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Multicomponent Exercise to Prevent Hospitalization-Associated Disability

NCT07707310 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-07-16

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Summary

The study is a randomized controlled trial conducted in the Geriatrics Department of a tertiary hospital in Spain (Hospital Universitario de Navarra). Participants aged 75 years or older will be recruited within the first 48 hours of admission to the acute care ward. Eligible hospitalized patients will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group using permuted block randomization (block sizes of 8 and 10), with consideration of gender balance.

Data will be collected at four time points: baseline assessment, hospital discharge, 1 month, and 3 months post-discharge.

Inclusion criteria include age ≥75 years and admission to the acute care unit. Exclusion criteria include refusal or inability to provide informed consent, life expectancy \<3 months or terminal illness (oncological or non-oncological), inability to complete follow-up, medical contraindications to exercise, severe neurocognitive impairment (GDS-FAST stage 7), or severe disability (Barthel Index \<35).

Conditions

  • Clinical Deterioration

Interventions

OTHER

Behavioral: Exercise

Multicomponent individualized exercise intervention As mentioned earlier, patients in the control group (G0) will receive the usual care currently provided to other patients, which includes a referral to physical therapy if needed. The intervention for the multicomponent physical exercise intervention group (G1) will consist of a multicomponent physical training program that includes progressive and supervised aerobic endurance, strength, and balance training lasting 4-7 days during their hospitalization. This will be supervised by the research team from the Geriatrics Unit. Additionally, after hospital discharge, they will receive individualized guidelines to engage in multicomponent physical exercise for 3 months, along with individualized recommendations from the Nutrition and Dietetics Service of HUN. The multicomponent physical training program will consist of chair squat exercises. The main part of the training will utilize machines for strength training for the lower extremit

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundacion Miguel Servet

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicolas Martinez-Velilla · Navarrabiomed-Fundación Miguel Servet-Hospital de Navarra

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-01
Primary Completion
2027-11-01
Completion
2027-12-01

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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