Home-based exercise and meal delivery for frail older adults

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the effects of a home-based exercise program combined with meal delivery through Meals on Wheels on gait speed and frailty status in homebound older adults. It aims to assess the relationship between novel serum biomarkers and established frailty biomarkers before and after the intervention. Participants will be categorized into two groups: one receiving meals plus exercise and another receiving meals only. The study focuses on improving the health and mobility of frail and prefrail individuals who are unable to leave their homes unassisted.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* homebound (normally unable to leave the home unassisted)
* frail or prefrail by The Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP)
* medically stable

Exclusion Criteria:

* robust by FFP
* have Mini-Cog score \<3 and/or are unable to follow instructions
* have a pre-diagnosed terminal illness
* unable to ambulate
* unable to use their upper extremities, and/or are already participating in physician-prescribed physical therapy or occupational therapy.

Where it's running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  Houston, Texas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jessica Lee, MD,MS — The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Study coordinator: Jessica Lee, MD,MS
• Email: Jessica.Lee@uth.tmc.edu
• Phone: 713-500-5457

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.