Clinical trials: Ageing
Metabolism - Cerebral Energy
The Efficient Brain Study
Cerebral energy metabolism declines with advanced aging, and is implicated in age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other forms of neurodegenerative disease (Parkinson's disease).
- Trial name
- NCT02771366
- Testing
- Fermented Papaya Preparation, Granulated Sugar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Healthy Aging
What Makes People Better at Retrieving Difficult Words?
This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to produce words in response to definitions.
- Trial name
- NCT05066750
- Testing
- Mindful breathing, Control video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Healthy Aging
Online Grammatical Reasoning Training for Older Adults
The START study will investigate the impact of playing a Grammatical Reasoning brain training task on overall brain function (cognition) and day-to-day function in people over 50. .
- Trial name
- START (NCT03661190)
- Testing
- Grammatical Reasoning, Card Pairs
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6,544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Skin Aging of Dorsal Hands
Comparing Pain, Safety and Effectiveness of Restylane Skinboosters Vital Lido and Vital Without Lido in Dorsal Hand
This is a randomized, multi-center, split-hand, subject-blinded study comparing pain, safety and effectiveness of Restylane Skinboosters Vital Lidocaine and Restylane Vital without lidocaine for improving appearance of the dorsal…
- Trial name
- NCT06372782
- Testing
- Restylane Skinboosters Vital Lidocaine, Restylane Vital
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Galderma R&D
Health, Subjective, Disability, Evaluation
Ageing and Health. Spanish Longitudinal Study
Ageing with Health is a longitudinal cohort study aimed to examine trajectories of health, disability and wellbeing and their determinants for Spanish ageing population.
- Conditions
- Health, Subjective, Disability, Evaluation, Chronic Disease, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03343886
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 7,755 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación de Investigación Biomédica - Hospital Universitario de La Princesa
Aging, Insulin Sensitivity
Antecedent Metabolic Health and Metformin Aging Study
Aging is the number one risk factor for the majority of chronic diseases. There are no pharmaceutical treatments to slow aging and prolong healthspan.
- Conditions
- Aging, Insulin Sensitivity, Chronic Disease, Mitochondria
- Trial name
- ANTHEM (NCT04264897)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
HIV, Aging
Angiotensin Receptors and Age Related Mitochondrial Decline in HIV Patients
This study is designed to evaluate specific factors in mitochondria that may precipitate premature aging and physical weakness in HIV patients. Angiotensin receptors 1 and 2 (AT1R and AT2R) are found in virtually every cell type.
- Conditions
- HIV, Aging, Sarcopenia, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Trial name
- RAS-HIV (NCT02606279)
- Testing
- valsartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Aging
Oxidative Stress Links Aging, Activity, and Mobility Limitation
The purpose of this study is to understand why and how oxidative stress negatively impacts mobility in the elderly, and to determine whether antioxidant supplements can increase vascular health and mobility.
- Trial name
- NCT01177189
- Testing
- Vitamins C, E, and alpha lipoic acid
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Mechanistic Study of Subclinical Hypothyroidism In the Elderly
Subclinical hypothyroidism, defined as an elevated TSH in the setting of normal thyroid hormone levels, is a common diagnosis in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02399475
- Testing
- Levothyroxine, Liothyronine, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aging, Benzodiazepine Sedative Adverse Reaction
Optimizing Electronic Health Record Prompts With Behavioral Economics to Improve Prescribing for Older Adults
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 (NCT04284553)
- Testing
- Order Entry, Open Encounter, Follow-up booster Alert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Healthy
The Effects of Aging and Estrogen on the Pituitary
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of aging and estrogen on the brain. Specifically, this study will examine how the hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland to secrete reproductive hormones and how that changes…
- Trial name
- NCT00386022
- Testing
- GnRH, NAL-GLU GnRH antagonist, Estrogen patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Sarcopenia
Effects of a Resistance Training Program in Older Women With Sarcopenia
This is a randomized clinical trial with a control group that will test how periodized resistance training will impact measures of sarcopenia in older women who have been identified as presarcopenic or sarcopenic.
- Trial name
- RESTORE-ME (NCT02628145)
- Testing
- Resistance Training Intervention, Active Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Healthy, Premature Ovarian Failure
Feasibility Study for Development of an Early Test for Ovarian Failure
This purpose of this study is to gain information about normal ovarian function that will be useful in developing a test for early detection of ovarian failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00006156
- Testing
- Control, Drug: FSH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Aging-related Inflammation in HIV-infected Patients
Study of the Effect of Atorvastatin for Reducing Aging-related Complication in HIV-infected Patients Older Than 45 Years Receiving a Protease Inhibitor-based Regimen Versus a Raltegravir-based Regimen
Physicians in charge of HIV-infected patients are increasingly being faced to previously unrecognized comorbid conditions such as atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events, loss of renal function, osteopenia/osteoporosis and bone…
- Trial name
- NCT02577042
- Testing
- Raltegravir, PI-based regimen, Atorvastatin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación FLS de Lucha Contra el Sida, las Enfermedades Infecciosas y la Promoción de la Salud y la Ciencia
Aging, Cognitive Aging
Impact of Music Improvisation Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults
This project will develop and test the effects and mechanisms of a music improvisation training intervention on self-regulation of older adults with and without MCI.
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Training
- Trial name
- NCT05980286
- Testing
- Piano Improvisation, Music Listening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Adherence, Treatment
Smart Reminders to Promote Home-based Cognitive Training
This study will examine whether among older adults an adaptive and personalized reminder system can better support adherence to home-based cognitive training over typical reminder systems.
- Trial name
- NCT05016856
- Testing
- Adherence Promotion With Person-centered Technology (APPT) System, Standard Reminder System (Active Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Impaired Glucose Tolerance (Prediabetes)
Exercise Training and Glucose Metabolism in Aging
Diabetes and its associated complications affect more than 20 million Americans, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance rises dramatically with age such that 40% of Americans over age 60 are…
- Trial name
- NCT00701051
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise training, Detraining (cessation of exercise)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Efficacy And Safety Of CX516 In Elderly Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Glutamate is fundamentally involved in learning and memory. Memory loss associated with mild cognitive impairment may be due to loss of glutamate receptors in the aging brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00040443
- Testing
- CX516
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- RespireRx
Aging
Cycled Testosterone Therapy to Improve Physical Function in Frail Nursing Home Residents
Frailty is a recognized cause for disability, hospitalization, and mortality in nursing home residents. Testosterone treatment is among the potentially beneficial treatments in addition to resistance exercise for improving muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT02679274
- Testing
- Testosterone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Obesity, Sarcopenia
Biological Effects of Weight Loss In Older, Obese Women
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are associated with physical impairments and biological changes in older adults. Weight loss combined with exercise may reduce inflammation and may improve physical functioning in older adults who…
- Trial name
- WL+E (NCT01032733)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida