Clinical trials: Aging Problems, open to volunteers
Lewy Body Disease, Healthy Aging
Language and Lewy Body Diseases: Sentence Comprehension Problems and Modifying Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Treatment
Lewy body diseases (LBDs) represents a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the abnormal accumulation of aggregates of α-synuclein protein leading to the formation of Lewy bodies (LB) and Lewy neurites resulting…
- Trial name
- LANG-LBD (NCT05847985)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Age Problem, Old Age; Debility
Swedish Palliative Care Guide (S-PCG) at Nursing Homes
Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for patients and families who are affected life-threatening, incurable disease. The care should be person-centred, but it is not entirely clear how this is best achieved.
- Conditions
- Age Problem, Old Age; Debility, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT06431659
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Age Problem, Disability
Beijing Disability Risk and Ageing Monitoring Study
This is a community-based prospective cohort study in Beijing, China. The study has been initialized in 2023 and enrolled older residents.
- Conditions
- Age Problem, Disability, Death
- Trial name
- BEAM (NCT06394817)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Hearing Impaired (Partially)
A Treatment for a Form of Age-Related Central Auditory Processing Disorder Consisting of Clemastine Fumarate Plus Engineered Sound
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of Clemastine Fumarate in the presence of engineered sound to treat age-related central auditory processing disorder (CAPD).
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Hearing Impaired (Partially), Hearing, Hearing Abnormality
- Trial name
- CAPD-LOOT (NCT07304024)
- Testing
- Clemastine Fumarate Combined With Engineered Sound, Clemastine Fumarate Combined With Pink Noise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 344 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Age Problem, Disability
China Healthy Aging Cohort Study
This is a community-based prospective cohort study in China. The study has been initialized in 2024 and included older residents.
- Conditions
- Age Problem, Disability, Dementia, Death
- Trial name
- China-Ageing (NCT06472674)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6,780 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Aging, Balance Deficits
Examining the Effects of Theta Burst TMS on Brain Connectivity and Balance Ability in Older Adults With Balance Problems
The goal of this study is to learn if manipulating the brain using magnets works to treat balance impairment, a major cause of falls, in older adults with balance problems.
- Trial name
- NCT06779188
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Weinberg Medical Physics LLC
Frailty, Frailty Syndrome
Prevalence, Determinants and Natural History of Frailty and Pre-frailty in Elderly People
Frailty syndrome (i.e. frailty) is a geriatric syndrome which relies on the reduction of multisystem reserve capacity. Frail people have a lower potential to respond to external stressors and various life incidents as well as…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Frailty Syndrome, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Fragility
- Trial name
- FRAILPOL (NCT04518423)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,093 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Opole University of Technology
Aging Problems
Vascular Aging and Microcirculation: Physiological Aspects of Vascular Aging in the Elderly Population (VAMP-Aging)
Rising life expectancy worldwide challenges public health due to increased cardiovascular disease linked to vascular aging, where microvascular dysfunction serves as an early indicator of system-wide inflammation, or…
- Trial name
- VAMP-Aging (NCT07563725)
- Testing
- Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging, Handgrip Dynamometry (Muscle Strength), Sit-to-Stand Test (5-Times Sit-to-Stand - 5STS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Laranjeiras, Brazil
Chronic Pain, Physical Activity
Healthy Aging as Black Adults, In It Together: a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Chronic Pain and Cognitive Decline
The investigators aim to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare two symptom-management programs for Black older adults with early cognitive decline (self-reported confirmed by testing) and chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Physical Activity, Older Adults, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- HABIT (NCT06246929)
- Testing
- MBCT+w, ALED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Aging
Metabolic Control of Aging and Disease - the MetAGE Deep Phenotyping Cohort
The goal of this prospective observational study is to identify and validate blood based aging biomarkers in relation to cardiometabolic phenotypes of young and old, female and male subjects with or without obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Aging, Aging Problems, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- Pro-Metage (NCT06511297)
- Testing
- comprehensive metabolic phenotyping
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Scherer
Chronic Disease, Chronic Condition
Feasibility and Potential Impact of an Individualized Exercise Program Via a Telerehabilitation Device in Chronic Patients: A Pilot Study
Exercise Rehabilitation (ER) is widely used and effective in the treatment of chronic diseases; however, patients do not adhere to ER programs.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Chronic Condition, Stroke Sequelae, Age Problem
- Trial name
- NCT06558591
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation intervention
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Limoges University
Emergencies, Gender
Gender Differences and Age Related Differences in Emergency Department Admission
The goal of this observational study is to learn about difference related to age and gender in patients admitted to emergency department.
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Gender, Age Problem
- Trial name
- SADE (NCT05593692)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Anemia, Age Problem
Variation of Echocardiographic Parameters After Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Emergency Department Anemic Patients
The goal of this interventional study is to asses echocardiographic variations in emergency department's elderly patients receiving red blood cell transfusion.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Age Problem, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- Trans-US (NCT06060639)
- Testing
- transthoracic echocardiography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Age Problem, Dialysis; Complications
Twice vs Thrice Weekly Incident Hemodialysis in Elderly Patients
As Korea is becoming a super-aged society, the number of elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is expected to increase rapidly. Therefore, the burden on Korean society will also increase.
- Conditions
- Age Problem, Dialysis; Complications, Frailty, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06141798
- Testing
- Hemodialysis
- Where
- 7 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 428 people
- Sponsor
- Soonchunhyang University Hospital
Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Hainan Community Cognition Cohort
This is a community-based prospective cohort study in Hainan Province, China. The study was initialized in 2023 and included older residents for longitudinal follow-up.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Age Problems
- Trial name
- NCT06686186
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hainan Medical College
Age Problems
Evaluation of the PPAL
This research study is being conducted to better understand the impact of the PPAL assisted toileting device. The PPAL consists of a powered, height-adjustable commode chair with integrated transfer boards.
- Trial name
- NCT07221552
- Testing
- PPAL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Alicia Koontz