New program aims to get lung patients moving again after hospital stay
NCT ID NCT07663955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called SHAPE that combines physical activity and nutrition advice for older adults after they leave the hospital for a severe flare-up of chronic lung disease. The goal is to reduce frailty and muscle loss, and improve recovery. About 90 participants will be assigned to either the SHAPE program or usual care, and their progress will be tracked for 4 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- adapted physical activity and nutrition program (SHAPE program)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could become a standard way to help older adults regain strength and independence after a hospital stay for chronic lung disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 90 participants. The program may not be effective for everyone, and results may not apply to all patients with chronic lung disease.
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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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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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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18 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: * Age 65 years or older * Admission at risk of functional decline (hospital admission lasting \> 5 days) Discharge destination: Home or residence where the patient lived prior to admission * Favorable multidisciplinary assessment by the healthcare team responsible for the patient during admission regarding the patient's physical fitness to perform the SHAPE program Exclusion Criteria: * Explicit decision by the patient not to participate * Musculoskeletal problem that limits mobility * Limiting sociopathy (socio-family environment not optimal to guarantee program adherence) * Drug dependence (condition at discharge not optimal to guarantee program adherence) * Insufficient digital literacy and/or lack of online resources that do not guarantee participation in telematic sessions * Discharge destination: Long-term convalescent care center * Advanced and/or terminal stage of lung disease (patients with the following resources activated: Home Care and Support Teams Program for advanced disease (PADES), intensive home care at discharge due to extreme frailty (AT-DOM), advanced chronic disease requiring palliative care and a life expectancy of 12 months or less (MACA))Unstable underlying non-pulmonary disease (whether medical or mental, for example: acute myocardial infarction) Recent myocardial infarction (MI), recent stroke, recent hospitalization for psychiatric decompensation\*) \*Recent = within the last 3 months * Unstable underlying pulmonary disease (vital hemoptysis, new thoracic neoplasm, high-intermediate risk pulmonary thromboembolism)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Respiratory Department. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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