Clinical trials: Community-dwelling
Fecal Incontinence
Study of the Efficacy of 4 Treatments for Fecal Incontinence in Community-dwelling Women
This is a RCT aimed to assessing efficacy of kegel exercises,biofeedback, electrostimulation and transcutaneous neuromodulation on women with fecal incontinence, measuring its impact on anorectal physiology, cortical plasticity…
- Trial name
- NCT03394794
- Testing
- Pelvic floor rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Mataró
Frailty in Older Adults, Intrinsic Capacity
Optimizing INtrinsic Capacity for Functional INdependence and to Impede FrailTY in Older Adults: Adaptation of the WHO-ICOPE for Healthy Ageing in Singapore
The goal of this intervention study is to screen and identify frailty and decline in intrinsic capacity (physical and mental capacities) in community-dwelling older adults in Singapore, and to evaluate whether early…
- Conditions
- Frailty in Older Adults, Intrinsic Capacity, Age-related Functional Decline, Healthy Ageing
- Trial name
- INFINITY-ICOPE (NCT07477561)
- Testing
- INFINITY-ICOPE programme
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sengkang General Hospital
Aging, Healthy Aging
Physical Fitness in Elderly
Aging decreases the physical fitness levels in living beings. The environmental factors also have a major effect on the physical fitness levels.
- Conditions
- Aging, Healthy Aging, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT04250870
- Testing
- Senior Fitness Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Aged
Benefits of Online Mahjong by Older Adults
This study aims to examine the clinical efficacy of online Mahjong in improving physical health, cognitive performance, happiness, laboratory biomarkers, and structural brain imaging (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) by a…
- Trial name
- NCT05808426
- Testing
- Bonus Winner Mahjong
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Intimate Partner Violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Vedic Counselling for Women Victims of Domestic Abuse
The Vedic Counselling is the whole person approach, system of total life style counselling based on 'Vedic Laws of right living, right actions, right relationship and right awareness'.Vedic Counselling was developed as trauma…
- Trial name
- NCT05261230
- Testing
- Vedic Counselling, Standard Care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Active Natural Limited
Elderly, Exercise
Exergaming for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This study aimed to utilize an interactive exergame mat system to develop a novel cognitive-physical training program and explore the training effects on physical performance, cognitive function, dual-task walking (DTW), and fall…
- Trial name
- NCT04284709
- Testing
- cognitive-physical training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Healthy Ageing
Multicomponent Exercise Program on the Intrinsic Capacity (ICOPE) of Community-dwelling Older Adults in Primary Care
A three-branch multi-center randomized clinical trial to be conducted in 6 public Primary Care centers located in the city of Madrid (Spain).
- Trial name
- NCT05744492
- Testing
- Vivifrail multicomponent exercise program
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European University Spain
Frail Elderly Syndrome
HOPE (Healthy Older People Everyday) To Age in Place
Certain clinical syndromes eg frailty, sarcopenia, dementia, depression, cognitive impairment, vision impairment, falls in older adults carry an increased risk for poor health outcomes and if identified early, can be prevented…
- Trial name
- NCT03797352
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Intentionality the Matrix of Healing, Community
Oral Health Education for Older Adults: Intentionality in Action
After obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the clinical trial will be registered on a designated trial registration website. Participant recruitment will be conducted online.
- Conditions
- Intentionality the Matrix of Healing, Community, Middle-aged and Older Adults, Oral Health Education
- Trial name
- NCT07265726
- Testing
- Intentional Interview, Expressive Arts Activities
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Fall, Healthy Aging
Validity and Reliability of a Depth Camera-based Automated Physical Function and Fall Risk Assessments
Falls significantly reduce physical function as well as quality of life which leads to failure of successful aging among elders.
