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Frail Elderly: later-stage trial registry
3 of 9 indexed Frail Elderly trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #1,916 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
9 US clinical trials · 3 currently recruiting · #1,916 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Frail Elderly: 9 US clinical trials tracked, 3 recruiting.
Frail Elderly is the subject of 9 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 3 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is VA Office of Research and Development, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition frail-elderly
OPEN 3 | RECR 33% | LATE 2 | EARLY 1 | RANK #1916 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Adherence, Treatment (33% recruiting · 6 trials)
Frail Elderly lists 3 open slots (33% of 9 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Frail Elderly on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Frail Elderly is recruiting below its size-band peers.
3 of 9 indexed trials (33.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Frail Elderly research.
VA Office of Research and Development accounts for 2 of 9 trials (22.2%). 7 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Frail Elderly enrolment sits around 130 participants.
Median target enrolment is 130 among the 9 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 3 of those (33.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Frail Elderly research is mostly interventional.
9 interventional and 0 observational studies make up this index (100% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
9 total, page 1 of 1
Targeting Aging With a Ketone Ester for Function in Frailty
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
NCT06645847
Up-2 Study: Cognitively Engaging Walking Exercise and Neuromodulation to Enhance Brain Function in Older Adults
University of Florida
NCT05830942
Comparison of Smartphone and Community-Based Delivery of the Otago Exercise Program for Fall Risk in Older Adults
Binghamton University
NCT07433153
Off-pump Versus On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Frail Patients
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
NCT02338947
Project ABLE:Advancing Better Living for Elders
Thomas Jefferson University
NCT00249925
Drug Reduction in Older Patients: The DROP Trial
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT03722017
Vitamin D in Vulnerable Adults (VIVA-VA)
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT01170273
Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy
University of Florida
NCT05411393
Rehabilitation for Older Adults From Acute Medical Conditions
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT00038155
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 3 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Frail Elderly records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Frail Elderly trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Frail Elderly page
9 registered trials, 3 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 3 Frail Elderly trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- VA Office of Research and Development sponsors the most Frail Elderly trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See VA Office of Research and Development's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Frail Elderly condition card totals 9 registered trials; most-linked intervention Ambulation training; top US site state Florida. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.