Clinical trials: Frailty, completed
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
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
In this pilot study, investigators aim to identify patients undergoing TAVR who are at elevated risk for adverse clinical events due to decreased exertional capacity and physical deconditioning.
- Trial name
- TAVR-Prehab (NCT03107897)
- Testing
- Pre-habilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- WellSpan Health
Heart Disease, Physical Frailty
Genetics and Epidemiology of Aging Associated Conditions in the Sardinian Population
Background: The island of Sardinia, an Italian region, has a population that is highly interrelated. Researchers have developed the SardiNIA longitudinal study to examine the possible genetic factors that predispose individuals…
- Conditions
- Heart Disease, Physical Frailty, Exaggerated Personality Traits
- Trial name
- NCT00182949
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 6,926 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Sedentary Lifestyle
The Breaking "Bad Rest" Study: Interrupting Sedentary Time to Reverse Frailty Levels in Acute Care
This study will determine whether an intervention aimed at reducing sedentary time in patients admitted to acute care will result in decreased frailty levels at hospital discharge, compared to the current standard of care.
- Trial name
- NCT03682523
- Testing
- Sedentary behavior reduction intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Olga Theou
Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Frailty
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes 2020 and 2021
To describe the effect on mortality in nursing home facilities during three separate equally long periods during the pandemic and more specifically to analyse the effect on mortality of improved preventive routines and…
- Conditions
- Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Frailty, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04945863
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Lena Nilsson
Advanced Lung Disease, COPD
Effect of Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Frailty in Candidates for Lung-Transplantation
Frailty in lung transplant candidates increases the risk of delisting and adverse transplantation outcome [1]. Furthermore, preoperative frailty is associated with a higher one-year-mortality rate after transplantation in frail…
- Conditions
- Advanced Lung Disease, COPD, ILD
- Trial name
- NCT03895931
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
CGA, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Exploring the User Experience of CGA-Q
As people become older they may start to have more than one health issue at one time. Geriatricians are doctors who specialise in looking after older people.
- Conditions
- CGA, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Person Centred Care, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT06646575
- Testing
- Qualitative data, no intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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
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
Pre-operative, High-risk Patient
Practice Variation in Preoperative Multidisciplinary Team Discussions
Preoperative multidisciplinary team (MDT)discussions are recommended by national and international guidelines. However, no guidance is given on how to organise and execute an MDT discussion.
- Conditions
- Pre-operative, High-risk Patient, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05305053
- Testing
- preoperative MDT discussion
- Where
- 9 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Rijnstate Hospital
Frailty
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Clinical Frailty Scale in a Swedish Emergency Department Setting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). The scale can potentially be adopted for daily use in the Emergency Department (ED) and have been evaluated with…
- Trial name
- NCT04931472
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
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
Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure
Frailty in Children With Cardiac Disease
Frailty is a complex biologic syndrome of diminished physiologic reserve that leads to decreased resistance to stressors and is associated with adverse health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, Single Ventricle
- Trial name
- NCT02999438
- Testing
- Actigraph to check activity levels at home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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
Retrospective Study
Predicting Outcomes of Breast-Conserving Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients Using the Modified 5-Item Frailty Index
Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women worldwide, with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) being a key treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06770647
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 96,586 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Hip Fractures, Stroke
Feasibility of the Geriatric Activation Program Pellenberg With Caregiver Involvement
This interventional study aims to see if involving caregivers as exercise partners with the physiotherapist throughout in-hospital geriatric rehabilitation and the first six weeks following discharge is feasible.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Stroke, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05419284
- Testing
- GAPP+Care, +Care, Observation of GAPP+Care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Advanced Lung Disease, COPD
Effects of Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Frailty in Patients After Lung-Transplantation
Frailty is closely linked to the success of lung transplantations (LTx) (1,2). Studies have shown that frailty causes a diminished physical performance in candidates for LTx and an increased 30 day rate of re-hospitalization…
- Conditions
- Advanced Lung Disease, COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04184180
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Klaus Kenn
Frailty, Sedentary Behavior
Stand if You Can: A Standing Intervention in Long Term Care
It is currently unknown if reducing sitting time, an activity that is highly prevalent in frail older adults living in long term care (LTC) facilities, is associated with an improvement in physical capacity such as walking speed.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03796039
- Testing
- Standing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick
Dementia
Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia
The global challenges caused by dementia affect society from both the public health and economic perspective, and are exacerbated by the rapid growth of the population in the oldest age groups.
- Trial name
- CAIDE (NCT03938727)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Implementation of ProMuscle in Daily Practice
Implementation of a previously shown (cost-)effective combined lifestyle intervention for community living older adults, ProMuscle, in at least four of the eight communities of the 'Foodvalley' in the Netherlands.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Aging Problems
- Trial name
- PUMP-fit (NCT05672004)
- Testing
- PUMP-fit strategy (implementation toolbox), Implementation as usual
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht