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Can a personal guide keep older adults active and connected?

NCT ID NCT07836465

Prevention Sponsor: Bastiaan Van Grootven Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing a program that pairs older adults with a navigator and a coach to help them find and attend community activities. The goal is to increase physical activity and social contact, which may help prevent frailty. The study enrolls 45 people aged 65 and older in the Basel area who are not very active or feel socially isolated. It is a pilot trial, so the main focus is whether the program can be delivered as planned and whether a larger trial should follow.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Navigator and coach support to help older adults find and attend community activities
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give communities a practical way to help older adults stay active and socially connected, which may reduce frailty and disability later in life.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study of 45 people, so it mainly tests whether the approach can be delivered as planned, not whether it improves health. The support may not fit everyone, and results from one Swiss region may not apply elsewhere.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 45 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥65 years * Community-dwelling in Basel-Stadt/Basel-Landschaf * Low levels of physical activity and/or low levels of social activity or perceptions of social isolation * Sufficient German to understand the study information * Give written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Residing in residential long-term care * Inability to move outside the home without another person's assistance (mobility aids and transport services are permitted) * Participation in a conflicting study * Severe cognitive impairment, severe psychiatric illness, communication barrier or sensory impairment precluding informed consent or meaningful engagement

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Conditions

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Frailty

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Frailty Frailty in older adults Social isolation in older adults

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institute of Nursing Science

    Basel, Switzerland

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