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Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of BWT on measures of mobility among older adults with limited mobility.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n This study was a double-blind, randomized controlled trial of older adults recruited from senior living facilities. Adults aged 86.0 (6.1) years were randomized into a BWT, weighted orthotic (WG), group, n = 17, or a sham BWT, sham-weighted orthotic (SWG), group, n = 16. All participants wore the orthotic for 4 hours per day for 5 days. Mobility, measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), gait speed (GS), and the Functional Gait Assessment (FGA), was recorded pre- and postintervention. Separate repeated analysis of variances were conducted for each variable to determine the intervention group (WG, SWG) by time (before, after) interaction effect.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results and Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n \n After a 5-day intervention of strategically weighted BWT intervention compared with a sham intervention, the SPPB improved 1.3 points in the WG, with no change in the SWG (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = .04). 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