Clinical trials: Ageing
Aging, Sarcopenia
Resistance Exercise and Low-Intensity Physical Activity Breaks in Sedentary Time to Improve Muscle and Cardiometabolic Health
What are the effects of resistance exercise (RE) alone or RE plus low intensity physical activity (LPA) breaks in sedentary time (ST) on skeletal muscle health in older adults? What are the effects of resistance exercise (RE)…
- Conditions
- Aging, Sarcopenia, Disability Physical, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- REALPA (NCT03771417)
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University and A&M College
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Improving Psychosocial Functioning in Older Veterans With PTSD
The purpose of this project is to develop an intervention to improve psychosocial functioning and quality of life for older Veterans with partial or full PTSD.
- Trial name
- NCT02803125
- Testing
- Psychosocial intervention, Support group control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthy Aging
A Mobile Tai Chi Platform for Fall Prevention in Older Adults - Phase II
This is a single-arm longitudinal feasibility study for older adults that involves a 12-week home-based Tai Chi program and includes four remote and/or in-person data collection visits.
- Trial name
- NCT05006261
- Testing
- Tele-Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Aging
SMART Stimulation: Precision Neuromodulation of Cognition in Older Adults
The current study will investigate methods for enhancing cognitive training (CT) effects in healthy older adults by employing a combination of interventions facilitating neural plasticity and optimizing readiness for learning.
- Trial name
- NCT05377411
- Testing
- tDCS, cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Artery Disease
Efficacy and Safety of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation in the Elderly
The overall aim of this trial is to study the safety and efficacy of ICD implantation as a primary prevention strategy of sudden cardiac death in patients 70 years and older.
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Artery Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- I-70 (NCT02121158)
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Optimal Medical Therapy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
Health, Aging and Later-Life Outcomes
The purpose of this pilot research is to test the feasibility of two interventions focused on either reducing total calorie intake or reducing the total time that calories are ingested each day in older adults.
- Trial name
- HALLO-P (NCT05424042)
- Testing
- In-Person Caloric Restriction, Remote Caloric Restriction, Time-restricted
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Urgency Urinary Incontinence
Investigation of Brain Mechanisms Involved in the Urinary Continence Mechanism Associated With Aging
Urge urinary incontinence (UUI) is a common problem in older people which vastly reduces quality of life, yet the cause and mechanism of disease are not well understood.
- Trial name
- NCT04599088
- Testing
- Brain functional MRI with simplified urodynamics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Sarcopenic Obesity
The Physiologic Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Sarcopenic Obesity
Obesity is highly prevalent in older adults and is a major cause of sarcopenia and disability in older adults. Although exercise can counteract the effects of obesity and sarcopenia, many have difficulty adhering to an exercise…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sarcopenic Obesity, Sarcopenia, Aging
- Trial name
- INOSO (NCT03119610)
- Testing
- Oxytocin nasal spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Sara Espinoza
Hypertension, Physical Disability
The Effect of Sodium Reduction on Blood Pressure and Physical Function in Older Adults
This study will examine the effects of low sodium meal plan on seated blood pressure in older adults from a community-based, congregate senior living facility.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Physical Disability, Aging
- Trial name
- SOTRUE (NCT04074941)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Refractive Error
Ocular Comfort and the "Aging" Lens (ERBIUM)
The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the factors affecting comfortable contact lens wear and how those factors affect contact lens replacement frequency.
- Trial name
- NCT01198600
- Testing
- Habitual contact lens, Lotrafilcon B contact lens, Contact lens cleaning and disinfecting system (ClearCare)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- CIBA VISION
Skin Aging
Proof of Concept Anti-ageing Clinical Study in Healthy Subjects
The objective of this POC clinical study is to evaluate the moisturising effects on fine lines and wrinkles, texture, barrier function, hydration and elasticity delivered by 4 weeks of twice daily application of the test product…
- Trial name
- NCT03180645
- Testing
- Test product (Moisturising cream), Positive control (Commercial market place moisturising cream), No treatment
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Engagement, Patient, Mood
SimpleC Wellness Platform With Social Robot Interaction
This implementation study will be conducted to test a Socially-Assistive Robot (SAR) system for residents in an Assisted Living environment. The goal of the SAR system is to enhance social engagement and connectedness.
- Conditions
- Engagement, Patient, Mood, Quality of Life, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05296239
- Testing
- SimpleC Wellness Platform with Social Robot Interaction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- SimpleC, LLC
Aging, Benzodiazepine Sedative Adverse Reaction
NUDGE-EHR Replication Trial at Mass General Brigham
Prescribing of potentially unsafe medications for older adults is extremely common; benzodiazepines and sedative hypnotics are, for example, key drug classes frequently implicated in adverse health consequences for vulnerable…
- Conditions
- Aging, Benzodiazepine Sedative Adverse Reaction, Anticholinergic Adverse Reaction, Adverse Drug Event
- Trial name
- NUDGE-EHR (NCT05538065)
- Testing
- Follow-up booster Alert, Pre-commitment, Enhanced Alert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction
Targeting Inflammation to Treat Cardiovascular Aging
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States with older age being a primary risk factor.
- Conditions
- Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Diastolic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- TIVA (NCT01775865)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Healthy Aging
What Makes People Better at Describing Photographs?
This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to provide verbal descriptions of photographs.
- Trial name
- NCT05444114
- Testing
- Mental Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Mid-facial Volume Deficit Related to Aging
Safety and Effectiveness of Juvéderm® VOLUMA XC Injectable Gel for Cheek Augmentation
Multicenter, single-blind, randomized, "no-treatment" control study to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of VOLUMA XC for deep injection for cheek augmentation to correct age-related volume deficit in the mid-face.
- Trial name
- NCT00978042
- Testing
- Juvéderm® VOLUMA XC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Aging, Physical Fitness
Myogenic and Osteogenic Responses to eXercise and Ibuprofen
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of ibuprofen blocks the benefits of exercise to build bone and muscle mass.
- Trial name
- MOXI (NCT00462722)
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, musculoskeletal-loading exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Alzheimer Disease 2 Due to Apoe4 Isoform, Healthy Aging
Dementia Risk and Dynamic Response to Exercise
Research suggests that physical exercise supports brain health and cognition as we age. The goal of this project is to examine the specific changes in brain blood flow and biological factors in the blood immediately after…
- Trial name
- DYNAMIC (NCT04009629)
- Testing
- Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Aging
Muscle Perfusion and Protein Metabolism in Elderly
The purpose of this study was to examine the role skeletal muscle perfusion plays in mediating muscle protein synthesis in healthy older and younger individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00945256
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Sodium Nitroprusside, Amino Acid Drink
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston