Simple physiotherapy program aims to reduce frailty in seniors with heart disease
NCT ID NCT07373119
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-session physiotherapy program can improve frailty in people aged 70 and older with stable coronary heart disease. Participants will do guided exercises and mobility techniques led by physiotherapists. Researchers will also check medications, diet, and lab results. The goal is to see if this approach can help older heart patients maintain strength and balance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- physiotherapy (guided exercises and mobility techniques)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to help older heart patients stay stronger and more stable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program may not significantly improve frailty or prevent falls.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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70 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: * Age ≥ 70 years * Diagnosis of coronary artery disease (International Classification Diseases (ICD)-10 I20-I25) * Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class I * Low cardiovascular risk according to exclusion criteria Exclusion Criteria: * Inability or refusal to provide informed consent (advanced dementia, severe psychiatric illness) * Inability to perform protocol procedures * Severe mobility-limiting conditions (Parkinson's disease, progressive neurological disorders, disabling joint disease) * Recent (\<6 months) unstable angina, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization or angioplasty * Deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in the last 6 months * Recent stroke (\<6 months) * Heart failure in New York Heart Assocaition functional status (NYHA) III-IV * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 50% * Symptomatic valvular heart disease
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Primary Care Centers
Barcelona, Select..., 08007, Spain
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