Can smartwatches and habit coaching keep seniors Frailty-Free?
NCT ID NCT07112352
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether smart devices and a habit-coaching app can help older adults (65+) stay active and healthy. Thirty participants will use a smartwatch and sleep mat with either a personalized coaching app or a standard app, or just receive an education leaflet. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and acceptable, not yet to prove it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smart devices (smartwatch and sleep mat) with a 'Healthy Habits' app for coaching and data feedback
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that digital tools help older adults adopt healthier habits, potentially reducing frailty.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is short-term and may not lead to lasting changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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65 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: * • Older adults (age ≥65) * Community-dwelling Adults living at home * Living within the London boroughs * Willing to engage in an exercise programme * On at least one medication * Pre-frail on Edmonton-AC and/or FRAIL and PRISMA \< 3 * Clinically assessed to have Fried 1-3 (this is completed at baseline assessment) * Has the capacity to provide informed consent * Able to speak and understand written English Exclusion Criteria: * • Adults less than 65 years old * Living outside the London boroughs * Living in a nursing home or hospitalised or hospice * Not taking any medication (indicating robust frailty status) * Significant cognitive impairment due to concerns that cognitive impairment and its causes presents different barriers to engagement and participation with sensors and intervention * Individuals with severe limitations in activities of daily living which would prevent active participation in the assessments, interfere with participation in the physical exercise programme * Being unable to safely engage in the exercise component for other health-related reasons such as Musculoskeletal or neurological disorders that impair gait speed and balance as these are key outcome metrics * Progressive or severe medical illness e.g. acute myocardial infarction in the last 3 months, unstable angina, severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled orthostatic hypotension, recent bone fracture in the last 3 months, having a life expectancy of less than 24 months, requiring palliative care within the following two years, three or more hospitalisations in the last year * Moderate - Severe Depression, Psychiatric disorders which may interfere with their participation in the study * Being treated for active cancer * Unstable medical conditions or where clinical optimisation required e.g. uncontrolled diabetes. * Participating in other clinical studies * Unable to participate for 6 months in the study (with 28 days allowed to be away from home) * Unable to speak or understand written English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helix Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London
London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
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