- Trial name
- NCT06519864
- Testing
- Azure Kinect-based Tandem Stance Test (ATST) and Physical Therapist's Measurements of Tandem Stance Test (PTST), Azure Kinect-based Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (AFTSS) and Physical Therapist's Measurements of Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (PFTSS), Azure Kinect-based Timed Up and Go Test (ATUG) and Physical Therapist's Measurements of Timed Up and Go Test (PTUG)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sahmyook University
HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS
Evaluation of a Home-based Community Health Worker Program in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
The purpose of this early Phase 2 comparison trial is to evaluate the impact of community health worker (CHW) home visitors on pregnant women and their children in a rural setting in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Depression, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT03517878
- Testing
- Comprehensive CHW Program
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Denture, Removable Partial Denture
Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Denture Hygiene Intervention Program Among Community-dwelling Elders
Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess prospectively the effectiveness of ultrasonic denture hygiene interventions in improving denture cleanliness among community-dwelling elders.
- Conditions
- Denture, Removable Partial Denture, Denture Cleansers, Cetylpyridinium Chloride
- Trial name
- NCT03522272
- Testing
- Ultrasonic cleaning, Conventional denture hygiene
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Frailty at Older Adults, Mastication
Oral Function Intervention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Oral frailty is a potentially reversible condition associated with physical frailty and functional decline in older adults. Interventions targeting oral function may therefore improve broader physical health.
- Conditions
- Frailty at Older Adults, Mastication, Physical Functional Performance, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07866781
- Testing
- Integrated Oral Function Intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Geriatric Population
Effects of Board Games on Balance in Association With Cognition in Community-Dwelling Elderly.
As age progress incidence of fall increases. Cognitively impaired patients have poor balance and they are more prone to falls. Balance and cognitive functions are co-related in middle-aged and community-dwelling elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT06047769
- Testing
- Board Games
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Community-dwelling Older Adults
Creative Dance Effects on Community-dwelling Older Adults
The aim of present study is to analyze the effect of a Creative Dance program on well-being, physical function, body awareness, and rhythm perception and reproduction of community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04311931
- Testing
- Active Dance Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Resilience, Anxiety
Music Breathing in Enhancing Resilience Among Elders at Risk of Mental Health Problems
The goal of this pilot randomised controlled trial is to examine the effects of a mindfulness-based music breathing intervention in enhancing resilience (primary outcome), and in reducing anxiety, depressive symptoms, loneliness…
- Conditions
- Resilience, Anxiety, Depressive Symptom, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT07631845
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based music breathing intervention, control group
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Cognitive Dysfunction, Dietary Habits
Nutrition, gUT Microbiota, and BRain AgINg: the NutBrain Study
Epidemiological evidence suggests that healthy diet is associated with a slowdown of cognitive decline leading to dementia, but the underlying mechanisms are still partially unexplored.
- Trial name
- NutBrain (NCT04461951)
- Testing
- Lifestyles (exposure)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 643 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Multisite RCT of STEP-Home: A Transdiagnostic Skill-based Community Reintegration Workshop
In this proposal, the investigators extend their previous SPiRE feasibility and preliminary effectiveness study to examine STEP-Home efficacy in a RCT design.
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Substance Related Disorders, Depression
- Trial name
- STEP-Home (NCT03868930)
- Testing
- STEP-Home, PCGT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Malnutrition
The Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre Study (NHERC Study)
Elderly are at greater risk of dietary insufficiency due to age-related increases in nutrient requirements concomitant with a reduction in energy requirements, decreases in appetite and energy intake.
- Trial name
- NHERC (NCT03240952)
- Where
- 4 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Ageing Well
A Hybrid Effectiveness-implementation Evaluation on Programs Promoting Healthy Aging With Sport Exercise (PHASE Program)
The goal of this clinical trial is to provide scientific evaluation on the effects of Promoting Healthy Aging with Sport Exercise (PHASE) Programs on the functional capacity of older.
- Trial name
- NCT06090253
- Testing
- Gerotechnology enhanced multi-component exercise, Home-based exercise, Walking exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,940 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong