Cette page a été traduite automatiquement et l'exactitude de la traduction n'est pas garantie. Veuillez vous référer au version anglaise pour un texte source.

Multicomponent Exercise and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Program (FRAIL+AP) for Frail Older Adults in Primary Care (FRAIL+AP)

4 août 2026 mis à jour par: Alberto Bermejo Franco

Clinical Efficacy of a Multicomponent Exercise and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Program (FRAIL+AP) in Frail Older Adults Within Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frailty is a multidimensional clinical syndrome associated with increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes in older adults. Despite strong evidence supporting multicomponent exercise interventions, their implementation in primary care settings remains limited.

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of the FRAIL+AP program, which integrates Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) with a 12-week multicomponent exercise intervention, including visual-spatial gait retraining using the Tapiz Fisior system.

The study will assess whether this intervention improves frailty status, physical performance, and functional independence, while reducing falls among community-dwelling older adults compared to standard care.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Recrutement

Les conditions

Intervention / Traitement

Description détaillée

Frailty is a prevalent geriatric syndrome characterized by decreased physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes, including falls, disability, hospitalization, institutionalization, and mortality. The Canary Islands have one of the highest rates of frailty and pre-frailty among community-dwelling older adults in Spain, highlighting the need for effective and scalable interventions within primary care settings.

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is considered the gold standard for identifying multidimensional health needs in older adults and for guiding individualized care plans. In parallel, multicomponent exercise programs incorporating strength, balance, endurance, and flexibility training have demonstrated effectiveness in improving physical function and reducing frailty-related impairments. However, challenges remain regarding the implementation of these interventions in routine primary care practice.

The FRAIL+AP study is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a primary care-based intervention combining Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, health education, and a supervised multicomponent exercise program in frail and pre-frail older adults. The intervention also incorporates visual-spatial gait retraining using the Tapiz Fisior system, a structured floor-grid tool aimed at improving gait control, balance, coordination, and fall prevention.

A total of 200 community-dwelling adults aged 70 years and older will be recruited from five primary care centers in Tenerife, Spain. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group or a control group receiving usual care. The intervention will last 12 weeks and will consist of supervised and home-based exercise sessions, together with educational activities focused on healthy lifestyles, nutrition, frailty awareness, and fall prevention.

Primary outcomes include changes in frailty status assessed by the FRAIL Scale and physical performance measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Secondary outcomes include incidence of falls, pain perception, mood, functional independence, nutritional status, handgrip strength, healthcare resource utilization, and comorbidity measures. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and one week after completion of the intervention by blinded evaluators.

The study aims to determine whether the FRAIL+AP protocol can improve physical performance, reduce frailty, and support healthy aging through an integrated and scalable model that can be implemented within routine primary care services.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Estimé)

200

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Coordonnées de l'étude

Sauvegarde des contacts de l'étude

Lieux d'étude

  • Espagne
    • Santa Cruz de Tenerife
      • Tacoronte, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Espagne, 38350
        • Recrutement
        • Centro de Salud Tacoronte
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Sous-enquêteur:
          • Carlos Eusebio Esparza Ferrera, Physiotherapist

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

  • Adulte plus âgé

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Community-dwelling adults aged 70 years or older.
  • Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent.
  • Medical clearance to participate in low-to-moderate intensity physical exercise.
  • Presence of frailty or pre-frailty defined by meeting at least two of the following criteria:
  • Functional independence sufficient to participate in the intervention (Barthel Index >80.
  • FRAIL Scale score ≥ 1.
  • Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score < 10.
  • Gait speed < 0.8 m/s.
  • Timed Up and Go (TUG) test > 12 seconds.
  • Registered at one of the participating primary care centers.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Absolute contraindications to physical exercise, including recent acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, severe uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, or severe uncorrected aortic stenosis.
  • Severe cognitive impairment preventing comprehension of study procedures or exercise instructions.
  • Severe psychiatric disorders interfering with participation.
  • Absence of a legally authorized representative when required.
  • Severe uncontrolled behavioral disturbances.
  • Any acute or chronic medical condition considered by the investigators to make participation unsafe.

Discontinuation Criteria:

  • Failure to attend the initial mandatory health education workshop.
  • Attendance at fewer than 6 of the 12 scheduled supervised exercise sessions.
  • Development of an acute medical condition that results in a temporary or permanent contraindication to physical activity.
  • Participant withdrawal of informed consent.

