Home workouts could help seniors fight frailty
NCT ID NCT07436715
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 12-week home exercise program called Vivifrail in 86 frail or pre-frail adults aged 70 and older. Participants do strength, balance, and walking exercises five days a week. Researchers will measure changes in mobility, fall risk, and overall function to see if the program helps seniors stay independent.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vivifrail multicomponent physical exercise program (home-based strength, balance, flexibility, and aerobic training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, home-based exercise plan to help older adults stay stronger, more mobile, and less frail.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with no comparison group, so results may not be definitive. Participants must stick to a 5-day/week routine, which may be hard for some.
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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 86 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: Participants aged 70 years or older. Classified as pre-frail or frail according to the FRAIL scale (score ≥ 1). Barthel Index score ≥ 60 points. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to ambulate, with or without assistive devices. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Recent acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina. Uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias. Dissecting aortic aneurysm. Severe aortic stenosis. Acute endocarditis or pericarditis. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension. Acute thromboembolic disease. Severe acute heart failure. Severe acute respiratory failure. Uncontrolled orthostatic hypotension. Diabetes mellitus with acute decompensation or uncontrolled hypoglycemia. Recent bone fracture within the last month. Institutionalization (e.g., nursing home residents).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Primary Care Center Virgen del Mar (Centro de Salud Virgen del Mar)
Almería, ALMERÍA, 04009, Spain
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