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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a home-based functional exercise programme for community-dwelling frail older adults, ACTIVE-AGE@home, provided by professionals and volunteers: protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

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  • Dimitri Vrancken Department of Gerontology, Frailty in Ageing Research Group (FRIA), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Physical Education and Exercise sciences, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Elke De Smedt Department of Geriatrics, Brussels University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jade Tambeur Department of Gerontology, Frailty in Ageing Research Group (FRIA), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Emma De Keyser Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (REVAKI), Research Group MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Elise Vanbeuren Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David Beckwée Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (REVAKI), Research Group MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, BelgiumFaculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy (KIMA), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Rehabilitation Research (RERE) Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Siddhartha Lieten Department of Gerontology, Frailty in Ageing Research Group (FRIA), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Geriatrics, Brussels University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lieven Annemans Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Wim Peersman Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumFaculty of Applied Social Work, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, Brussels, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dominique Van de Velde Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Occupational Therapy Research Group, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Patricia De Vriendt Department of Gerontology, Frailty in Ageing Research Group (FRIA), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Occupational therapy, Research Group Health and Care, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Ghent, BelgiumMental Health and Wellbeing Research Group (MENT), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Patricia De Vriendt; patricia.de.vriendt{at}vub.be
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Vrancken D, De Smedt E, Tambeur J, et al
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a home-based functional exercise programme for community-dwelling frail older adults, ACTIVE-AGE@home, provided by professionals and volunteers: protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open 2025;15:e090746. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090746

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  • Received July 2, 2024
  • Accepted March 10, 2025
  • First published April 7, 2025.
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April 07, 2025
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