New lifestyle program aims to boost fitness in older adults at heart risk
NCT ID NCT06122441
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a program combining exercise, diet advice, and behavioral support can improve fitness and health in adults aged 60-75 who are at high risk for heart disease. Participants in the program receive supervised high-intensity exercise and counseling, while all get activity trackers and standard recommendations. The goal is to see lasting improvements in heart and muscle fitness over 24 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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119 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 75 years
- 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 60-75 years * BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 * Elevated CVD-risk (Score 8/12 on the NORRISK 2 model) * Sedentary lifestyle (Score "1" on the Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale) Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of dementia diagnosis * Self-reported previous myocardial infarction or stroke, and/or self-reported established cardiovascular disease by presence of coronary stent * Heart failure with ejection fraction \<50% * Electrocardiogram ECG presenting with atrioventricular block grade 2 type 2 or grade 3, or previous myocardial infarction. * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure≥180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure≥110 mmHg unless cleared by a nephrologist) * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease grade 3 or 4 * Thyroid dysfunction (thyroxine \<7 pmol/L and thyroid-stimulating hormone \>10 mIU/L, and/or thyroxine \>25 pmol/L and thyroid-stimulating hormone \<0.2 mIU/L) * Liver dysfunction (alanine aminotransferase \>210 µmol/L for men, \>135 µmol/L for women, and/or aspartate aminotransferase \>135 µmol/L for men, \>105 µmol/L for women, and/or alkaline phosphatase \>345 µmol/L) * Kidney dysfunction (creatinine \>220 µmol/L), in addition to prognosis of CKD by GFR and Albuminuria KDIGO 2012 algorithm * Severe anemia (hemoglobin \<10g/dL for men, \<8g/dL for women) * Uncontrolled diabetes (glycated hemoglobin ≥86 mmol/mol) * Severe hearing problems * Severe mobility limitations (unable to get up from a sitting or lying position, unable to maintain a crouched position, unable to raise arms above shoulder or head height) * No possession of a smartphone * No access to the Norwegian national identification service (BankID) * Unable to follow the trial regimen for 24 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Tromsø, Troms, 9018, Norway
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