Clinical trials: Advanced Age
Stress
Impact of a Self-hyPnOsis Practice on Chronic StresS Among Caregivers of Elderly People With Loss of Autonomy at Home
In France, stress particularly affects family caregivers because of the intensive help they provide on a permanent basis to people losing their autonomy at home.
- Trial name
- POSSAID (NCT04909970)
- Testing
- Self-hypnosis, Control (Waiting list)
- Where
- Reunion
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Depressive Symptoms
Effects of a Blended Indoor and Outdoor Physical Exercise Program on Depressive Symptoms in Hong Kong Older Adults
Depression is a mental health problem often occurring in the elderly. Performing physical exercise is a key element in decreasing depressive symptoms in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06190327
- Testing
- Blended indoor and outdoor multicomponent structured exercise, Indoor-only multicomponent structured exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Prophylaxis of A/H3N2v Influenza
Safety and Immunogenicity of Three Dosage Levels of Swine Influenza Vaccine in Children Ages 3 to <9 Years, Adolescents 9 to <18 Years, Adults 18 to <65 Years and Elderly 65 Years and Older.
Evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of three dosage levels of swine influenza vaccine in children ages 3 to <9 years, adolescents 9 to <18 years, adults 18 to <65 years and elderly 65 years and older.
- Trial name
- NCT01855945
- Testing
- Swine Influenza
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 627 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Vaccines
Delirium - Postoperative, Delirium and Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD)
Audio-Recorded Messages Delivered Via iPad to Prevent Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if personalized audio-recorded reorientation messages can be successfully implemented in general hospital wards for elderly patients after hip fracture surgery.
- Conditions
- Delirium - Postoperative, Delirium and Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD), Delirium, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT07396532
- Testing
- Audio-Recorded Reorientation Intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sengkang General Hospital
Acute Appendicitis in Elderly
Clinicopathological Aspects of Acute Appendicitis in Patients Above Age of Thirty at Sulaimani Emergency Hospital
Aims of this study are : Estimate the incidence of A.A. in patients above age of 30 y in 4 age groups . Correlate between different clinical aspects and histopathological results.
- Trial name
- NCT04033198
- Testing
- Appendectomy
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sulaimani
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Study of Characterizing Cognitive Decline and Functional Cardiac Senescence in Healthy Korean Volunteers
Although aging process appears to be generally characterized, investigators have been paid much attention to the specific target molecules, which leads to discover the clinical markers of the senescence.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Angina Pectoris
- Trial name
- NCT01590706
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Eye Diseases
iSCREEN-study: Online Nurse-assisted Eye-screening in Home Healthcare
The aim of this study is to investigate the cost-effectiveness of a nurse-assisted online eye-screening in home healthcare in reducing eye complaints.
- Trial name
- NCT06058637
- Testing
- Eye screening
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Institutional Frail Elderly
Inactivity, Balance Problems and Fall Risk in Institutionalized Frail Elderly
The overall objective of the research is to identify the prevalence and incidence of BPPV and the impact on balance problems, fall risk and inactivity in frail elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02905292
- Testing
- evaluation and treatment maneuver for BPPV
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Delirium
Computer-assisted Cognitive Stimulation Treatment for Delirium
The objectives of our study are to determine whether people with delirium in a subacute care unit improve after one week with non-pharmacological therapies based on improving sleep schedules, mobility, and cognitive stimulation…
- Trial name
- Delitract (NCT07563244)
- Testing
- Specific computer-based cognitive stimulation intervention, Usual care intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili
Anesthesia
Educating Anesthesia Residents to Improve Perioperative Care for the Elderly
1. The investigators will design, test and implement a education curriculum for anesthesia residents teaching geriatric anesthesiology. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT03008863
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Risk of Dementia, Dementia
Development and Empirical Evaluation of a Brief Lifestyle Intervention for Older Adults at Risk of Dementia Within an Integrated Medical-Preventive Grid-Based Service Model
Lifestyle factors are among the most important modifiable risk factors for dementia, and primary prevention through lifestyle interventions is considered the most cost-effective approach to reducing the incidence of dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT07831616
- Testing
- Brief lifestyle intervention
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
Aging
Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02807506
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Bed Rest
Preserving Muscle Mass and Function in Bedridden Older Adults
The investigators propose that low-intensity exercise and supplementing daily meals with leucine or whey will independently and synergistically reduce the deleterious effects of inactivity on skeletal muscle and facilitate…
- Trial name
- EBR (NCT01846130)
- Testing
- Leucine, Exercise, Whey protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Cognitive Function
Exploring the Effectiveness of Somatosensory Cognitive Game Intervention on Cognitive and Physical Functions
This study investigates the effects of somatosensory cognitive games interventions on older adults' cognitive and physical functions.
- Trial name
- NCT07250932
- Testing
- somatosensory cognitive game
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases
Intervention and Effect of Sleep Pattern on Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease
Because of the growing population of older people, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases has been the most important aging-related chronic disease, studying the pathogenesis and early warning mechanisms of cardio-cerebrovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT06294964
- Testing
- sleep education, behavioral education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Emergency Medicine, Advance Care Planning
Intervention to Promote Advance Care Planning for Older Adults in the Emergency Department
There is an urgent need to increase advance care planning among older adults in order to ensure that patients receive care of the end of life that is consistent with their values and preferences.
- Trial name
- NCT03402763
- Testing
- Educational Video, Primary Care Provider Email
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
COPD
Palliative Care Health Literacy Education and QOL Compared to Usual Care
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to compare health literacy (HL) and quality of life (QOL) among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who completed a series of standardized…
- Trial name
- PACED (NCT06089499)
- Testing
- Get Palliative Care: four educational learning module videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
How Wet Pads Affect Elderly Skin: Measuring Changes in the Skin Barrier
The main aim of this study is to describe the effects of dry or wet incontinence pad material on the skin barrier function by measuring the changes of the stratum corneum on healthy participants due to the application of pads…
- Trial name
- DROPBOX (NCT07164898)
- Testing
- Test patches
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Essity Hygiene and Health AB
Healthy
Single and Multiple Ascending Dose and Food Effect PK Study in Healthy Adult and Elderly Subjects
A three (3) part study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and PK of RDN-929
- Trial name
- NCT03668314
- Testing
- RDN-929, RDN-929 TBD dose
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alkermes, Inc.
COVID-19, Vaccine Adverse Reaction
Effectiveness, Immunogenicity and Safety of the Second Booster Dose of the Vaccine Against COVID-19 in the Elderly
The objective of this observational case-crossover study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and immunogenicity of the second booster dose in the elderly.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Vaccine Adverse Reaction, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Trial name
- Plus_Booster (NCT05283902)
- Testing
- ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 or Comirnaty or Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
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