AI-Assisted Rehabilitation In Frailty

NCT07176520 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025-1300
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 220
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study investigates the effectiveness and implementation of an AI-assisted rehabilitation tool for adults with frailty in the real-world. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does AI-assisted rehabilitation among frail adults improve patients' physical outcomes? Is there a particular subgroup of frail subjects that will benefit most from AI-assisted rehabilitation? Researchers will compare AI-assisted rehabilitation to standard practice (advice and QR link for rehabilitation videos to be done at home) to see if AI-assisted rehabilitation improves clinical outcomes compared to standard practice. Participants will either: Undergo an AI-assisted rehab with the AI-sensor tool or a standard practice post-discharge from community hospitals for 12 weeks. Undergo interval assessments of outcomes. Keep a diary of outpatient rehabilitations (if applicable for the subjects).

Conditions

Frail

Keywords

hybrid effectiveness-implementation study; pragmatic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Absolute Functional Gain (AFG)

  AFG= Functional score (at discharge/follow-up points) - functional score (at admission). Functional score is based on Modified Barthel Index (MBI).

  baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Functional outcome: Short Physical Performance Battery (SPBB)

  baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12-weeks

Study Arms (2)

Usual care

OTHER

Verbal and written discharge summary, advice, and referral to outpatient physiotherapy (if applicable)

Other: usual care only

AI-assisted rehabilitation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

AI-assisted rehabilitation on top of usual care

Device: AI-assisted rehabilitation

Interventions

AI-assisted rehabilitation DEVICE

Receives AI-assisted rehabilitation post-discharge at home in addition to usual care

AI-assisted rehabilitation

usual care only OTHER

Verbal and written discharge summary, advice, and referral to outpatient physiotherapy (if applicable)

Usual care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 120 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adults aged ≥ 21years
• Clinical Frailty Score (CFS) 4 to 6 \*
• Provided informed consent (for cognitively impaired persons MMSE\<18, next-of-kin or proxy to give consent).
• Have access to smartphone/tablet (own or loaned from investigators)/

You may not qualify if:

• Medical conditions precluding safe home exercises or severely affect interaction with AI-tool (angina, vision loss, hearing impairment).
• Cognitive impairment (MMSE\<18) and no caregiver to assist with use of tool.
• Participation in structured outpatient physiotherapy (\>1 times/week), or day rehab programme.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• SingHealth Community Hospitals: lead
• Jurong Community Hospital, Singapore: collaborator

Central Study Contacts

Chong Yau Clinical Asst Professor, MBBS

CONTACT

6569703000; ong.chong.yau@singhealth.com.sg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2025
• First Posted: September 16, 2025
• Study Start: December 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2027
• Last Updated: September 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share