Clinical trials: Cardiac Ageing, active
Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation
Statins in Reducing Events in the Elderly (STAREE) Heart Sub-study
The STAREE-HEART sub-study will examine the effect of statin treatment over a 3-year period compared with placebo on markers of cardiac ageing (myocardial dysfunction).
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Healthy Ageing, Hypercholesterolemia
- Trial name
- STAREE-HEART (NCT04536870)
- Testing
- Echocardiography, ECG screening
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 369 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Iron Deficiencies
Effect of Intravenous Iron on Quality of Life in Older Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
The goal of this phase IV, open-label, randomized clinical trial is to evaluate whether intravenous iron improves quality of life in adults aged 65 years and older with iron deficiency after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Iron Deficiencies, Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
- Trial name
- HI-COR-65 (NCT07476859)
- Testing
- Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection [Ferinject]
- Where
- 9 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 538 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project
This study will use an observational cohort to cross-sectionally and longitudinally relate vascular health to clinical, imaging, and biological markers of early Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease among aging adults.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Aging, Aged, 80 and Over, Biomarkers
- Trial name
- VMAP (NCT05372159)
- Testing
- none, observational study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ovarian Aging, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
The Bone and hEArt Health Consequences of Ovarian agiNg (BEACON) Study
Ovarian aging is a major driver of a woman's long-term health and disease risk. In particular, the rapid decline in the ovarian reserve that occurs with the menopause transition is linked to a striking increase in the risk for…
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT07621965)
- Volunteers
- 655 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF), Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Eccentric Exercise in Sarcopenic Older Adults with Heart Failure: a Pilot Study
This study is designed to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of a 12-week eccentric exercise program for older adults with sarcopenia (muscle loss) or sarcopenic obesity and chronic heart failure (HF).
- Conditions
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF), Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Sarcopenic Obesity
- Trial name
- ECLYPSE-HF (NCT06826963)
- Testing
- Aerobic eccentric intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Breast Cancer Female, Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Flexibility and Autonomic Control After Muscle Power vs Metabolic Power Training in Postmenopausal Oncological Women: the POWER Health Study
POWER Health is a randomized clinical trial with a two-arm parallel design whose objectives are 1) to study metabolic flexibility and autonomic function (both capacities that describe cardiovascular health) in a sample of…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer Female, Cardiometabolic Syndrome, Metabolism Disorder, Lipid, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- POWER Health (NCT06336070)
- Testing
- HIIT program (8 weeks), MPI program (8 weeks)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
HIV Associated Polyneuropathy
Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Mechanisms for HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy
This study looks at a non-invasive ear stimulation treatment to better understand nerve pain in people living with HIV. The study aims to assess how the body and nervous system respond to this treatment, including changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT07822932
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (AVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Aging
Effect of mTOR Inhibition & Other Metabolism Modulating Interventions on the Elderly [SubStudy Rapa & cMRI to Evaluate Cardiac Function]
The ability to mount an effective immune response declines with age, leaving the elderly increasingly susceptible to infectious diseases and cancer.
- Trial name
- mTOR (NCT04742777)
- Testing
- rapamycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), Aging
Functional and Physiological Responses to Multicomponent Exercise in Older Adults
This study will examine functional and physiological responses to a 12-week multicomponent exercise program in community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), Aging, Functional Capacity, Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
- Trial name
- NCT07702227
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Physical Inactivity
Integrating Exercise Into Lifestyle of Cardiac Outpatients
The purpose of the study is to investigate the long-term effects of a personalized physical activity program on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with stable cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Physical Inactivity, Aging, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- ITER (NCT05817305)
- Testing
- Medical history and functional evaluation, Health education
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Intellectual Disability, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Physical Activity and Community EmPOWERment Project
Purpose: Conduct a wait-list randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an inclusive physical activity program called PACE for adults with intellectual disability (ID) who are not yet showing signs of Alzheimer's Disease…
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- PACE (NCT06740162)
- Testing
- PACE Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 376 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Premature Coronary Heart Disease
the Real-world Data of Risk Factor and Its Prognosis in PREmature Coronary ARtery DIseAse Study
The goal of this observational study is to explore the relationship between biological aging and long-term prognosis of patients with metabolic cardiovascular disease in premature coronary artery disease.
- Trial name
- PRE-CARDIA (NCT06695182)
- Testing
- physical activity
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Patients Hospitalized in Geriatrics for Heart Failure, Patients Aged 75 and Over
Clinical and Therapeutic Characteristics of Geriatric Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (AGING HF Study (AGe and Heart Failure IN Geriatrics))
This retrospective (between April 2020 and December 2023) then prospective (between January 2024 and August 2026), non-interventional cohort study has as its main objective to evaluate the clinical and therapeutic characteristics…
- Trial name
- AGING HF (NCT06377904)
- Volunteers
- 810 people
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Aortic Valve Stenosis
OUTcomes Evaluation of Current Therapeutic STrategies for Severe Aortic Valve steNosis anD the agING Population in ITALY
In 2015 the Italian Ministry of Health invited the Cardiac Research Hospitals of Italy to constitute a Cardiac Network. The aim of the network is to facilitate and promote scientific and technological research in the setting of…
- Trial name
- OUTSTANDING (NCT05778773)
- Testing
- TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement), AVR (Aortic Valve Replacement)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato
Cardiac Ageing, Physical Activity
The Cardio-Sarcopenia Study
The use of surrogate markers such as body mass index (BMI) as a target outcome of physical activity may not be appropriate in older adults who are at risk of muscle sarcopenia.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Ageing, Physical Activity, Older Adults, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT05203406
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart Centre Singapore
Delirium in Old Age, Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
Multi-Component Delirium Prevention Bundle in Older Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Patients
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to learn whether a structured delirium prevention protocol can reduce the occurrence of delirium in older adults admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).
- Conditions
- Delirium in Old Age, Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Delirium Confusional State, Delirium
- Trial name
- CICUDEL (NCT07776184)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Delirium Prevention Bundle, Control Group
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv Medical Center
Aging
Brown Adipose Tissue Pilot
The primary purpose of this protocol is to develop a reliable method to determine BAT mass in young and older adults by magnetic resonance imaging.
- Trial name
- BATSP (NCT03793127)
- Testing
- Maximal oxygen consumption (V02 max), Brown adipose tissue (BAT) imaging, Muscle function testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Blood Flow Restriction Exercise, Aging
Acute Autonomic Responses During and After BFR Training
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare how the body's nervous system responds to two different types of leg exercise in young and older adults.
- Trial name
- HOLD TIGHT (NCT07722403)
- Testing
- High-Intensity Resistance Training (HIRT), Low-Intensity Resistance Training with Blood Flow Restriction (LIRT-BFR)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Cardiac Ageing, Exercise
Exercise to Slow Cardiovascular Ageing Progression
In ageing, deleterious alterations in cardiovascular (CV) structure and function increase risks of ageing-related cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Conditions
- Cardiac Ageing, Exercise, Cardiovascular
- Trial name
- NCT05775484
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart Centre Singapore
Aging, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
The Intersectional Viborg Screening Program: Cost-(Effectiveness) of Screening for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases
This is an intersectional and interdisciplinary screening program in Viborg Municipality, including 67 years old citizens. This observational study will estimate the cost-effectiveness of a combined screening program for the…
- Conditions
- Aging, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Hypertension, Mass Screening
- Trial name
- VISP (NCT03395509)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Jutland Regional Hospital