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Tiny gut bugs may hold clues to healthy aging

NCT ID NCT07251322

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Cadiz Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This small, completed study looked at the link between gut bacteria and frailty in 14 older adults. Participants collected stool samples at home and took part in a 12-month healthy aging education program. The goal was to see if changes in gut microbes relate to physical function, mood, and quality of life. Because it was a very small, early study, the results are not definitive but may guide future research.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

14 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2025

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

A cohort of participants of the FRAGSALUD project (older adults with at least one Fried's frailty criterion), that will be divided into to responders (if they reduced their levels of frailty) and non-responders (if they did not reduced their levels of frailty) after the FRAGSALUD intervention (an educactional program of four sessions and six telephone calls)

Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 65 years of age who present frailty or pre-frailty, assessed using the Fried criteria adapted to the Spanish population * Patients belonging to the Clinical Management Units participating in the study and who will remain in them for the 12 months of the study * Patients who are able to attend the Health Center alone or accompanied Exclusion Criteria: * COPD stage III or IV, unstable angina, uncontrolled congestive heart failure, or unstable arrhythmia * Patients who cannot walk independently or with assistive devices, such as bedridden individuals * Patients in nursing homes * Patients with severe cognitive impairment * Patients who do not understand Spanish or English * Patients with allergies to plastic or metal

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Conditions

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Frailty

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Frailty Microbiota

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación

    Puerto Real, Cadiz, 11510, Spain

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