{"type":"trials","record":{"id":31082,"source_id":"clinicaltrials-gov","external_id":"NCT07289529","title":"COMPASS 65+ - Community-based Physical Activity Snacks for Healthy Aging in Overweight and Obese Aged Adults","brief_summary":"This study will explore a new way for older adults to become more physically active. As people get older, it's common to gain weight and lose muscle strength. This combination can make it harder to do daily activities, increase the risk of falls, and impact overall quality of life. While we know that regular exercise is very beneficial, many older adults find it difficult to stick to traditional exercise programs due to lack of time, motivation, or energy. This research project, called COMPASS 65+, will test an innovative approach called \"snack exercise.\" Instead of one long workout, \"snack exercise\" involves doing several short bouts of activity, a few minutes at a time, throughout the day. The main idea is that these short, frequent bouts of activity might be easier to fit into a daily routine and less tiring than longer exercise sessions. The purpose of this study is to see if a \"snack exercise\" program is a feasible and enjoyable way for adults aged 65 and over, who are overweight or obese, to improve their health. The study will be conducted in two main parts. First, the research team will talk with older adults to understand what helps or hinders them from being active to co-design the program. Second, volunteers will be randomly assigned to either a \"snack exercise\" group or a control group. Participants in the \"snack exercise\" group will attend sessions that combine theory and practice to learn how to perform these exercises and will receive individualized prescriptions to perform the \"snacks\" (short bouts) at home. The control group will receive a brief educational counselling session on physical activity. Participants' health status, body composition, and physical fitness will be assessed at baseline, after the 12 weeks intervention, and again 6 weeks post-intervention to evaluate the maintenance of any improvements. These outcomes will help determine whether short bouts of 'exercise snacking' constitute a feasible and effective strategy to promote functional capacity, metabolic health, and long-term adherence to physical activity.","overall_status":"Not Yet Recruiting","phases":[],"study_type":"INTERVENTIONAL","sponsor":"University of Coimbra","enrollment":60,"countries":["Portugal"],"start_date":"2026-09-01","completion_date":"2027-03-01","last_update_date":"2026-04-29","source_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07289529","editorial_summary":"A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Not Yet Recruiting. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T01:16:21.317971+00:00","last_seen_at":"2026-09-25T07:05:20.248+00:00","metadata":{"sex":"ALL","acronym":"COMPASS65+","age_range":"65 Years","comparator":"Brief educational counselling session; Brief educational counselling session + Group-based \"Snack Exercise\" training and prescription","organization":"University of Coimbra","interventions":["Group-based \"Snack Exercise\" Training and Prescription","Brief educational counseling session"],"registry_source":"ClinicalTrials.gov","outcome_measures":["Recruitment Rate (Reach) — From the start of recruitment until the target sample size is reached (approximately 2 month…","Adherence to the \"Snack Exercise\" Program (Effectiveness) — Throughout the 12-week intervention period.","Program Implementation Fidelity (Implementation) — Throughout the 12-week intervention period.","Participant Retention Rate — From baseline (T0) to the final follow-up assessment (T2) at 18 weeks.","Intention to Continue Exercise (Maintenance) — At the final follow-up assessment (T2) at 18 weeks.","Multidimensional Lifestyle and Health Status — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-…","Daily Physical Activity Patterns — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 w…","Body Composition - Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks…","Anthropometrics - Height — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 weeks).","Anthropometrics - Weight — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 weeks).","Anthropometrics - Body Mass Index (BMI) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T…","Anthropometrics - Waist circumference — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2,…","Cardiorespiratory Fitness — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 weeks).","Functional Fitness (muscular endurance) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T…","Functional Fitness and Fall risk - Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-interven…","Fall Risk and Functional stability (force platform) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and…","Exercise Self-Efficacy (ESES) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 week…"],"design_description":"RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · TREATMENT · NONE","source_has_results":false},"controlled_terms":["Obesity & Overweight","Aged 65 Years or Older","Group-based \"Snack Exercise\" Training and Prescription","Brief educational counseling session"],"relevance_confidence":100,"source_quality_score":100,"freshness_score":100,"publication_state":"published","match_explanation":"Title contains controlled term: physical activity.","quality_checked_at":"2026-09-25T07:05:30.295959+00:00","duplicate_cluster_key":"id:nct07289529","duplicate_of_id":null,"evidence_snapshot":{"status":"structured","version":1,"duration":"2026-09-01 to 2027-03-01","comparator":"Brief educational counselling session; Brief educational counselling session + Group-based \"Snack Exercise\" training and prescription","confidence":"structured-source","population":"ALL · 65 Years","provenance":{"duration":"start_date and completion_date","comparator":"registry arm fields","population":"registry eligibility fields","intervention":"registry intervention fields","participants":"enrollment","study_design":"study_type and registry design fields","evidence_stage":"phases","reported_outcome":"not available","outcomes_measured":"registry outcome-measure fields"},"generated_at":"2026-09-25T07:05:20.276Z","intervention":["Group-based \"Snack Exercise\" Training and Prescription","Brief educational counseling session"],"participants":60,"study_design":"RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · TREATMENT · NONE","subject_scope":"Human clinical study registration","evidence_stage":"Phase not reported","safety_context":"Eligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians.","source_support":"Structured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.","main_limitation":"This is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.","reported_outcome":null,"outcomes_measured":["Recruitment Rate (Reach) — From the start of recruitment until the target sample size is reached (approximately 2 month…","Adherence to the \"Snack Exercise\" Program (Effectiveness) — Throughout the 12-week intervention period.","Program Implementation Fidelity (Implementation) — Throughout the 12-week intervention period.","Participant Retention Rate — From baseline (T0) to the final follow-up assessment (T2) at 18 weeks.","Intention to Continue Exercise (Maintenance) — At the final follow-up assessment (T2) at 18 weeks.","Multidimensional Lifestyle and Health Status — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-…","Daily Physical Activity Patterns — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 w…","Body Composition - Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks…","Anthropometrics - Height — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 weeks).","Anthropometrics - Weight — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 weeks).","Anthropometrics - Body Mass Index (BMI) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T…","Anthropometrics - Waist circumference — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2,…","Cardiorespiratory Fitness — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 weeks).","Functional Fitness (muscular endurance) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T…","Functional Fitness and Fall risk - Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-interven…","Fall Risk and Functional stability (force platform) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and…","Exercise Self-Efficacy (ESES) — Assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1, 12 weeks), and follow-up (T2, 18 week…"],"regulatory_context":"Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available."},"clinical_trial_topics":[{"topic_slug":"exercise","is_published":true,"match_reasons":["Title contains controlled term: physical activity.","Abstract contains controlled term: exercise, physical activity.","Source terminology contains: exercise.","Title supplies longevity context: aging.","Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL."],"matched_fields":["title","abstract","controlled terminology","title context","study type"],"relevance_score":100,"intelligence_topics":{"name":"Exercise","slug":"exercise"}}],"content_sources":{"name":"ClinicalTrials.gov","homepage_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/"}},"canonical_url":"https://www.immortal.life/trials/31082","automation_disclosure":"Generated automatically from cited source metadata. 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