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Can exercise and olive oil help older adults at high risk of falls?

Recruiting · Fundacion Miguel Servet

What this means

A trial is testing exercise, diet advice, and daily olive oil in adults 75 and older. It has not finished, so it cannot yet show whether these help.

Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.

Status
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 75 and over
Where
1 site

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The science

Registered title
VIVI-OLIVE: Multicomponent Exercise and Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Older Adults at High Risk of Falls
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
interventional
Conditions
Falls, Frailty
What is tested
VIVIFRAIL multicomponent exercise program, Mediterranean diet counselling, Extra virgin olive oil supplementation
Sponsor
Fundacion Miguel Servet
Ages
75 Years to no maximum
Dates
First posted Sep 21, 2026 · updated Sep 21, 2026

Registry summary

VIVI-OLIVE is a multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluating whether a 24-month intervention combining an individualized multicomponent exercise program (VIVIFRAIL), Mediterranean diet counselling, and supplementation with 60 mL/day of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) can improve physical function and reduce fall risk in adults aged 75 years or older at high risk of falls.

Participants will be randomly assigned to either the VIVI-OLIVE intervention or a control group following the VIVIFRAIL multicomponent exercise program. The main outcome is change in usual gait speed, which is an indicator of physical function and fall risk in older adults. Other outcomes include intrinsic capacity, functional independence, quality of life, muscle strength and sarcopenia, muscle characteristics, fear of falling, Mediterranean diet adherence, falls and fall-related consequences, and adherence to the study interventions.

Sites (1)

  • Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
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