Clinical trials: Community-dwelling Older Adults
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
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
Fall, Risk Reduction
Prevention Focused Home-Based Physical Therapy Utilizing Community Partnership Referrals
This novel study supports the positive benefits of Home Based Older Persons Upstreaming Physical Therapy (HOP-UP-PT) to older adults identified as "at-risk" by their local senior center after participating in a prevention-focused…
- Trial name
- NCT04814459
- Testing
- HOP-UP-PT Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oakland University
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
Functionally-tailored Oral Care Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia and Their Caregivers
The specific aims of this study are: Aim 1. Develop a staged and modifiable dyadic oral care intervention to provide functionally-tailored oral care rehabilitation for community-dwelling persons with dementia (PWD) and need-based…
- Trial name
- NCT04238520
- Testing
- Functionally Tailored Oral Care Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi Chen
Dementia
A Home-based Training Program for Elderly Patients With Dementia
The illness course and symptoms of dementia is usually very long and characterized with behavioral, psychological and physical changes. Family caregivers' stresses change during the illness trajectory as well.
- Trial name
- NCT02667951
- Testing
- A home-based caregiver-training program
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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
Quality of Life, Disabilities Multiple
Reducing COVID-19 Related Disability in Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using Smart Technology
The social distancing requirements for COVID-19 coupled with the adverse health impacts of social isolation and decreased access to healthcare in rural areas places older adults with disabilities in a dire situation.
- Trial name
- NCT05379504
- Testing
- Standard Health Education, Self Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Asthma
Supporting Asthma Management Behaviors in Aging Adults
A 3-arm, patient-randomized trial among Latino and African-American older adults with poorly-controlled asthma will be conducted to compare the effectiveness of clinic-based vs.
- Trial name
- SAMBA (NCT02316223)
- Testing
- Supporting Asthma Management Behaviors in Aging Adults (SAMBA)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 406 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sleep Habit, Good, Sleep Hygiene
Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education on Sleep Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This will be a study looking at trying to change community-dwelling older adults' behavior in regard to good sleep hygiene practices.
- Conditions
- Sleep Habit, Good, Sleep Hygiene, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05483920
- Testing
- One-time educational video, One-time educational video plus automated text messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Black Hills State University
Somatization Disorder
Assessment of Somatic Symptom in Chinese Community-Dwelling People
With the rapid aging and worsening psychological problems worldwide, the special focus on somatic symptom and other psychological diseases of the older population is needed.
- Trial name
- NCT04815863
- Testing
- Assessment of somatic symptom disorder with SSS-CN, Assessment of depressive symptoms disorder with PHQ-9, Assessment of anxiety disorder with GAD-7
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 9,110 people
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Insomnia
Insomnia Treatment and EMA (Ecological Momentary Assessment) Outcomes
The goal of this study is to examine the impact of suvorexant, an FDA-approved insomnia medication, on daytime symptoms (as measured by the Daytime Insomnia Symptoms Scale: cognition, positive mood, negative mood, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05908526
- Testing
- Baseline surveys, Cognitive testing and EMAs, Actiwatch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Aging, Activity
Return to Everyday Activities in the Community and Home
The purpose of this study is to test feasibility for the delivery and perceptions of a lifestyle model for middle-aged and older adults by involving participants in its development.
- Conditions
- Aging, Activity, Lifestyle
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT02786394)
- Testing
- REACH
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Immunogenicity of RSV Vaccines in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
This clinical trial is studying the newly licensed RSV vaccines in adults over age 60 years living in long-term care facilities (nursing homes) by comparing the immune response to their vaccine to adults over age 60 years living…
- Trial name
- NCT06077149
- Testing
- RSV vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester