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Virtual workouts show promise for seniors with prediabetes
NCT ID NCT06458530
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a 12-week virtual exercise program called Vivo could improve leg strength and blood sugar levels in sedentary older adults with prediabetes. 74 people aged 60 and older participated, meeting twice a week online with a trainer. The goal was to see if this home-based program could help prevent progression to diabetes and reduce muscle loss.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual group exercise program (Vivo)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient way for older adults with prediabetes to improve their strength and blood sugar control at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no phase designation, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is behavioral, so adherence and long-term effects are uncertain.
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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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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 years * Ambulatory and community-dwelling * Diagnosis of Pre-diabetes within prior 12 months: fasting glucose between 100 to 126 OR HbA1c between 5.7 and 6.4% * Low functioning: 1) able to do at least 1 chair stand and 2) number of chair stands done in 30 seconds is below criterion-referenced fitness standards for maintaining physical independence for age and gender * Sedentary: less than 150 minutes of moderate physical activity OR less than 60 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week * Have not engaged in resistance training for at least 6 months prior to enrollment * Access to WiFi in defined exercise space Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to complete physical function assessment * Use of antidiabetic medications * Use of testosterone supplement or replacement * Clinical disorder precluding/interfering with participation of assessments * Unstable angina, arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension * End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis * Lower extremity amputation or paralysis * Neurological condition causing functional or pronounced cognitive impairments * Active malignancy except for non-melanomatous skin cancers * Weight instability (defined as gain or loss of ≥10% over the last 6 months) * Unable to provide consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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