The Effect of Volunteer-Engaged Lifestyle Optimisation Via ICOPE on Sarcopenia in Older Adults (VELO-S)

Sponsor
The University of Hong Kong
Study ID
NCT07345832
Status
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Conditions

  • Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
  • Frailty
  • Frailty Syndrome
  • Malnutrition Elderly
  • Sarcopenia
  • Sarcopenia in Elderly

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
60 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Volunteer-Engaged Lifestyle Optimisation via ICOPE for Sarcopenia program (VELO-S) — BEHAVIORAL
    A series of interactive lifestyle empowerment workshops will be conducted at community centres to translate the care plan into sustainable behavioural changes. In addition to one session for individualised care planning, five 90-minute, bi-weekly, in-person, volunteer-enhanced interactive workshops led by nurses will be delivered to equip older adults with knowledge and practical skills to manage sarcopenia. Before interactive workshops, a brief orientation and strategic planning session will focus on the health coach's role, introduce participants to them, and pair each participant with a coach. Participants will be assisted by a corresponding health coach throughout the 12-week intervention workshop.
  • Attention control — BEHAVIORAL
    The attention control group receives six session meeting covering topics unrelated to sarcopenia, it will be delivered in a small-group with comparable duration and frequency of contact and engagement to those in the intervention group

Study Details

Sarcopenia prevention and management are highly prioritised goals in the Healthy Ageing agenda. The study aims to: 1) evaluate the effects of the digital-enhanced, volunteer-engaged collaborative care pathway to improve sarcopenia, reduce fall risk, and increase health-related quality of life (HRQL) among community-dwelling older adults with risk of, or diagnosed with, sarcopenia; 2) evaluate whether the volunteers who received health coach capacity training and supported the intervention experienced health benefits across time; 3) explore the engagement experiences and perceived effects of elderly participants with sarcopenia during the program; 4) evaluate the intervention implementation process and effects from the perspectives of social care workers.

Key Dates

First listed
Jan 16, 2026
Start date
Jun 1, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Mar 30, 2027
Completion
Sep 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Volunteer-Engaged Lifestyle Optimisation via ICOPE for Sarcopenia program (VELO-S)
    This digital program incorporates a 12-week, volunteer-engaged lifestyle optimisation programme grounded in WHO ICOPE and delivered through an ICOPE-based critical pathway for nutrition and exercise.
  • Active Comparator: Attention control
    To control for the non-specific effects of receiving attention and social interaction on outcomes, participants in the attention control group will receive a comparable duration and frequency of contact and engagement to those in the intervention group. The attention-control group will receive six sessions delivered in a small-group format. The six sessions will be delivered topics that unrelated to sarcopenia, including social health, mental health, cognitive health, insomnia and medication safety. Educational materials will be distributed to participants. Participants will be invited to attend the sessions either by a face-to-face meeting or by telephone call (around 60 minutes) with the research team to talk about the aforementioned topics, ensuring comparable exposure to social engagement and attention.

Primary Outcome Measure

Appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) [ Time Frame: Baseline (T0), 3 months (T1), and 6 months (T2) ]

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