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Exercise and counseling combo tested in older women for better health
NCT ID NCT07152158
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether a 36-week program of exercise, nutrition advice, and psychoeducation could improve body composition, blood markers, and physical performance in 40 older women, some with high blood pressure and some without. The women exercised regularly and received group counseling. Researchers measured changes in fat, muscle, blood sugar, cholesterol, strength, and mobility at several points during the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multicomponent exercise training plus nutritional and psychoeducational counseling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that combining exercise with nutrition and mental health support improves physical fitness and health markers in older women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 40 participants and no control group, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is complex, making it hard to know which part helps most.
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Study facts
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- 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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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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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60 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Aged 60 years or older and medical clearance to engage in physical exercise * Those who demonstrated the capacity to comprehend and carry out instructions in a contextualized way through basic directives; * Those who were independent, as indicated by a score of at least 43 points on the Chilean Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Exam for the Older People * Those who were able to meet the intervention's attendance requirement of at least 85%. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with debilitating neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease) * Older people with contraindications to physical exercise, and those with cardiac arrhythmias.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidad Católica del Maule
Talca, Talca, 3465548, Chile
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