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Better ageing with personalized lifestyle support from a health coach using a digital app – a population-based intervention study in Germany

Life-course informed, digitally supported, person-centred intervention study for the prevention of ageing with multi-morbidity in the population-based KORA study, Germany

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN27323813
Enrollment
3000
Registered
2025-06-12
Start date
2026-01-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stay healthy through ageing and prevention of multimorbidity Other

Interventions

A digitally delivered lifestyle intervention based on coaching regarding a healthy lifestyle with the overarching aim of ameliorating waist circumference, increasing muscle strength and perceived well

Sponsors

Helmholtz Zentrum München
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 79 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Men and women aged 50-79 years from the KORA study 2. Informed consent for the planned study procedures For the intervention arm: 1. Informed consent for the intervention study 2. Digital literacy and compatible personal device

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who report a pre-existing severe comorbidity and/or a medical condition associated with a life expectancy of less than 1 year

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Waist circumference is measured using measuring tape at baseline and 1 year 2. Hand grip strength is measured using a hand dynamometer at baseline and 1 year 3. Well-being measured using the WHO-5 well-being index (self-report questionnaire) at baseline and 1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Multi-morbidity is measured by self-report at 3 years 2. Mortality is measured from record data at 3 years

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBirgit Linkohr
birgit.linkohr@helmholtz-munich.de+49 (0)89 3187 3859

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026