Clinical trials: Frailty
Inappropriate Prescribing, Primary Health Care
Deprescribing in Primary Health Care
Medications can help older adults but can also harm them. Frail older adults tend to have many health problems that require treatment, but are also at risk of harm from the medications prescribed.
- Conditions
- Inappropriate Prescribing, Primary Health Care, Polypharmacy
- Trial name
- NCT03903484
- Testing
- Deprescribing toolbox and intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
PROM, Satisfaction, Patient
Assessment of the Humanisation of Care in Hospitals in Andalusia-Spain
Observational assessment through patient interviews of relational, structural and organisational aspects related to the humanisation of health care.
- Conditions
- PROM, Satisfaction, Patient, Satisfaction, Personal, Stress
- Trial name
- HUMANCUIDA (NCT06174844)
- Testing
- No intervention applied
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Congenital Heart Disease, Frailty
Frailty and Non-Fragile Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is defined as congenital functional or anatomical abnormalities of the heart and intrathoracic great vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT05824650
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Frailty, Emergencies
ER2 Frailty Levels and Incident Adverse Health Events in Older Community Dwellers
Older adults' health and functional status are heterogeneous because of the various cumulative effects of chronic diseases and physiologic decline, contributing to a vicious cycle of increased frailty 1-4.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Emergencies, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04431986
- Testing
- No intervention: secondary use of a database
- Volunteers
- 1,741 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
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
Frailty, Physical Disability
Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation at Danish Nursing Homes
Nursing home residents are in high risk of vitamin D deficiency, which negatively affects bone health. Vitamin D and calcium supplements have shown to increase bone density and reduce fracture risk and may affect daily physical…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Physical Disability, Aging, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04956705
- Testing
- Vitamin D and calcium
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Copenhagen
Surgery, Aging
Preparing Older Adults for Major Surgery With Preoperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments
The researchers will conduct observations, interviews, and focus groups with clinicians, staff and patients of the Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) clinic, which conducts preoperative comprehensive geriatric…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Aging, Health Care Utilization, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT06184919
- Testing
- Process Mapping: Observations, Process Mapping: Interviews, Process Mapping: Focus Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Respiratory Disease, COVID-19
REVIVe: Frailty, Rehabilitation, and Outcomes in Critically Ill Adult and Pediatric Survivors of COVID-19 or ARI
Background: Many adults and some children with COVID-19 or acute respiratory infection become critically ill and need advanced life support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Conditions
- Respiratory Disease, COVID-19, Viral Infection
- Trial name
- REVIVe (NCT05246098)
- Where
- 26 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 679 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Esophageal Atresia, Healthy Children
Symptoms, Pulmonary Function, Muscle Strength, Exercise Capacity, and Frailty in Esophageal Atresia vs. Healthy Peers
Esophageal atresia is the most common congenital anomaly of the esophagus and is caused by abnormal development of the esophagus during intrauterine life.
- Trial name
- NCT06975982
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Hodgkin Disease
A Study of Brentuximab Vedotin in Patients With Hodgkin Lymphoma Unsuitable for Chemotherapy Due to Age, Frailty or Co-morbidity
An early phase II, single arm, two stage study, to investigate the level of activity, duration of response and tolerability of brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35), as a single agent, utilising a response adapted approach, in older…
- Trial name
- BREVITY (NCT02567851)
- Testing
- Brentuximab Vedotin
- Where
- 12 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Cancer, Anesthesia
Cancer Anesthesia and Frailty
Subjects undergoing cancer related surgery at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori - Milano will be consecutively recruited.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Anesthesia, Fragility
- Trial name
- NCT03575416
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Prevention of Frailty With Fisetin and Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors
This phase II trial tests how well fisetin and exercise works in preventing frailty in breast cancer survivors. Fisetin is a natural substance found in strawberries and other foods and is available as a nutritional supplement.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Early Stage Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- PROFFi (NCT06113016)
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Educational Intervention, Exercise Intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Exercise
Effects of a Strength Physical Exercise Program in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a hematological neoplasm that primarily affects older individuals and is the most common type of leukemia in adults in Western countries.
- Trial name
- NCT06654206
- Testing
- Exercise, Home exercise
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Frailty
Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord or Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Intravenous Infusion for Aging Frailty
This trial will study the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion of cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord or placental derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of Aging Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05018767
- Testing
- cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord or placental derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Greece
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- The Foundation for Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)
Change in Cognition and Frailty After Shunt Surgery in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH)
The goal of this observational study is to describe changes in cognitive profile and frailty from pre shunt to one year after the shunt surgery and to identify clinical predictors of an improvement in terms of cognition and…
- Trial name
- NCT07642726
- Testing
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Frailty
Supporting Uptake of Evidence for Physical Activity in Older Adults With Complex Health Care Needs
Physically frail older adults often have chronic conditions that contribute to a higher chance of them being limited in daily activities and becoming dependent.
- Trial name
- Moving_More (NCT06894914)
- Testing
- 24-hour Activity Counselling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Liver Diseases
Effect of Exercise Based Regimen on Frailty in Children With Liver Disease
Frailty is now a well-known complication of liver disease and various studies, including pediatric literature studies, have recognized it as a poor prognostic factor in CLD as well as liver transplant settings.
- Trial name
- NCT05770284
- Testing
- 12 weeks exercise, Standard Medical Treatment
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India
Frailty
Long-term Effects of WISE Program Improving Frailty Status and Quality of Life for Adolescents With CHD
Most children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are expected to survive until adulthood. In addition to physical limitations, the growing adolescents with CHD are also challenged at the psychosocial domains.
- Trial name
- NCT05533346
- Testing
- with WISE (Walking Instruction based on Self-Efficacy), without WISE (Walking Instruction based on Self-Efficacy)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Sarcopenia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Physical Activity and Exercise During Early Treatment Phases for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia to Protect Against Muscle Loss and Improve Frailty Outcomes
This is a small trial testing out a new approach before doing a bigger study. Researchers are observing a group of children/adolescents (ages 5-17) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and testing a physical activity and…
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT07325305)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Frailty in Older Adults, Functional Decline
Prevalence of Anticholinergics in Geriatric Patients With Acute Functional Deterioration
This study investigates the anticholinergic burden on patients seen in the Subacute mobile outpatient geriatric clinic in Aalborg, Denmark, between the years of 2024 and 2025.
- Conditions
- Frailty in Older Adults, Functional Decline, Anticholinergic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07165574
- Testing
- No intervention as the study is observational
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital