What this means
A pilot trial plans to test whether a home exercise program with caregiver help and video game tech is practical and safe. It is not yet recruiting, so no results exist and it cannot show whether the program helps.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 21–99
- Where
- 2 sites
The science
- Registered title
- Frailty Improvement Through Technology With Informal Caregiver Supported Exercise (FITWISE) for Pre-frail and Frail Community-dwelling Older Adults
- Trial ID
- NCT07519642 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Frailty, Pre-Frailty
- What is tested
- FITWISE, Psychosocial support, Health education control
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
- Ages
- 21 Years to 99 Years
- Dates
- First posted Apr 9, 2026 · updated Apr 9, 2026
Registry summary
The goal of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a caregiver-mediated, technology-facilitated home-based intervention named Frailty Improvement through Technology With Informal Caregiver Supported Exercise (FITWISE) for pre-frail and frail community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years and older.
Frailty is associated with reduced physical function, increased risk of falls, and higher healthcare utilization among older adults. Home-based interventions supported by informal caregivers and facilitated by digital technology may help improve exercise participation and health outcomes in this population.
The main questions this study aims to answer are:
- Whether the FITWISE intervention is feasible in terms of recruitment, participant engagement, adherence, retention, and safety.
- Whether the FITWISE intervention improves physical performance and other health-related outcomes among pre-frail and frail community-dwelling older adults.
Researchers will compare two intervention groups with a control group to determine whether the FITWISE intervention improves health outcomes.
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups:
- Intervention Group A: Caregiver-mediated multi-component exercise supported by an exergaming system.
- Intervention Group B: The same exercise program with additional caregiver-delivered psychosocial support.
- Control Group: General health education and usual activities without the FITWISE intervention.
The intervention will last 24 weeks and will include an active 12-week intervention phase followed by a 12-week maintenance phase. Outcome measures such as physical performance, frailty status, cognitive function, social support, quality of life, and selected health indicators will be assessed at baseline and after the intervention.
Sites (2)
- Lions Befrienders Active Ageing Center, Singapore, Singapore
- Tzu Chi Senior Activity Centre, Singapore, Singapore