FitSkills gym program for young people with physical disabilities
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study is testing a program called FitSkills to help young people with physical disabilities get started with gym exercise. It looks at how well the program works in Ireland and whether participants like it.
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Who can take part
- You must have a physical disability that started in childhood (by age 15).
- You need to be between 13 and 24 years old.
- You must not have been going to the gym regularly (at least once a week) in the past 3 months.
- You should be able to understand instructions in English.
- You need to be healthy enough for exercise, without any medical condition that makes exercise unsafe, and without significant behavioral challenges that would make gym participation unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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