Clinical trials: Aging, Healthy
Deglutition, Healthy Swallowing
Physiological Flow of Liquids in Healthy Swallowing
Thickened liquids are commonly used as an intervention for people with dysphagia (swallowing impairment). However, the field currently lacks a proper understanding of how this intervention works.
- Conditions
- Deglutition, Healthy Swallowing, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04114617
- Testing
- Starch-thickened liquids, Xanthan-gum thickened liquids, Barium concentration
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Healthy Volunteers
Dose-Response of Gonadal Steroids and Bone Turnover in Older Men
The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of testosterone and/or estradiol at which changes in bone turnover, body composition, strength, sexual function etc. begin to occur in older men.
- Trial name
- NCT00114114
- Testing
- Testosterone, Goserelin acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness
Healthy Aging Through Functional Food
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary inducers of glyoxalase 1 are effective in improving metabolic and vascular health.
- Conditions
- Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness, Vasodilation
- Trial name
- HATFF (NCT02095873)
- Testing
- Glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) inducer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Skin Diseases
Pilot Investigation of a Multinutrient Supplement on Skin Aging and Aging Metabolites in Healthy Women
We are seeking healthy female volunteers to determine if multinutrient supplementation affects visible signs of skin aging as well as blood measurements of aging. We are seeking smokers and non-smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT00541931
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement: LifePak Nano
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Healthy Aging, Alzheimer Disease
Acute Exercise and the Cerebral Metabolic Response in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
The overall goal is to characterize the acute exercise response as it relates to brain glucose metabolism in aging and Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Trial name
- AEROBIC (NCT04299308)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Healthy Aging
Modifying Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Filipino Faith Leaders
The outcomes of this application will provide nursing researchers with information about ways to increase physical activity (PA) and decrease sedentary time (ST) in at-risk older Filipinos adults who are lay leaders in Filipino…
- Trial name
- NCT03439852
- Testing
- Light-to-Moderate Physical Activity / Sedentary Time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
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)
Anhedonia, Depression
Sleep and Healthy Aging Research on Depression for Younger Women
Compelling evidence indicates inflammation plays a role in depression, but potential mechanisms linking inflammation to depression, such as dysregulated reward processing, are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT03848715
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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
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
Aging, Healthy Diet
The Effects of Added Sugar Intake on Brain Blood Flow and Hippocampal Function in Midlife Adults
This study will focus on improving brain health through dietary modification of added sugars in middle aged adults (50- 64 years old).
- Trial name
- NCT05211726
- Testing
- Low Added Sugar Diet, High Added Sugar Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Cardiovascular Diseases, Aging
Cardio-vascular Protective Effects of Wolfberry in Middle-aged and Older Adults
This purpose of this study is to assess the impact of consuming wolfberry on cardiovascular risk in Singapore's middle-aged and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03535844
- Testing
- Wolfberry, Healthy diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
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
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
Adult Stem Cell Proliferation
Exercise and NutraStem (NT-020): Effects on Stem Cells
The purpose of this study is to see if an investigational supplement called NutraStem® will increase the amount of stem cells in human blood at rest and after exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT01847027
- Testing
- NutraStem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Aging
Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation and Cognitive Training to Improve Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults
Decline in brain health and associated loss of cognitive function in healthy aging decreases quality of life.We need better tools to both enhance brain health and improve cognitive performance in healthy brain aging so that it…
- Trial name
- NCT04276805
- Testing
- Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS), Cognitive training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Healthy Skin
Effect of a Basic Skin Care Product on the Structural Strength of the Skin
The main aim of this study is to investigate in a suction blister model, whether the use of a basic skin care formulation increases the mechanical integrity/adhesion of the dermo-epidermal junction.
- Trial name
- NCT03625167
- Testing
- Treatment with petrolatum
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Jan Kottner
Mobility Limitation
BAILA: Being Active, Increasing Latinos Healthy Aging
Investigators propose a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the efficacy of the revised 4-month BAILAMOS© program for improving lifestyle PA and health outcomes (physical and cognitive function, self-reported functional…
- Trial name
- BAILA (NCT01988233)
- Testing
- BAILAMOS© Dance Program, Health Education Control Group
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of the Benefits for Overall Health Following Cochlear Implant Treatment in the Elderly Population
The purpose of this study is to show that cochlear implant treatment improves the overall health related quality of life and general well-being in elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT03072862
- Testing
- Commercial Nucleus Cochlear Implant Systems
- Where
- 8 sites in France, Israel and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging
Effects of Gamma-tACS on Memory and Sleep
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) at gamma frequency in enhancing memory recall and modulating sleep network…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Memory
- Trial name
- NCT05907707
- Testing
- Gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation, Control transcranial alternating current stimulation, EEG headband
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill