Taekwondo Program for Preventing Falls in Older Adults
Running, not enrolling · Early Phase 1
Conditions studied: Taekwondo-based Fall Prevention Exercise Condition, Fall Prevention Education Control Condition
In brief
Falls in older adults are a public health crisis, as 30% of older adults fall each year, with a mortality rate of 78%.1 Fall-related healthcare costs are over 50 billion dollars.1 Therefore, preventing older adults from falling is important in both individual and public health aspects by increasing their quality of life and reducing healthcare costs. However, the current fall-prevention exercise programs have a limitation in maintaining exercise adherence behaviors or increasing physical activities once the intervention is completed.2 The theory-based exercise program shows a higher adherence and retention rate.3,4 Taekwondo (TKD), one type of martial arts, can be a potential channel to deliver a theory-based fall prevention exercise program. Therefore, this study aims to test the feasibility of the potential 12 Taekwondo-based fall prevention exercise program for older adults and its preliminary efficacy using a randomized controlled trial.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07524361
- Run by
- University of South Carolina
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2026-01-13
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-13
Who can join
Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Older adults ages 55 and above
- Adequate physical ability to perform walking independently
- Able to use a smartphone app without assistance
- Capable of providing informed consent
- Agree to be randomized to the group
You may not qualify if…
- Plan to have surgery or relocate outside the area within the next 3 months
- Currently participate in other studies involving physical activity or fall-prevention research studies
- Frail older adults screened by the FRAIL questionnaire
Where it is running
- University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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