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Traitement
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
  • Masquage: Seul

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Expérimental: FRAIL+AP Program
Participants receive a 12-week intervention consisting of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), health education, and a multicomponent exercise program combining strength, balance, mobility, flexibility, and visual-spatial gait retraining using the Tapiz Fisior system. The intervention includes one supervised session and one home-based session per week.
Comportemental: FRAIL+AP Program
A 12-week multicomponent intervention including Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, health education, strength training, balance exercises, mobility training, flexibility exercises, and visual-spatial gait retraining using the Tapiz Fisior system. Participants attend one supervised session and perform one home-based session per week.
Comparateur actif: Usual Care
Participants receive standard primary care follow-up according to the Canary Health Service guidelines, including routine medical care and general lifestyle recommendations, without participation in the FRAIL+AP structured exercise program.
Autre: Usual Care
Standard primary care management according to regional healthcare guidelines without structured exercise intervention.

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Change in frailty status measured by the FRAIL Scale
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in FRAIL Scale score from baseline to 12 weeks. The FRAIL Scale ranges from 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater frailty (0 = robust, 1-2 = pre-frail, 3-5 = frail).
Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in physical performance measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in the total Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score from baseline to 12 weeks. The SPPB total score ranges from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating better physical performance.
Baseline and 12 weeks

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Incidence of Falls
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Number of falls recorded during the study period using participant diaries and verified through electronic medical records.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Handgrip Strength
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in upper-limb muscle strength measured by handgrip dynamometry. The highest value obtained from standardized testing procedures will be recorded.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Comorbidity Burden
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in clinical comorbidity status assessed using the Charlson Comorbidity Index.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Healthcare Resource Utilization
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Healthcare utilization assessed through review of electronic medical records, including primary care visits, emergency department attendance, hospital admissions, and other healthcare contacts during the study period.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in musculoskeletal pain intensity measured using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). The NRS ranges from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst pain imaginable. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Mood and Affective Status
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in depressive symptoms measured using the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). The GDS-15 total score ranges from 0 to 15, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptomatology.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Functional Independence
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in functional independence measured using the Barthel Index. The Barthel Index total score ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater independence in activities of daily living.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Nutritional Status
Délai: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change in nutritional status measured using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). The MNA total score ranges from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better nutritional status. Scores <17 indicate malnutrition, 17-23.5 indicate risk of malnutrition, and 24-30 indicate normal nutritional status.
Baseline and 12 weeks

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.

Parrainer

Alberto Bermejo Franco

Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Ángel Moisés Reyes Abreu, Registered Nurse, Centro médico Tacoronte. Adress: Carr. Gral. del Nte., 5, 38350 Tacoronte, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  • Directeur d'études: Alberto Bermejo Franco, PhD (Physiotherapy), Universidad Europea de Madrid. Adress: C/ Tajo, S/N. 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón (Madrid)

Publications et liens utiles

La personne responsable de la saisie des informations sur l'étude fournit volontairement ces publications. Il peut s'agir de tout ce qui concerne l'étude.

Publications générales

Liens utiles

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

28 mai 2026

Achèvement primaire (Estimé)

31 décembre 2026

Achèvement de l'étude (Estimé)

31 décembre 2026

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

7 juin 2026

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

7 juin 2026

Première publication (Réel)

11 juin 2026

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

7 août 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

4 août 2026

Dernière vérification

1 août 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Mots clés

Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • CHUC_2026_19
  • PIFIISC 25/28 (Autre subvention/numéro de financement: Fundación Canaria Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Canarias (FIISC))

Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)

Prévoyez-vous de partager les données individuelles des participants (DPI) ?

INDÉCIS

Description du régime IPD

Data sharing plans have not yet been finalized. Any future sharing of de-identified individual participant data will be considered in accordance with ethical, legal, and institutional requirements.

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

Étudie un produit pharmaceutique réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

Étudie un produit d'appareil réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

Ces informations ont été extraites directement du site Web clinicaltrials.gov sans aucune modification. Si vous avez des demandes de modification, de suppression ou de mise à jour des détails de votre étude, veuillez contacter register@clinicaltrials.gov. Dès qu'un changement est mis en œuvre sur clinicaltrials.gov, il sera également mis à jour automatiquement sur notre site Web .

S'abonner