Clinical trials: Community-dwelling Seniors
Diet Quality, Social Isolation in Older Adults
Improving Diet Quality of Community-Dwelling Seniors Using a Community-Based Participatory Approach
This study implements a community co-designed educational intervention program to improve diet quality of community-dwelling seniors.
- Conditions
- Diet Quality, Social Isolation in Older Adults, Nutrition Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07838142
- Testing
- Food Literacy Workshops
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
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
Frail Elderly, Malnutrition
Healthy Life for Frail Malnourished Seniors Performed Together With Trained Lay Buddies
Background: In elderly subjects frailty and malnutrition are very common and can lead to serious health hazards, increase mortality, morbidity, dependency, institutionalization and a reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01991639
- Testing
- Nutritional and physical activity intervention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Microkinesitherapy
Effectiveness of Microkinesitherapy in Seniors
Many specialists stress that the aging process is individual, its course, severity and occurrence of disease are not the same for all seniors.
- Trial name
- NCT05494879
- Testing
- microkinesitherapy treatment
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Opole University of Technology
Age-related Hearing Impairment, Personal Communication
Hearing Health Equity Through Accessible Research and Solutions for Korean Americans
The objective of this study is to test the effect of a community-delivered, affordable, and accessible hearing care intervention on improving communication function and health-related quality of life among older Korean Americans…
- Conditions
- Age-related Hearing Impairment, Personal Communication, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- K-HEARS (NCT06803394)
- Testing
- K-HEARS Intervention, K-HEARS Sound Amplifier Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Community-dwelling Seniors
Dual-task Training to Prevent Cognitive Decline in Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Pragmatic RCT
Objectives: This study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptance of group-based dual-task training for prevention of cognitive decline in a pragmatic setting for community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06648707
- Testing
- Dual-task training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Improvement of Functionality
Effects of Daily Nutritional Supplementation in Combination With a Eurhythmics Training (NUDAL)
Malnutrition and lack of regular exercise are often found in older adults and have been identified as important risk factors for independence loss and nursing home admission in older community-dwelling adults.
- Trial name
- NUDAL (NCT01539200)
- Testing
- ONS+JDR, JDR
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Wellbeing, Social Isolation in Older Adults
Enhancing Wellbeing in Community Dwelling Seniors Through Structured Arts-Based Programmes in the Active Ageing Centres: A Mixed Method Study.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of structured arts-based programs conducted in the selected active ageing centres (AACs), enhancing the wellbeing of seniors. The primary objectives for this study are: 1.
- Conditions
- Wellbeing, Social Isolation in Older Adults, Social Prescribing, Anxiety Depression
- Trial name
- NCT07858955
- Testing
- Music / Visual Arts
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SingHealth Community Hospitals
Health Behavior, Ageing
Supporting Healthy Aging by Peer Education and Support
Canadians are living longer than ever before. However, many in our society age with long term chronic medical conditions which have a major impact on their need for healthcare, their quality of life and well-being.
- Trial name
- SHAPES (NCT02745275)
- Testing
- Peer-led Health Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Respiratory Tract Infection
Use of COLD-fX to Prevent Respiratory Infections in Community Dwelling Seniors
Seniors are a population vulnerable to respiratory infections. It is hypothesized that regular use of COLD-fX following an influenza vaccination would potentially augment immune response in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT00240461
- Testing
- COLD-fX natural health product, COLD-fX
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 780 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital Health, Canada
Medication Adherence
The eDosette Pilot Study
Medication non-adherence can lead to serious health issues for older adults. This study is a four week study in older adults using a new device, the eDosette, which dispenses and records how one takes their medications, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03513224
- Testing
- eDosette
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Hypertension
Telemonitoring and Protocolized Case Management for Hypertensive Community Dwelling Seniors With Complex Care Needs
Hypertension affects over 70% of Canadians over the age of 65y. Seniors with hypertension are at high risk for cardiovascular disease and death. Most of this risk is mediated through high blood pressure (BP).
- Trial name
- TECHNOMED (NCT02721667)
- Testing
- Telemonitoring, Case Management
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance
Connected Healthcare for Individuals Living at Home With Chronic Conditions
Managing and taking medications as prescribed can be a difficult task. This is especially true for older adults living at home with chronic conditions while managing multiple prescribed medications.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance, Medication Nonadherence, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT04339296
- Testing
- Spencer
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Community-dwelling Seniors, History of a Fall in the Previous 12 Months
Zurich Disability Prevention Trial
This project was designed to optimizing vitamin D status in prefrail seniors age 70+ living at home and prevent their functional decline. We test 3 arms of monthly vitamin D supplementation.
- Trial name
- ZDPT (NCT01017354)
- Testing
- Hidroferol® (ES), ViDe3 (CH)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich