High Intensity Interval Training Versus Moderate Intensity Continuous Training in Frail Elderly
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Conditions studied: Frail Elderly
In brief
The assessment and systematic integration of physical activity into the care pathway of frail elderly people is essential to prevent loss of independence and improve the quality of life of this population. This project, which is part of routine care, aims to evaluate the practices and, in particular, the effects of different types of physical exercise currently in use at the Health and Sport Center of the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital. It therefore aims to optimize professional practices without changing the standard care provided to patients. Recommendations regarding intensity during cardiorespiratory endurance training sessions (moderate to high, taking into account emotional factors) are broad and vary greatly in their application depending on the facilities that work with older adults. This project aims to compare the exercise methods used on ergocycle at Health and Sport Center of Grenoble Alpes University Hospital: high-intensity interval training (HIIT) vs. moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) to reverse the functional decline that occurs in frail older adults.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07211334
- Run by
- University Hospital, Grenoble
- People needed
- 92
- Starts
- 2025-12-11
- Expected to finish
- 2028-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-05
Who can join
Age: 70 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adults aged 70 or older;
- Patients meeting at least 1 of 5 frailty criteria (Fried criteria; 2001);
- Patient does not object to the analysis of anonymized data;
- Person affiliated with social security;
- Patient's ability to use an ergocycle safely;
- Patients medically stable patients with no acute illness or recent decompensation that could be aggravated by exercise (at the physician's discretion).
You may not qualify if…
- Unstable medical conditions that may be aggravated by physical activity (as determined by a physician)
- Musculoskeletal disorders and severe neurocognitive conditions that make it impossible to safely use the ergocycle or participate in the exercise program
- individuals participating in other interventional studies or who have recently participated in an interventional study that could influence the results of this study
- Persons referred to in Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the public health code (corresponds to all protected persons: pregnant women, women in labor, breastfeeding mothers, persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons subject to legal protection measures)
Where it is running
- University Grenoble alpes — Grenoble, France (enrolling)
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