Clinical trials: Community-dwelling
Frailty, Sarcopenia
FrAilty Care and wEll-funcTion in Community Dwelling Older Adults
This study is looking at whether older people could benefit from an online monitoring platform to support their individual ambitions to maintain or improve functional ability.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Aging
- Trial name
- FACET (NCT03707145)
- Testing
- Consultation, Online Support, Empowered
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aberystwyth University
Accidental Fall, Accident Prevention
Effect of Treadmill Perturbation Training on Falls
This parallel, randomized, controlled trial aims to quantify the effects of slip- and trip-perturbation training on fall rates collected over 12 months, compared to time-matched treadmill walking, among community-dwelling older…
- Trial name
- NCT04733222
- Testing
- Perturbation training, Treadmill walking
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Functionality, Falls, Elderly, Fall Prevention, Exercise Elderly, Assessment, Rehabilitation, Community-Dwelling
Exercise Effectiveness on Fall Risk Factors
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of an intervention exercise program on enhancing fall risk deterrent factors, such as balance, postural control, overall strength, functionability in community-dwelling individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04358653
- Testing
- fall prevention exercise program
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Healthy Aging, Health Promotion
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Healthy Beat Acupunch Regimen on Physical Fitness, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This study will evaluate the effects and preliminary cost-effectiveness of the Healthy Beat Acupunch (HBA) exercise program among community-dwelling older adults in Thailand.
- Trial name
- NCT07868575
- Testing
- Healthy Beat Acupunch (HBA) Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
To Determine How Effective Duloxetine is in Treating Women 65 Years and Older With Symptoms of Stress Urinary Incontinence, or With a Combination of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Urge Urinary Incontinence Symptoms
The purpose of this study is to determine how effective duloxetine is in treating women who are 65 years of age or older with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence, or with a combination of stress urinary incontinence and urge…
- Trial name
- NCT00244296
- Testing
- Duloxetine hydrochloride
- Where
- 31 sites in France, Germany and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Community-dwelling Older Adults
Influence of Lifestyle Redesign® on Health, Social Participation, Leisure and Mobility of Older French-Canadians
To address population aging, health professionals, including occupational therapists, need to engage in effective interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT03398642
- Testing
- French Lifestyle Redesign
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Old Age; Debility
Motor Imagery Training in Community Dwelling Elderly
An aging society is known as having at least 7% of its population aged 65 and older, whereas 14% or more known to be an aged nation.
- Trial name
- NCT04919044
- Testing
- Motor Imagery Training
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Obesity
Home Plate: A Trial to Improve Home Food Preparation Practices Among Parents of Toddlers
This study aims to test the effectiveness of a community-based, peer-mentored intervention to improve home food preparation practices in families with young children.
- Trial name
- NCT02458833
- Testing
- Home Plate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Observational Study Evaluating Robotic Spinal Mobilization in 16 Parkinson's Disease Participants. The Study Recorded Changes in Mobility, Sit-to-stand Performance, and Pain Scores After a 2-week Intervention With the BackHug Device.
The goal of this completed observational pilot study was to evaluate the immediate and short-term clinical effects of robotic spinal mobilization on motor and non-motor symptoms in community-dwelling adults with Parkinson's…
- Trial name
- NCT07384364
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Pacla Medical Limited
Metabolic Disease
Effectiveness of Technology for Metabolic Diseases Combined Sarcopenia
The lifestyle program intervention program focusing on healthy dietary habit and exercise effectively prevents metabolic syndrome, sarcopenia or frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT05476536
- Testing
- self-management skills and healthy technology APP
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Malnutrition
Nutrition Intervention in Older Adults at Risk of Malnutrition
Thailand is one of the fastest aging countries and older adults are at greater risk of having inadequate nutrient intake and malnutrition (undernutrition).
- Trial name
- NCT05682781
- Testing
- Oral Nutritional Supplement, Dietary Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Healthy Older Adults
Enhancing Life Quality in Community-Dwelling Older Omanis by Telling Their Life Story
This study investigates whether sharing life stories and creating life-story books can enhance the quality of life and life satisfaction and reduce depression in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06881914
- Testing
- Intervention group:
- Where
- Oman
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Qaboos University
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
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Misoprostol for Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage at Community-level Births in Egypt
This randomized controlled community-based trial will assess the effectiveness of administration of 800 mcg sublingual misoprostol with standard of care vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01619072
- Testing
- Misoprostol + referral
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Falls
Promoting Physical Activity in the Over 65s
The aim of the project is to evaluate the delivery, impact and cost effectiveness of a community based exercise programme (FaME); compared to a home based exercise programme (OEP) supported by similarly aged mentors; compared…
- Trial name
- ProAct65+ (NCT00726531)
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Programme, Fame, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Fear of Falling, Floor-Rise Ability
Practicing Getting Up From the Floor to Reduce Fear of Falling and Improve Floor-Rise Ability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study
Goal: This pilot study aims to determine whether practicing getting down to and standing up from the floor reduces fear of falling (FoF) and improves older adults' ability to complete this task.
- Conditions
- Fear of Falling, Floor-Rise Ability, Falls, Post-Fall Recovery
- Trial name
- NCT06823882
- Testing
- Floor-Rise Training, Video Demonstration
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
Multicomponent Exercise and Pain Science Education for Fall Prevention in Older Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (MovePainFall)
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in older adults and is associated with reduced mobility, loss of function, poorer quality of life, fear of movement, fear of falling and a higher risk of falls.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Accidental Falls, Fear of Falling
- Trial name
- MovePainFall (NCT07889024)
- Testing
- MovePainFall multicomponent exercise programme, Pain science and fall-prevention education
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Peripheral Artery Disease, Intermittent Claudication
Home-based Circuit Training for People With Intermittent Claudication
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility of undertaking a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a 12-week home-based exercise programme for people with intermittent claudication.
- Trial name
- WALKSTRONG (NCT05059899)
- Testing
- Exercise group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Coventry University
Accidental Falls
Lower-limb Strength and Flexibility Program on Prevention of Falls in the Community-dwelling Elderly
Accidental falls result in major physical and psychological morbidity in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lower-limb strength and flexibility program, which is analyzed under the control of other…
- Trial name
- NCT01830634
- Testing
- Theraband with strengthening and stretching exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer Disease
Reducing Burden in Care Partners of Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a newly-created website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, helps to reduce feelings of burden in care partners of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT06557863
- Testing
- WeCareToFeedDysphagia web tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health