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Frailty: early-phase trial registry

21 of 49 indexed Frailty trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #281 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

49 US clinical trials · 21 currently recruiting · #281 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Frailty: 49 US clinical trials tracked, 21 recruiting.

Frailty is the subject of 49 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 21 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 12 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition frailty

OPEN 21 | RECR 43% | LATE 1 | EARLY 12 | RANK #281 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) (43% recruiting · 7 trials)

Diet, Healthy49%Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy44.9%Frailty (this)43%Chronic Disease36.7%Arthritis30.6%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Frailty

Frailty lists 21 open slots (43% of 49 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 Frailty 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.

  1. Frailty is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    21 of 49 indexed trials (42.9%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Frailty trials is spread across many organizations.

    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill accounts for 3 of 49 trials (6.1%). 38 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Frailty enrolment sits around 66 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 66 among the 49 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 28 of those (57.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Frailty research is mostly interventional.

    40 interventional and 9 observational studies make up this index (81.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 13Phase 29Phase 41

Open and recent trials

49 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING NA 10,000 participants

A Partnered Evaluation to Improve the Identification and Management of Functional Impairment and Frailty Among Older Veterans in Primary Care Settings

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT06404970

RECRUITING NA 3,000 participants

Assisted Ambulation to Improve Health Outcomes for Older Medical Inpatients

The Cleveland Clinic

NCT05725928

RECRUITING NA 750 participants

Occupational Therapy and Registered Dietitian Services to Reduce Fall Risk Among Home Delivered Meal Clients

Ohio State University

NCT06586970

RECRUITING 250 participants

Identifying Modifiable PAtient Centered Therapeutics (IMPACT) Frailty

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT04717869

RECRUITING Phase 1 240 participants

Evaluation of the Walk With Ease Program for Fall Prevention

Iowa State University

NCT05693025

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Reduce Frailty and Enhance Resilience in Older Veterans

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05625204

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Evaluate the Impact of Targeted Physical Activity on Clinically Debilitated Dialysis Patients.

University of Illinois at Chicago

NCT06374537

RECRUITING 150 participants

Human/Machine Interface: What the HeartMate 3 ® Device Tells Us About the Future

International Consortium of Circulatory Assist Clinicians

NCT06039176

RECRUITING Phase 2 118 participants

Reducing Frailty for Older Cancer Survivors Using Supplements II

University of Rochester

NCT06068543

RECRUITING Phase 2 100 participants

Tesamorelin as an Adjunct to Exercise for Improving Physical Function in HIV

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT06554717

RECRUITING 100 participants

Frailty and Muscle Strength Tests in Older Adults Undergoing Major Surgery

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT06988176

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Meal Delivery and Exercise

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

NCT04906759

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Get Fit for Function

University of Chicago

NCT06359652

RECRUITING 100 participants

SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT06704256

RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

Improving Physical Ability and Cellular Senescence Elimination in HIV

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NCT07144293

RECRUITING Phase 2 60 participants

The Mito-Frail Trial: Effects of MitoQ on Vasodilation, Mobility and Cognitive Performance in Frail Older Adults

UConn Health

NCT06027554

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Supplementation for Exercise Tolerance Improvement in Healthy Older Adults

Scott Silveira

NCT07144527

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Auricular Acupressure in Prehabilitation

University of Chicago

NCT06516198

RECRUITING NA 25 participants

Precision Medicine and Physical Function

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT05877846

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Dose Adjusted Chemoradiotherapy in HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer of the Elderly

Omar Mahmoud

NCT06309225

RECRUITING NA 15 participants

Prehabilitation for Kidney Transplant Candidates

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

NCT06886256

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 35,015 participants

PAtient-centered mUltidiSciplinary Care for vEterans Undergoing Surgery (PAUSE)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05037292

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 19,114 participants

Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly-Extension (ASPREE-XT)

Anne Murray

NCT07224347

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 137 participants

Voice-Activated Technology to Improve Mobility in Multimorbid, Frail, Homebound Older Adults (EngAGE)

