Can a Six-Month lifestyle program stop frailty before it starts?
NCT ID NCT06663150
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing a six-month health program for adults aged 60 and older who are pre-frail, meaning they show early signs like fatigue or weakness but are not yet frail. The program combines education, brain training, physical activity, nutrition guidance, and community support, delivered in person or online. The goal is to see whether this approach improves strength, independence, and daily functioning, and whether it reduces the risk of becoming frail.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a six-month health program with education, cognitive stimulation, physical activity, nutrition, and community support
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-risk way to help older adults stay independent and avoid frailty.
- What could go wrong
- The program relies on participants sticking with diet, exercise, and social activities for six months, which can be hard to maintain. Any benefits may fade once the program ends, and results from one city may not apply elsewhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals ≥ 60 years old classified as pre-frail in the last 3 months and documented in their medical history. * Individuals who meet the requirements and provide voluntary informed consent for their participation. * Individuals available to remain in Bogotá D.C. during the study period. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals receiving care at community-focused medical centers. * Individuals attending community dining programs, physical activity programs, community groups, care blocks, volunteering, or other related activities. * Individuals who have experienced falls in the last 6 months with clinical consequences (hospitalization, fractures, traumatic brain injury). * Individuals with a clinical history of moderate cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease), and/or neuro-musculoskeletal disorders, active cancer, end-stage renal disease, unstable ischemic heart disease, uncontrolled arrhythmias, severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled hypertension (\>180/100 mmHg), or advanced heart failure, exacerbation of chronic diseases (COPD, heart failure), unrehabilitated severe hearing loss, deafness, or blindness with communication limitations. * Acute conditions requiring hospitalization, such as acute myocardial infarction or urinary tract infections. * Bone fractures in the last 3 months. * Individuals unable to follow instructions or with behavioral changes that hinder their participation in the study. * Individuals with severe psychiatric illness that, in the physician's judgment, prevents proper adherence to the study intervention. * Institutionalized individuals in long-term care facilities.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Colsanitas Medical Centers
Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia
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