Clinical trials: Frail Older Adult
CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
A Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Fitness-adapted Thera-py Approach With Either Continuous Zanubrutinib Monotherapy or Time-limited Zanubrutinib + Sonrotoclax in Older and/or Frail Patients With Treatment-naïve CLL
The CLL-Frail2 trial will be a prospective, open-label, multicentre phase-II-trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a fitness-adapted therapy approach with either con-tinuous zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) monotherapy or…
- Trial name
- NCT07899398
- Testing
- Zanubrutinib, Sonrotoclax
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- German CLL Study Group
Ageing
Implementation of Knowledge-Based Palliative Care
The research on ageing during the last couple of decades has increasingly focused on questions regarding the quality of life and life satisfaction of the old people.
- Trial name
- KUPA (NCT02708498)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 30 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,151 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Biliary Tract Infection
Ultrasound-guided Biliary Drainage Improving Prognosis in the Frail and High Risk Elderly Patients
Acute biliary tract infection is a kind of disease caused by bacteria of biliary tract infection, mainly including acute cholecystitis and acute cholangitis, especially acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis (AOSC),which can…
- Trial name
- NCT06960486
- Testing
- Bedside ultrasound-guided real-time biliary drainage, traditional appointment ultrasound
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hebei Medical University
Colorectal Neoplasms
Using Multimodal Prehabilitation to Improve Outcomes for Frail Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine if a program of physical activity, nutritional supplements and relaxation techniques is effective at decreasing post operative complications in frail colorectal cancer patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT02502760
- Testing
- Physical Exercise Program, Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Relaxation Techniques
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Frailty, Caregiver Burnout
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Frail Older Chinese Adults
This is study to investigate the effects of a brief mindfulness-based program for frail older adults caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT04861610
- Testing
- Brief mindfulness based program, Psychoeducation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Accidental Falls
Trial to Reduce Falls Incidence Rate in Frail Elderly
Background: Approximately 750,000 elderly Dutch people fall at least once a year, which often results in physical injuries and a fear of falling, with high costs and far-reaching consequences on functionality, physical activity…
- Trial name
- CP (NCT00512655)
- Testing
- Fall prevention course
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Frail Elderly, Frailty
Frailty Training for Emergency Nurses: A Cluster RCT in Morocco
This study tests whether a training program helps nurses better recognize and care for older adults with frailty in hospital emergency departments.
- Trial name
- NCT07892612
- Testing
- Structured Educational Program on Geriatric Frailty
- Where
- Morocco
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Cadi Ayyad University
Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Diastolic
Kyoto Congestive Heart Failure Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the patient characteristics, selection of treatment, and factors associated with clinical outcomes in Japanese patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Diastolic, Heart Failure, Systolic, Elderly Frail
- Trial name
- KCHF (NCT02334891)
- Testing
- Standard
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 4,056 people
- Sponsor
- Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine
Elderly, Frail
Improving Balance in Frail Elderly
The objective of this pilot study is to estimate, for a frail elderly population, the extent to which balance improves following a Core-Strength training program in comparison to a Stretch \& Strength program.
- Trial name
- NCT00785746
- Testing
- Core
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Residents in Longterm Care Facilities
Better tArgetting, Better Outcomes for Frail ELderly Patients
The acronym for this proposal, BABEL, refers to the fact that a common "language" - the interRAI risk-stratification and decision-making tool - will be used in this project, allowing several measures of care quality in long-term…
- Trial name
- BABEL (NCT06034444)
- Testing
- interRAI LTCF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,692 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Frail Elderly
Factors Predisposing to Inappropriate Transfers of Nursing Home Residents to Emergency Departments
According to the data of our nursing homes (NH) research network (REHPA - Gérontopôle Toulouse, 345 nursing home in France), 13.5% of NH residents are hospitalized every 3 months or about 50% per year.
- Trial name
- FINE (NCT02677272)
- Testing
- Appropriateness of NH resident's transfer to ED
- Where
- 16 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,040 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Frail Elderly, Elderly
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of the Nursing Home Patients - 12 Month Retrospective Study
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital poses significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Elderly, Hospitalization, Geriatrics
- Trial name
- NCT01213225
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
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
Frail Elderly, Patient Care
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of Nursing Home Patients
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital pose a significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00384709
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Odontoid Fracture
The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) Trial
The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) study is a randomised controlled trial comparing early removal of a hard collar with treatment in a hard collar for 12 weeks in older or frail adults with odontoid (dens)…
- Trial name
- DENS (NCT04895644)
- Testing
- No Hard Collar
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Frailty, Exercise
Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04481438
- Testing
- Acupunch Exercises
- Where
- 10 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Accidental Falls
The HIP-HOP Flooring Study: Helping Injury Prevention in Hospitalised Older People
In hospitals, older people can fall and hurt themselves. The investigators want to see if a new type of flooring can help stop people hurting themselves as badly, if they accidentally fall.
- Trial name
- NCT00817869
- Testing
- New flooring
- Where
- 8 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 571 people
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure
SMARTCARE Project: Deploying Integrated Health & Social Services for Independent Living by Older People
Against the background of the European Innovation Partnership on Active \& Healthy Ageing, SmartCare aims to define a common set of standard functional specifications for an open ICT platform enabling the delivery of integrated…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Falls Prevention
- Trial name
- SmartCare (NCT03112109)
- Testing
- 'New care'
- Volunteers
- 2,111 people
- Sponsor
- Him SA
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Implementing, Evaluating, and Scaling Up of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program
This study will evaluate the implementation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) program using a cross-jurisdictional, effectiveness-implementation type II hybrid design (dual testing of clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT03935997
- Testing
- Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 594 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University