Clinical trials: Advanced Age
Influenza, Human
A Study to Assess the Immunogenicity and Safety of CSL's 2012/2013 Formulation of Enzira® Vaccine in Healthy Volunteers
This is a study to assess the immune (antibody) response and safety of the 2012/2013 formulation of Enzira® (CSL Influenza vaccine) in healthy adult volunteers aged 18 years or older.
- Trial name
- NCT01591837
- Testing
- CSL Influenza Vaccine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seqirus
Osteoarthritis
Home Telerehabilitation for Deconditioned Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to develop a home exercise program for patients 60 years of age and over who are deconditioned following their discharge from the hospital, or recruited from GLA outpatient clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT00386256
- Testing
- Health Buddy, Home telehealth technology, Telephone counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
Buprenorphine Used With Treatment Resistant Depression in Older Adults
The investigators are conducting a research study to learn about the safety and benefit of using a medication called buprenorphine for patients with difficult to treat depression.
- Trial name
- IRLGreyB (NCT02181231)
- Testing
- venlafaxine XR, buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sense of Community
Community Spirit in Residence for the Elderly
The objective of our study is to observe and understand factors that emphasizes the creation of a community spirit. Specific objectives: 1.
- Trial name
- 437_EsCom (NCT06441877)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TOPMED
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A Study of Duloxetine in Elderly Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of duloxetine versus placebo in elderly patients suffering from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
- Trial name
- NCT01118780
- Testing
- Duloxetine
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Argentina and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 291 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Clostridium Infections
Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a Clostridium Difficile Toxoid Vaccine in Healthy Elderly Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of a modified C. difficile vaccine at 3 dose levels compared with a placebo control administered via intramuscular injection in healthy elderly subjects aged >…
- Trial name
- NCT00214461
- Testing
- C. difficile toxoid vaccine (2 µg), C. difficile toxoid vaccine (10 µg), C. difficile toxoid vaccine (50 µg)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Caregiver, Disabled Veterans
Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a caregiver skill training program (HI-FIVES), offered as a part of a randomized control trial to caregivers of Veterans referred to home and community-based long-term care.
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Disabled Veterans, Referred to Long-term Care, Residing at Home
- Trial name
- HI-FIVES (NCT01777490)
- Testing
- Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences - Control, Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences - HI FIVES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 484 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diarrhea, Constipation
Probiotics and Hospital Outcome in the Elderly
Probiotics have been shown to reduce the rate of diarrhea and constipation. The purpose of this study was to investigate if probiotics could improve outcome of hospitalized orthopedic elderly patients.
- Trial name
- PROAGE (NCT00794924)
- Testing
- VSL#3
- Volunteers
- 345 people
- Sponsor
- Kaplan-Harzfeld Medical Center
RSV Infection
The Impact of Age on Adaptive Immunity in Adults Infected With Respiratory Syncytial Virus
This study will for the first time systematically investigate the immune responses in an elderly cohort challenged with a well-defined RSV inoculum.
- Trial name
- INFLAMMAGE (NCT03728413)
- Testing
- RSV A Memphis 37
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Aging
Modulating Brain Activity to Improve Goal-directed Physical Activity in Older Adults
Although the majority of older adults are aware of the compelling evidence that regular exercise is critical to the maintenance of health into old age, most do not meet recommendations for daily exercise.
- Trial name
- Stim-Fit (NCT04278560)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Behavioral intervention to increase physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Surgery
Development and Validation of a Preoperative Frailty Index Using Health Administrative Data
The investigators will create a frailty index using health administrative data available for older people having surgery. The index will be based on the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Frailty Index and standard…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Surgery, Outcomes, Predictive Value of Tests
- Trial name
- NCT03354546
- Testing
- Frailty index
- Volunteers
- 511,285 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Daily Use of JARDIANCE® Tablets in Japanese Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Study to investigate the safety and efficacy of daily use of JARDIANCE® Tablets in Japanese elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT02367131
- Testing
- JARDIANCE®
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 419 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
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
Trauma, Hiv
Developing a Trauma-focused Intervention for Older Adults Living With HIV
Investigators are adapting the LIFT and REFLECT interventions for older adults living with HIV who have been exposed to childhood sexual abuse.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Hiv, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05287230
- Testing
- CoSHA (Coping with childhood Sexual Abuse, HIV, and Aging), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
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
Chronic Disease, Frail
Functional Exercise and Nutrition Education Program for Older Adults
There is strong evidence that specific types of exercise can improve health and physical function in older adults. While community exercise classes exist, many older adults with chronic conditions may need guidance from…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Frail, Diabetes Mellitus, Cancer
- Trial name
- MoveStrong (NCT04037436)
- Testing
- Strength and Balance Training & Nutrition Education, Usual Care
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Diabetes Mellitus
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Cognition in Diabetic Elderly at High Dementia Risk
An urgent need exists to identify effective interventions to arrest or reverse dementia and cognitive loss at its earliest stages.
- Trial name
- NCT03036254
- Testing
- HBOT intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Fall, Fear of Falling
Optimizing a Technology-based Body and Mind Intervention
Older adults may feel at risk for falling, but do not have a physical risk of falling. On the other hand, some older adults may not feel at risk for falling, but do have a physical risk of falling.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fear of Falling, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05778604
- Testing
- Physio-feedback, Cognitive reframing, Peer-led exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Efficacy Study of Oral Sapacitabine to Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Elderly Patients
The objective is to treat elderly AML and MDS patients with sapacitabine.
- Trial name
- NCT00590187
- Testing
- Sapacitabine, Arm A, Sapacitabine, Arm B, Sapacitabine, Arm C
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sarcopenia
VR-based Rehabilitation in the Treatment and Prevention of Sarcopenia of Older Residents
Background: Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and decline of muscle function associated with aging. The prevalence of sarcopenia among people older than 65 years old in Taiwan is over 20%.
- Trial name
- NCT03809104
- Testing
- Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Cishan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare