Clinical trials: Elder
Elder Abuse, Dementia
Responding to Elder Abuse in GERiAtric Care - Dementia
Abuse of older people is common and people with dementia are especially susceptible to abuse. Older people may be subjected to physical, psychological, sexual, financial abuse or neglect by relatives as well as health and social…
- Trial name
- REAGERA (NCT06659822)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Region Östergötland
Suicidal Ideation
The Elders' Resilience Curriculum
The overall goal of this research is to better understand if and how the Elders' Resilience Curriculum (ERC), a culturally grounded, school-based upstream suicide prevention program taught by White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT)…
- Trial name
- NCT06045273
- Testing
- Elders' Resilience Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Improve Mental Health
The Impact of a Humor Seminar on General Well Being, Quality of Life and Psychological Distress Among Community Dwelling Elders
1. Senior citizens living in the community who participate in a humor seminar will have improved health quality of life compared to those not participating in the seminar. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01414218
- Testing
- Humor as a Way of Life Seminar
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Happy Nation Society
Virus Diseases, Respiratory Tract Diseases
Novel Influenza A/H1N1 Split- Virion Vaccine in Healthy Population Aged 3 Years and Older
The primary safety objective of this study is to assess the safety of split- virion inactivated H1N1 vaccine with and without adjuvant when administered at the 7.5,15 or 30 mcg dose.
- Conditions
- Virus Diseases, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infections, Influenza
- Trial name
- NCT00975572
- Testing
- split-virion, non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine of 30 μg, Experimental: split-virion, adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine of 7.5 μg, Experimental: split-virion, adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine of 15 μg
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Province Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Empathy
Embodied Empathy; Virtual Reality and Experiencing Geriatrics
The Embodied Empathy pilot study proposes to use VR technology to create original narratives of real life patients from their own perspectives for medical students to embody.
- Trial name
- NCT03987269
- Testing
- Embodied Virtual Reality, Narrative Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Elder
Pharmacokinetics of Leritrelvir(Ray1216) in Elder Participants
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and PK of Leritrelvir in elder participants
- Trial name
- NCT06169085
- Testing
- Leritrelvir
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Raynovent Biotech Co., Ltd
Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder
Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life
The project will examine how mobility performance in real life tasks and environments is impacted by the use of specific types of wheeled mobility devices (wheeled walker, manual wheelchair, power wheelchair/scooter).
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder, Arthritis
- Trial name
- RERC-4a (NCT00981344)
- Testing
- Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life:Effects of Wheelchair Type on Mobility Performance of Elders in Public Environments
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Falls
Dane County Safety Assessment (SAFE) Research Study
A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an at-home comprehensive approach to preventing falls among adults 65 years and older at high risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00140322
- Testing
- Exercise, fall risk reduction
- Volunteers
- 455 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Social Isolation or Loneliness, Homebound Persons
ACOMPANYEM: A COMmunity Program Accessing Lonely, Disabled Neighbors (Young, Elder, and Midlife)
Social prescription prioritizes interventions for people at risk of social isolation or unwanted loneliness based on community assets and offers them a series of activities that can contribute to their emotional well-being as a…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation or Loneliness, Homebound Persons, Disabled Persons
- Trial name
- ACOMPANYEM (NCT06606431)
- Testing
- Multileveled-community approach
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Mental Health
Mentalizing Imagery Therapy for Caregivers to Address Risk of Elder Mistreatment
The purpose of this study is to establish the clinical efficacy of Mentalizing Imagery Therapy (MIT) for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) family caregivers in terms of mentalizing and elder mistreatment (EM) risk…
- Trial name
- (MIT-CARE) (NCT07648238)
- Testing
- Mentalizing Imagery Therapy, Mindfulness Exercises.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Alzheimer Disease, Nurse Training
NRC:Improving Healthcare for Cognitively Impaired Elders and Their Caregivers
An multi-stage mixed-method design will be employed to obtain both qualitative and quantitative data to address two study aims: (1) Evaluate and refine the delivery Reducing Disabilities in Alzheimer's Disease (RD- AD) training…
- Trial name
- RDAD&APNs (NCT03289377)
- Testing
- RDAD Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Congestive Heart Failure
Empowering Elders Through Technology
Telehomecare is a technology that individuals use in their homes to communicate with health providers electronically. This technology can help them function at a higher level and avoid undesirable hospitalizations by making…
- Trial name
- NCT00261664
- Testing
- telehomecare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Assisted Living, Resident to Resident Elder Mistreatment
Resident-to-Resident Elder Mistreatment Intervention for Dementia Care in Assisted Living
Resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM) is a significant problem in long-term services and support settings (LTSS), and likely to cause physical and or psychological distress.
- Trial name
- NCT03383289
- Testing
- R-REM training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 930 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew Home at Riverdale
Mobility Limitation
Mobility of Vulnerable Elders (MOVE): Translating Knowledge to Health Care Aides in Long-term Care Facilities
Almost 90 percent of residents living in long-term care facilities have some type of mobility limitation, which worsens quickly once they move into a long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT01474616)
- Testing
- Sit-to-Stand Activity
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Influenza
A Clinical Trial With Influenza A/H1N1 Vaccines
A single center, stratified, randomized and double-blind phase IV clinical trial is to be conducted in healthy elders (equal to or more than 61 years), adults (18-60 years), adolescents (12-17 years) and children (3-11 years) to…
- Trial name
- NCT00956111
- Testing
- split-virion, adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine of 7.5 μg per dose, split-virion, adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine of 15 μg per dose, split-virion, non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine of 15 μg per dose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,614 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd
Long Term Care Homes, Malnutrition Elderly
CHOICE+ Quality Improvement for Long Term Care Homes
CHOICE+ is an eLearning program that empowers staff to improve the mealtime experience of long-term care (LTC) residents. This program is based on principles that align with relationship-centered care and promote resident quality…
- Conditions
- Long Term Care Homes, Malnutrition Elderly, Malnutrition Risk in Elder
- Trial name
- CHOICE+ (NCT07505407)
- Testing
- CHOICE+ virtual training program
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Delirium, Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Program at OHSU Hospital
The purpose of this investigation is to assess the effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary Acute Care for Elders (ACE) program dedicated to the care of patients age 70 and older admitted to Oregon Health \& Science University's…
- Conditions
- Delirium, Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Frail Elderly, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT02119078
- Testing
- Acute Care of Elders focused geriatric care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University