Tests whether exercise helps frailty in people with chronic long-term illness
Studies exercise effects in older adults with COPD, diabetes, or frailty.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effectiveness of Physical Exercise of Patients With Chronic Non-communicable Disease
Key facts
- Where
- Medellín, ColombiaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 60 and 90 years old?
Source: NCT06476015, who can take part
Where in Colombia
- Fundación Universitaria María canoMedellín, ColombiaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Fundacion Universitaria Maria Cano
- Trial code
- NCT06476015
- Record updated
- 10 June 2025
- Original description
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death and disability in the world. The term, NCD refers to a group of diseases that are not primarily caused by acute infection and result in long-lasting health consequences, with significant long-term care and treatment needs. These include chronic lung diseases such as COPD and metabolic diseases such as Diabetes. Worldwide, chronic non-communicable diseases are related to physical inactivity as the main risk factor. In this sense, exercise and physical activity have become priority elements of public health, with recommendations that they be carried out with moderate intensity at least 150 minutes a week. In Colombia, exercise as an important strategy for the prevention and management of chronic non-communicable diseases, which is described in the ten-year public health plan. However, in its application in clinical practice, the evidence shows that there are few structured programs at the national or regional level, which monitor the adequate prescription of exercise as a therapeutic strategy for the control of NCDs and improvement. of functionality. Reason for which this research arises, which aims to describe the effectiveness of exercise on the frailty, body composition and functional classification of 300 patients with chronic non-communicable disease.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Frailty, Body Composition and Functional Classification of Patients With Chronic Non-communicable Disease
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death and disability in the world. The term, NCD refers to a group of diseases that are not primarily caused by acute infection and result in long-lasting health consequences, with significant long-term care and treatment needs. These include chronic lung diseases such as COPD and metabolic diseases such as Diabetes. Worldwide, chronic non-communicable diseases are related to physical inactivity as the main risk factor. In this sense, exercise and physical activity have become priority elements of public health, with recommendations that they be carried out with moderate intensity at least 150 minutes a week. In Colombia, exercise as an important strategy for the prevention and management of chronic non-communicable diseases, which is described in the ten-year public health plan. However, in its application in clinical practice, the evidence shows that there are few structured programs at the national or regional level, which monitor the adequate prescription of exercise as a therapeutic strategy for the control of NCDs and improvement. of functionality. Reason for which this research arises, which aims to describe the effectiveness of exercise on the frailty, body composition and functional classification of 300 patients with chronic non-communicable disease.
Inclusion: Records between 2018 and 2023; Men and women, between 60 and 90 years old; Clinical diagnosis of COPD and/or diabetes; Must be patient from program called "Ser más".
Exclusion: Records containing incomplete data.