NCT07820774Recruiting
Multimodal Intervention for Weight Management and Health in the Elderly Population
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Excess Weight and Promoting Health in Older Adults: a Multimodal Intervention
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Aging may be accompanied by changes in body composition, muscle strength, metabolic health, and well-being. In older adults with overweight or obesity, strategies that combine physical exercise, behavioral changes, and nutritional guidance may contribute to better health and the maintenance of healthier habits. This study aims to investigate the effects of a 16-week intervention combining resistance training, group cognitive behavioral therapy, and nutritional guidance for a higher-protein diet. Changes in body composition, muscle strength and function, vascular and metabolic health, cognitive function, psychological outcomes, quality of life, autonomy, self-care, and motivation for exercise and changes in eating habits will be assessed. The study will include adults aged 60 years or older who have low levels of physical activity and excess body fat. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. The first group will receive resistance training only; the second group will receive resistance training plus group cognitive behavioral therapy; and the third group will receive resistance training, group cognitive behavioral therapy, and nutritional guidance for a higher-protein diet. This comparison will help determine the effects of each additional component of the intervention. Resistance training will be performed three times per week. Group cognitive behavioral therapy sessions will be held weekly and will address strategies to support sustainable behavioral changes, including self-awareness, goal setting, the relationship between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, problem-solving, and maintenance of behavioral changes. Nutritional guidance will also be provided in weekly group sessions, focusing on the sustainable adoption of a higher-protein diet using commonly consumed foods while considering participants' individual circumstances and autonomy. Assessments will be conducted before and after the 16-week intervention to evaluate potential changes associated with the interventions. Comparing the three groups will help determine whether adding psychological and nutritional strategies to resistance training provides additional benefits for the physical, metabolic, cognitive, and psychological health of older adults with overweight or obesity.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 54 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 1 Sept 2026
- Start date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- 2 Feb 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR)
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07820774
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 54
- From 14 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 2 Feb 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Use of medications that significantly alter body mass or composition;
- Current use of anti-obesity medication, including GLP-1 agonists;
Other illness
- Unstable or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease;
- Uncontrolled arterial hypertension;
- History of bariatric surgery or scheduled procedure;
Other
- Contraindication to resistance training or physical testing;
- Recent (\< 6 months) coronary or cerebrovascular event;
- Untreated secondary/endocrine causes of obesity;
- Active weight loss process or weight fluctuation \> 5% in the last 6 months.
Who the study is looking for
- Age ≥ 60 years;
- Presence of excess adiposity/overweight or obesity, according to protocol criteria;
- Medical clearance to perform supervised physical exercises and the tests;
- No regular participation in structured resistance training over the past 5 months.
Age in the registry: 60 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UniCesumar - Centro Universitário Cesumar, Maringá, Paraná 87050-900 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Maringá | Brazil | Recruiting |
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