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Trial reportJMIR aging2026

Association Between a Hybrid Video-Guided Multicomponent Exercise Program With Staff Assistance and Free-Living Gait in Older Adults With Knee and Low Back Pain: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Shuichi P Obuchi, Tomoyuki Arai, Hideaki Ishibashi, Takashi Amari, Hisashi Kawai

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Trial report in JMIR aging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shuichi P ObuchiResearch Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 1730015, Japan, 81 3-3964-3241 ext 4243, 81 3-3964-1844.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0187-9275
Tomoyuki AraiFaculty of Health Sciences, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-601X
Hideaki IshibashiIna Hospital, Saitama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7769-9751
Takashi AmariFaculty of Health Sciences, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3813-1148
Hisashi KawaiResearch Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 1730015, Japan, 81 3-3964-3241 ext 4243, 81 3-3964-1844.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-6041

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Older adults with chronic joint pain often exhibit decreased mobility. Daily walking measures are being increasingly used in aging research as objective indicators of mobility. Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of a 12-week hybrid exercise-based program on daily-life walking characteristics. Methods: A total of 59 community-dwelling older adults (aged ≥65 years) with mild to moderate knee and/or low back pain were randomized to either a hybrid exercise group or an educational control group. Daily-life walking was monitored using an ankle sensor. Daily observation data were collected within 2 planned 7-day windows. Primary parameters included activity volume and gait characteristics. Statistical analyses were conducted based on a modified intention-to-treat principle using linear mixed-effects models, with a per-protocol set used for sensitivity analyses. Results: The mixed-effects analysis based on the modified intention-to-treat principle (n=52 participants; 696 observations) suggested an effect of the intervention on improving walking quality, particularly step length (β=2.39 cm; Conclusions: A 12-week hybrid exercise program may improve the quality of daily-life walking, with the clearest effect observed on step length. Given the attenuation after multiplicity-aware interpretation and in sensitivity analyses, these findings should be interpreted as suggestive rather than definitive.

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Exercise TherapyGaitLow Back PainAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleWalkingactive energy expendituregaithybrid video-guided multicomponent exercise programpainrandomized controlled trial

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PMID42849064
PMCPMC13649242

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