Simple steps to keep seniors on their feet
NCT ID NCT02847871
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a care program for people over 70 who were starting to have trouble moving around. The program included personalized exercise coaching and nutrition advice from a doctor and a fitness specialist. The goal was to see if this approach could prevent further loss of mobility and help participants stay independent.
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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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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2018
- Finished
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Mar 2021
- 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: * Aged \> 70 years * With at least 2 of the following signs: 1. Difficulty in carrying a shopping bag (load about 4.5 Kg) 2. Difficulty in getting up from a chair without using arms 3. Difficulty in climbing 10 stairs 4. Difficulty in moving, walking slow 5. Difficulty in walking more than 400 meters without stop 6. Running time \<1 hour / week 7. Fatigue at modest physical effort: shopping, housework ... 8. At least two falls in the last year 9. Weight loss ≥5% in 1 month or weight loss ≥10% in 6 months * Short Physical Performance Battery score \< 10 Exclusion Criteria: * Locomotor disability not allowing implementation of the protocol according to the investigator * Life expectancy less than 6 months * Severe chronic progressive pathologies incompatible with the completion of the physical activity program * Patient institutionalized in nursing homes * Advanced Cognitive impairment (MMSE \<20)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de Médecine Gériatrique. Groupement Hospitalier Sud. Hospices Civils de Lyon.
Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France