New telerehab aims to help veterans get stronger at home
NCT ID NCT06288438
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a home-based program for veterans aged 60+ with multiple chronic conditions and poor physical function. The program combines high-intensity exercise, education, and motivational coaching delivered via video calls. Researchers want to see if it improves strength and endurance better than standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multicomponent telerehabilitation program (motivational interviewing, physical therapy, education)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient home-based program to help older veterans with multiple health conditions stay stronger and more independent.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study (126 participants) focused on a specific veteran population, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires technology access and motivation, which may limit participation.
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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 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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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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: * 60 years of age and older * Multiple chronic conditions (Functional Comorbidity Index \> or = 3) * Impaired physical function (\< or = 8 repetitions on 30 second sit to stand test) Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy \< 12 months * Acute or progressive neurological disorder (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, recent stroke) * Moderate to severe dementia (\<11 on telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment(T-MoCA)) * Medical conditions precluding safe participation in high-intensity rehabilitation (e.g. unstable angina)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045-7211, United States
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