Can a live online workout help older adults with prediabetes get stronger?
NCT ID NCT05497960
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an online, live strength training program called Vivo is feasible and acceptable for sedentary older adults with prediabetes. Twenty-eight participants took part in 45-minute classes twice a week for 12 weeks. The study measured leg strength, attendance, ease of use, and satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online live interactive strength training program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient way for older adults with prediabetes to improve muscle strength and physical function at home.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early feasibility study with only 28 participants and no comparison group. Results may not apply to everyone, and long-term benefits are unknown.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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May 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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Anyone
- 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: * Age ≥ 60 years; * Diagnosis of Pre-diabetes within prior 12 months: fasting glucose between 100 to 126 OR HbA1c between 5.7 and 6.4% * Ambulatory and community-dwelling * Sedentary: less than 150 minutes of moderate physical activity OR less than 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week * Have not engaged in resistance training for at least 6 months prior to enrollment * Low functioning (defined as able to do at least 1 chair stand without using hand in 30 second but unable to meet the moderate function criteria for age and gender) * Access to WiFi (or internet connection) in defined exercise space * Willing to maintain weight and current diet throughout the study Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to complete physical function assessment or inability to do a chair stand without using hands. * Use of antidiabetic medications * Use of testosterone supplement or replacement * Clinical disorder precluding/interfering with participation or assessments * Unstable angina, arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension * End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis * Lower extremity amputation or paralysis * Neurological conditions causing functional or pronounced cognitive impairments * Active malignancy except for non-melanomatous skin cancers * Unable to provide consent * Weight instability
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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