Registry update — unassessed
Effects of a Community-based Multicomponent Physical Exercise Program on Physical Function, Frailty, and Sarcopenia in Older Adults From the Municipality of Santoña: a Quasi-experimental Study.
Trial registry update: RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
OBSERVATIONALMinor significance
What this changes
The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.
Source date: Oct 23, 2026 · Discovered: Oct 23, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update
What it does not prove
- No control or comparison group is described, so any improvements cannot be separated from natural aging, practice effects, or selection bias among volunteers
- The quasi-experimental design without randomization or concurrent controls cannot establish whether observed changes result from the exercise program rather than other concurrent activities or lifestyle changes
- No sample size or effect sizes are reported, preventing assessment of statistical power or practical significance of any findings
Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.
Study details
- Design
- Observational
- Sample size
- —
- Duration
- 36 months
- Population
- Independent, community-dwelling older adults from the municipality of Santoña, Cantabria, Spain
- Primary outcome
- Physical function improvement in community-based multicomponent exercise program participants
- Effect size
- —
- Significance
- Not reported
- Journal
- Universidad de Granada
- Published
- Oct 23, 2026
Sources
Primary source
- Universidad de Granada ↗Clinical trial
Recorded source passages
Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 1. This is not a claim of full-text review.
This study evaluates the effects of a community-based multicomponent exercise program on physical function, frailty, and sarcopenia in older adults living in the municipality of Santoña (Cantabria, Spain).
Researchers are only evaluating participants who voluntarily agree to be assessed before and after each 36-week cycle of the program, over four consecutive academic years (2026-2030).
Participants will complete functional and physical tests, including balance, gait speed, chair-stand performance, handgrip strength, and a 6-minute walk test, at the start and end of each 36-week exercise cycle.
The exercise program is organized and delivered by the Santoña Town Council as part of its public health services for older residents and is not created for research purposes; it will continue regardless of the outcome of this study.
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