AI coach helps seniors get back on their feet after hospital stay
NCT ID NCT07176520
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-assisted rehabilitation tool can help frail older adults improve their physical function after being discharged from a community hospital. About 220 participants will either use the AI tool at home for 12 weeks or receive standard care like advice and exercise videos. The goal is to see if the AI approach leads to better recovery and which patients benefit most.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted rehabilitation device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, tech-based way to help frail older adults regain physical function at home after a hospital stay.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 220 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The AI tool may be difficult for some to use, and it's not a cure—just a potential aid for recovery.
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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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About 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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21 to 120 years
- 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: * Adults aged ≥ 21years * Clinical Frailty Score (CFS) 4 to 6 \* * Provided informed consent (for cognitively impaired persons MMSE\<18, next-of-kin or proxy to give consent). * Have access to smartphone/tablet (own or loaned from investigators)/ Exclusion Criteria: * Medical conditions precluding safe home exercises or severely affect interaction with AI-tool (angina, vision loss, hearing impairment). * Cognitive impairment (MMSE\<18) and no caregiver to assist with use of tool. * Participation in structured outpatient physiotherapy (\>1 times/week), or day rehab programme.
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