WHO's ICOPE program tested to keep seniors independent
NCT ID NCT06676839
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests the WHO's ICOPE program, which includes regular check-ins on mobility, memory, nutrition, vision, hearing, and mood, plus personalized care plans. Researchers will follow 1,000 adults aged 65+ for up to 5 years to see if the program prevents age-related decline better than usual care. The goal is to help people stay independent as they age.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- WHO ICOPE program (screening, assessment, personalized care plan, and follow-up)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a proven way to help older people stay independent longer by preventing declines in mobility, memory, and other key functions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large but early-stage trial testing a complex program, so results may not show clear benefits or may be hard to apply broadly. The program requires significant effort from participants and healthcare providers.
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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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2031
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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65 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: 1. Participants aged 65 years and older. 2. Participants living independently at home (ADL = 6, except for an occasional urinary abnormality which will be accepted). 3. Participants showing functional decline in at least 2 of the 6 functional domains of ICOPE (mobility, cognition, nutrition, vision, hearing, and psychological well-being) identified using the ICOPE screening tool. 4. Participants affiliated with a social protection system. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who has already benefited from the ICOPE program or who has completed more than one isolated step 1 2. Participants living in a dependent elderly care facility. 3. Participants with a disability preventing them from reaching the trial examination center without assistance (such as dementia or significant mobility impairment). 4. Participants with hearing, visual, or speech impairments preventing them from understanding instructions or communicating with study staff. 5. Participants with a life-threatening illness with a prognosis of less than 5 years. 6. Participants unable to provide informed written consent. 7. Participants under legal protection, guardianship, or trusteeship. 8. Participants participating in another interventional research study. 9. Participants in a relationship with a person participating in the study.
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Angers University hospital
RECRUITINGAngers, 49933, France
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Bigorre Hospital
RECRUITINGTarbes, France, 65000, France
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CHIC
RECRUITINGCastres, France, 81108, France
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CHU Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, France, 31000, France
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Limoges university hospital
RECRUITINGLimoges, 87042, France
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Perpignan Hospital
RECRUITINGPerpignan, France, 66046, France
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