University of Chicago

NCT05337514

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 110 participants

An Open-Label Intervention Trial to Reduce Senescence and Improve Frailty in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

NCT04733534

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 61 participants

The Sedentary to Active Rising to Thrive (START) Trial

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

NCT06023680

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 53 participants

Home Exercise And Resiliency Training (Heart) Club

University of Michigan

NCT05543733

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 50 participants

Preparing Older Adults for Major Surgery With Preoperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT06184919

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Novel Respiratory Training as Part of Palliative Care for Older Adults With Heart Failure

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06576297

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 30 participants

WE BEAT - HEART Club Fontan Wellness Project: A Virtual Resilience Promotion and Frailty Prevention Program

University of Michigan

NCT05199857

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Towards Understanding Between ADT Treatment, Circadian Rhythm, and Physiological Responsiveness

University of Maryland, Baltimore

NCT05968144

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 29 participants

Improving Physical Function in Older Adults Using an Anti-inflammation Drug: The RIGHT Study

Anne B. Newman

NCT05727384

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Safety and Impact of Low Resistance Exercise Training on Quality of Life in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

University of Pennsylvania

NCT06543745

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 10 participants

Remote Exercise Video Adaptations to Maximize Physical Activity in Childhood Cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

NCT06411704

COMPLETED 1,190 participants

Measure of Frailty in Perioperative Setting

The Cleveland Clinic

NCT02838511

COMPLETED NA 156 participants

The Effect of Walking on Frailty

Northwestern University

NCT03654807

COMPLETED Phase 2 108 participants

HORMA: Hormonal Regulators of Muscle and Metabolism in Aging

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NCT00183040

COMPLETED Phase 4 99 participants

Effects of DHEA/Exercise on Bone, Muscle and Balance

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NCT00664053

COMPLETED NA 66 participants

Post-ICU Palliative Care Intervention (PIPCI) Trial

Columbia University

NCT03456323

COMPLETED NA 66 participants

Effects of Tai Chi on Frailty in Elderly Adults

Hebrew SeniorLife

NCT01126723

COMPLETED Phase 2 64 participants

Nitrites, Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, and Physical Activity in Old Age

Gladwin, Mark, MD

NCT04405180

COMPLETED NA 47 participants

Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy

University of Florida

NCT05411393

COMPLETED Phase 1 40 participants

Sleep Health Enhancement in Older Adults to Address Frailty

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT05968820

COMPLETED Phase 2 40 participants

Evaluation of Efficacy, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of MYMD1 for Chronic Inflammation and Sarcopenia/Frailty

TNF Pharmaceuticals

NCT05283486

COMPLETED NA 30 participants

Supporting Habit Formation to Attenuate Prefrailty in Elders: Pilot Study

Wayne State University

NCT04140890

COMPLETED NA 19 participants

Pilot Mobile for Dementia and Frailty

University of Washington

NCT05827094

COMPLETED 18 participants

Understanding Changes in Physical Function Using Principles of Precision Medicine

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT05581082

COMPLETED NA 16 participants

Multimodal Exercise Training to Reduce Frailty in People With Multiple Sclerosis

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT06042244

COMPLETED NA 15 participants

Mobile Health Intervention to Support Healthful Diet

University of Washington

NCT05236712

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 3
Phase 2 9
Phase 4 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Frailty records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Usual Care Other
2 trials
Placebo Dietary supplement
2 trials
Placebo Drug
2 trials
Education-Control Other
1 trials
Casual Speed Walking Behavioral
1 trials
High Intensity Walking Behavioral
1 trials
Hopkins Frailty Score (HFS) Other
1 trials
Modified Frailty Index (MFI) Other
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Frailty trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Illinois 8 trials
Pennsylvania 6 trials
North Carolina 5 trials
Massachusetts 5 trials
California 5 trials
Texas 4 trials
Tennessee 4 trials
Ohio 4 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Frailty page

49 registered trials, 21 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

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 Frailty condition card totals 49 registered trials; most-linked intervention Usual Care; top US site state Illinois. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.