Clinical trials: Community-dwelling Elderly
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
Lifestyle, Healthy, Quality of Life
A Telehealth Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if an occupational therapy lifestyle program for community-dwelling older adults delivered individually through a telehealth platform can produce comparable outcomes in health-related…
- Conditions
- Lifestyle, Healthy, Quality of Life, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05462626
- Testing
- Holistic Occupational Performance Empowerment (HOPE) Lifestyle Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Community-Based Participatory Research, Aged
Associations Between Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
1. BACKGROUNDS: Currently, elderly people comprise more than 10% of the total Taiwanese population. However, within the context of self-reported sleep duration and health risks, research into the association between sleep…
- Conditions
- Community-Based Participatory Research, Aged, Sleep, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT02126410
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Dementia
Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Elderly With Cognitive Impairments
The whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in mobility, muscle strength, balance, balance confidence, and cognitive function with a lower fall rate than the control group.
- Trial name
- NCT01734083
- Testing
- Whole body vibration exercise, Conventional exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Accidental Falls
The Effectiveness of a Self-managed Digital Exercise Programme to Prevent Falls in Older Community-dwelling People
The overall aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital self-management exercise program in preventing falls in community dwelling older people.
- Trial name
- SafeStepRCT (NCT03963570)
- Testing
- Safe Step - digital exercise program, Control group
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,628 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Depression
Empower@Home: Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
This study is a randomized Type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of Empower@Home, an internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) program supported by aging service…
- Trial name
- NCT06584422
- Testing
- Empower@Home: An online cognitive-behavioral therapy self-care program for geriatric depression, Telephone friendly visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Chronic Low-back Pain, Older Adults
Core Stabilization Exercise Therapy in Chronic Lower Back Back Management in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Objectives: To develop an exercise program for older adults with low back pain. And,to develop a clinical prediction rule that could identify a subgroup of people with NSLBP Participants: 150 people aged between 40 to 80 with…
- Conditions
- Chronic Low-back Pain, Older Adults, Core Stabilization Exercise Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT06030128
- Testing
- core stabilization exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Older Adults, Community-dwelling
Safer Cycling In Older Age
The aim of the SiFAr-project is to increase safe cycling in community-dwelling older adults (age 65 years and older) with a structured, multi-component exercise cycling training.
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Community-dwelling, Cycling Competence
- Trial name
- SiFAr (NCT04362514)
- Testing
- MEPC - Multi-component exercise program related to cycling, HRP - health-related presentations
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Frail Older Adults
Effect of Involving Community-dwelling Older Adults in Activities in Relation to Meals
Community-dwelling older adults receiving support at home such as meals-on-wheels may lose the ability to preserve social, cognitive, and functional abilities, when becoming accustomed to and dependent of community aged care.
- Trial name
- NCT03289598
- Testing
- A rehabilitation process involving collaborative goal setting with a case manager about managing own food and meals
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Danish Dietetic Association
Community-dwelling Older Adults
Multimodal Exercise Effect on Brain Dynamics, Cognitive Functioning and Physical Fitness
The aim of present study is to analyze the effect of a multimodal exercise program on brain dynamics, cognitive functioning and physical fitness in community-dwelling older adults This experimental study is a controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT04189458
- Testing
- Multimodal exercise program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), OA Knee
Home-Based Quadriceps Isometric Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Knee osteoarthritis is a common cause of pain and reduced mobility in older adults. Many people have limited access to supervised rehabilitation programs, highlighting the need for simple and safe home-based treatment options.
- Trial name
- KOA-ISO01 (NCT07445568)
- Testing
- Cannabidiol (CBD) Topical Gel, Arnica montana Topical Gel, Home-based Quadriceps Isometric Exercise
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Cuernavaca
Sarcopenia
Effectiveness of Nutrition and Exercise Interventions in Older Adults With Sarcopenia in Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City
Sarcopenia is an age-related condition characterized by progressive loss of muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance, which may adversely affect functional capacity and quality of life in older adults.
- Trial name
- HMUIRB1078 (NCT07761091)
- Testing
- Health education, Physical Activity Intervention, Individualized Nutritional Counseling
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Aging
Trial of the Impact of the Electronic Frailty Integrated With Social Needs
Participants in Electronic Frailty Integrated with Social Needs (eFRIEND) will randomize to receive regularly scheduled in-person and telehealth contacts with a community health worker (CHW) or continue to receive standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT05293730
- Testing
- eFRIEND, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Accidental Falls
FallSensing, a Multifactorial Screening Tool for Fall-risk in Community-dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Over
FallSensing screening tool is a technological solution for fall risk screening, including a software, a pressure platform and two inertial sensors.
- Trial name
- NCT03619200
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- Anabela Correia Martins
Sacropenic Obesity
Effects of the EatWelLog App on Enhancing Diet Management for Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity
Background: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) affects 10% of older adults increased to 23% of those 75+, raising health risks and health cost.
- Trial name
- NCT07867795
- Testing
- Dietary Modification programme, Exercise Training, The EatWelLog App
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Falls Prevention, Implementation
Implementation of a Multifactorial Falls Prevention Intervention in Older Community-dWElling peRsons
Approximately 24 to 40% community-dwelling older persons fall annually, of which 21 to 45% fall recurrently. Many factors contribute to the risk of falling, such as mobility impairment, medication use, environmental issues and…
- Conditions
- Falls Prevention, Implementation, Older People
- Trial name
- BE-EMPOWERed (NCT06105437)
- Testing
- BE-EMPOWERed program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Cognitive Decline
Effects of Multidomain Intervention on Cognitive Function in Community-dwelling Elderly
The aging population has contributed to an increase in cognitive decline. To mitigate the rise in the dementia population, it is crucial to prevent cognitive decline in older adults with normal functioning, subjective cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT06180161
- Testing
- multidomain intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Aging, Fall Injury Prevention
Older Adult Traditional Balance Training vs Traditional Balance Training Plus Neck Strengthening
This study promotes greater understanding of factors impacting balance and how neck strength alters specific aspects of impaired balance.
- Conditions
- Aging, Fall Injury Prevention, At Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07503899
- Testing
- Neck Strengthening Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Aging
The Effect of a Novel Dual-Task Exercise Program for Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Goal: The development of a Treadmill Rehabilitation Platform (TRP) for task-orientated rehabilitation that provides an adapted, blended approach among older adults with balance, mobility, and cognitive impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT01940055
- Testing
- Dual task treadmill walking exercise program, Dual task recumbent cycling exercise program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba