What this means
This is a planned trial that has not started enrolling people yet, so no results exist. It will test whether an 8-week online program improves quality of life and frailty.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over
- Where
- Not listed
The science
- Registered title
- VOCALE: A Digital Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Frailty Among Older Adults in Retirement Communities
- Trial ID
- NCT07860892 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Frailty, Quality of Life
- What is tested
- VOCALE Healthy Aging Online Program
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Oct 6, 2026 · updated Oct 6, 2026
Registry summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an 8-week online program called VOCALE can improve quality of life and reduce frailty in adults age 65 and older who live independently in retirement communities and have mild to moderate frailty.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does participating in VOCALE improve participants' quality of life?
- Does participating in VOCALE reduce frailty?
- Do changes in problem-solving skills, self-confidence in managing health, and social support help explain how VOCALE may affect quality of life and frailty?
Researchers will compare participants in retirement communities assigned to the VOCALE program with participants in communities assigned to usual care and educational resources to see whether VOCALE improves quality of life and frailty.
Participants will:
- Complete assessments of their health, quality of life, frailty, and related measures at the beginning of the study, after 8 weeks, and one month later.
- Complete physical performance assessments.
- If assigned to VOCALE, receive training on the online platform and participate in moderated online discussions about healthy aging, health challenges, and problem-solving for 8 weeks.
- If assigned to the comparison group, continue with usual care and receive educational materials and healthy aging resources.