Clinical trials: Community-dwelling Elderly
Sarcopenic Obesity
Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation and Dietary Supplements on "Sarcopenic Obesity"
The aim of the study is to determine the effect of whole body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) and/or nutritional on body composition and functional tasks in elderly females with sarcopenic obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT02356016
- Testing
- WB-EMS Intervention, WB-EMS-Intervention and dietary supplementation, control (dietary counseling)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Community Dwelling Older Adults
Normative Values of the Berg Balance Scale and Timed Up and Go Test
Falls are a significant public health concern for older adults; early identification of people at high risk for falling facilitates the provision of rehabilitation treatment to reduce future fall risk.
- Trial name
- NCT04285164
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 347 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Obesity, Sarcopenia
Prevalence of Osteosarcopenic Obesity in Older Adults
Osteosarcopenic Obesity (OSO) is a syndrome characterized by the loss of bone and muscle in addition to increase in the fat tissue as a result of aging process.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sarcopenia, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- NCT04288401
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Oral Health of Older Men
Talking Pen Audio-Interactive Program for Oral Frailty Delay in Community-Dwelling Elderly
This study aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a talking pen audio-interactive technology integrated with an oral frailty delay care program for community-dwelling older adults in rural agricultural regions of…
- Trial name
- NCT07191600
- Testing
- Talking Pen Audio-Interactive Oral Frailty Care Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Virtual Reality, Physical Fitness
Effects of Physical Fitness Using a Kinect Interventional System
The Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training can improve the quality of life of older adults in the community, standardize behavior regulation in exercise and improve fitness enthusiasm.
- Trial name
- NCT06216236
- Testing
- Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training, aerobic dance training
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Wan-Yun Huang
Delivery of Health Care, Health Services
The COPACC Study: Utilization, Health and Economic Evaluation of a Community-Based Primary Care Geriatric Hub at Whampoa
This study evaluates the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), a model of community-based primary care geriatric hub at Whampoa, Singapore.
- Conditions
- Delivery of Health Care, Health Services, Costs and Cost Analysis, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04594967
- Testing
- Patient-centred care home (PCMH)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
Disability Physical
Community-based Complex Intervention to Prevent Loss of Physical Function and Disability in Home-dwelling Older Adults
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of 12 weeks group-based exercise program enhanced with 24 weeks health empowerment program (HEP) to an extended usual care condition (the HEP program alone) on physical function…
- Trial name
- NCT04531852
- Testing
- CALSTI - Complex Active Lifestyle Intervention, SEMAI - Self-Management Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Deglutition Disorders, Dysphagia
AI-Enabled Mobile App for Safe Eating in Older Adults With Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing (called dysphagia) is common in older adults and can make eating and drinking unsafe. It may lead to serious problems such as choking, lung infections, poor nutrition, and reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07654088
- Testing
- AI-Enabled Mobile Application plus Standard Care, Standard Dysphagia Education
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- KAM Chi Shan Anna
Dental Caries
Preventing and Arresting Dental Root Surface Caries in Community-dwelling Older Adults
This study is a randomized clinical trial lasting for 30 months. A total of 300 subjects will be recruited from social centres for elders located in different districts in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT02360124
- Testing
- silver diammine fluoride, saturated potassium iodide solution
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Healthy Aging
Adopting a Health-social Partnership Program to Promote Health and Self-care Management Among Older Adults in the Community
Hong Kong has notably the longest life expectancy in the world. Ever-increasing demand and challenges are posing to the healthcare, social welfare, and elderly care service system.
- Trial name
- NCT05621720
- Testing
- Case management, Social control call and usual are
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Telemedicine
A Telecare-based Intervention in Reducing Stress Level of Informal Caregivers of Community-dwelling Older Adults
The primary caregivers of older adults provide intimate and immediate support when their loved one is in urgent need. Due to the full-time commitment in a caregiving role, the caregiver may not have extra time to join the onsite…
- Trial name
- NCT05636982
- Testing
- Telecare-based intervention program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control, Risk Assessment
Prevention of Falls in General Practitioner for Community-dwelling Older Adults [PreFalls]
The primary aim of this two-year project for falls prevention is to reduce number of falls and fall incidence in community-dwelling people of 65 years and older in the setting of general practitioners.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control, Risk Assessment, General Practitioner Education, Humans
- Trial name
- NCT01032252
- Testing
- Exercise intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 378 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Insomnia
Long-term Follow-up of Functional Performance and Exercise Efficacy in Community-dwelling Elderly With Insomnia
Poor sleep quality has been recognized as a major public health concern in the world. The prevalence of insomnia in Taiwan is comparable to that of Western countries.
- Trial name
- NCT01689818
- Testing
- exercise training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Effect of Chair Yoga on Elders With Osteoarthritis
The current study is a two-arm randomized controlled clinical trial to test the feasibility of recruiting, randomizing, and having older adults with osteoarthritis (OA) adhere to and safely complete the 8-week Sit 'N' Fit Chair…
- Trial name
- NCT02113410
- Testing
- Sit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga (SNFCY), Health Education Program (HEP)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University
Healthy, Older Adults
Group-Based Exercise Intervention to Prevent Cognitive and Motor Decline
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the Ideomotor Program in healthy older adults living in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT07494149
- Testing
- Ideomotor, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergamo
Horticultural Therapy, Virtual Reality
3D VR and Hands-on Horticultural Activities Effects
This study aimed to explore the effects of a combination of 3D virtual reality (VR) and hands-on horticultural activities on the mental health of community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05087654
- Testing
- Combination of 3D VR and Hands-on Horticultural Activities
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs)
RSV in Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance Among Community-Dwelling Elderly Aged ≥50 Years in China
This is a multicenter, prospective, observational, community-based study designed to evaluate the incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection among community-dwelling elderly individuals in China, as well as their…
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07075029)
- Testing
- NP swabs
- Where
- 13 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 28,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Chronic Pain, Elderly
A Music-with-movement Exercise Program for Community-dwelling Older Adults Suffering From Chronic Pain: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: The high prevalence of chronic pain in community-dwelling older adults requires attention from nurses. The aim of the present study is to use a music-with-movement exercise program to improve the pain situations of…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Elderly, Music-with-movement Exercise, Pain Management
- Trial name
- NCT04696211
- Testing
- Music-with-movement exercise
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Low Muscle Strength, Malnutrition
Efficacy of Oral Nutritional Supplement in Community-Dwelling Adults Following Acute Care
The study aims to determine the effects of Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) added to usual care on body weight compared with usual care alone in community-dwelling adults aged 55 years and older who are at risk of malnutrition…
- Trial name
- NCT07753239
- Testing
- ONS, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 7 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Smart Community- and Home-based Integrated Care Services
Effectiveness of a Smart Community- and Home-based Integrated Care Services System for Elderly People
In recent years, the widespread application of emerging information technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing, and 5G has made "smart " a new breakthrough in the integrated…
- Trial name
- ESCHIC (NCT06848036)
- Testing
- smart integrated care services
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liu Zhihan