariam Elsayed Mohamed Abd Alaal, Cairo University
- Investigators
- Dr. Mariam Salem, Principal investigator, BMC
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07002736
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Balance and covid 19
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 1 Jun 2025
- Last updated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
El-Bagalaty AE, Mohamed ME, Abdelraouf OR, Abdel Ghafar MA, Abdelaal AK, Abdelgalil AA, Mousa GS. Balance and Fall Risk Assessment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults after Recovery from COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study. Sports (Basel). 2023 Jan 28;11(2):28. doi: 10.3390/sports11020028.
PubMed 36828313
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Impact of Balance Training on Functional Performance and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Following Recovery From COVID-19"
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07002736
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Balance and covid 19
- Conditions
- Community-dwelling Older Adults
- Keywords
- older adults, Berg Balance Scale, COVID-19, Biodex
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 65 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Batterjee Medical College
- Study start
- 2 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 17 Oct 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 4 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This research investigates the impact of balance training on improving functional performance and reducing fall risk in community-dwelling older adults who have recovered from COVID-19. Post-COVID-19, many elderly individuals experience lingering physical impairments, including muscle weakness, decreased coordination, and balance deficits, which increase their vulnerability to falls. The study evaluates whether a structured balance training program can enhance stability, mobility, and overall quality of life in this population.
Detailed description
Older adults recovering from COVID-19 frequently face persistent physical limitations due to the virus's impact on the respiratory, muscular, and neurological systems. These limitations often manifest as impaired balance, reduced functional mobility, and increased risk of falls-conditions further exacerbated by prolonged inactivity or hospitalization during illness.
This research focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of a structured balance training program using The Biodex Stability System in older adults living independently in the community after recovering from COVID-19.
Participants are assessed using validated tools such as the Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and The Biodex Stability System to measure changes in balance performance, fall risk, and confidence in daily movement.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| The Biodex training | Experimental | Other: The Biodex training, Other: Traditional balance trainingBalance Training |
| Control | Active comparator | Other: Traditional balance trainingTraditional Balance Training |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- were being older adults (aged ≥60 years), recovered from infection during the last 6 month,
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Individuals were excluded if they have medical history of musculoskeletal trauma or surgery, systemic disease that could affect standing or walking, visual, auditory, or cognitive impairment that preclude the ability to comprehend the instructions during conduction of the study protocol.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| The Biodex trainingParticipants will undergo balance training using the Biodex Balance System plus Traditional balance training | Other | The Biodex training |
| Traditional balance trainingTraditional balance training only | Other | Control, The Biodex training |
Primary outcome
Biodex Balance indices
Time frame: Pre and Post 12 weeks
The Biodex Stability System will be used to evaluate dynamic postural stability
Berg Balance Scale score
Time frame: Pre and Post 12 weeks
The Berg Balance Scale will be used to evaluate balance capability
1 secondary outcome
Timed up and Go test
Time frame: Pre and Post 12 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Jan 2026.
- Background: PubMed 36828313El-Bagalaty AE, Mohamed ME, Abdelraouf OR, Abdel Ghafar MA, Abdelaal AK, Abdelgalil AA, Mousa GS. Balance and Fall Risk Assessment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults after Recovery from COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study. Sports (Basel). 2023 Jan 28;11(2):28. doi: 10.3390/sports11020028.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Dr. Mariam Salem principal investigator
BMC
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing The Biodex training and Traditional balance training in people with Community-dwelling Older Adults, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Biodex Balance indices (time frame: Pre and Post 12 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07002736, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Jan 2026.