Clinical trials: Disorder of Aging
Sleep Disturbance, Cognitive Change
Integrating Systematic Data of Geriatric Medicine to Explore the Solution for Health Aging
This project aims to build up the comprehensive database of geriatric medicine for local Taiwanese.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Cognitive Change, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04207502
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Inflammation, Malnutrition
Effects of Camelina Sativa Oil in Free-living Older Adults
The present study aims at evaluating the anti-inflammatory effects of a novel food in older adult volunteers. Briefly, this randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study is performed on 91 apparently healthy older adults…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Malnutrition, Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT04965948
- Testing
- Novel food snack
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Sarcopenia
A Comparison of the Effects of Krill Oil and Fish Oil Supplementation on Muscle Function in Older Adults
The aim of the study is to compare the effects of Krill Oil and Fish Oil supplementation on muscle function in older adults. The secondary aim is to investigate the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects previously observed.
- Trial name
- NCT05869526
- Testing
- Fish oil, Kril oil, Vegetable oil
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Aging
Effects of an Oral GH Secretagogue (MK-677) on Body Composition and Functional Ability of Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of healthy older men and women with oral MK-677 for 12 months will enhance pulsatile GH release and increase mean GH and IGF-I concentrations into the range of young…
- Trial name
- MOT089 (NCT00474279)
- Testing
- Orally active growth hormone secretagogue (MK-677)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Decline
Computerized Tests of Cognitive Decline in Presymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease
The investigators will study performance on computerized cognitive tasks in healthy participants of different ages to gather normative data for newly developed computerized cognitive tests.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Decline, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04800588
- Testing
- California Cognitive Assessment Battery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurobehavioral Systems, Inc.
Aging
Effect of Ageing on Airway Remodeling
The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between aging and morphological changes in the lung. 120 consecutive healthy volunteers over 60 years will be enrolled for this trial.
- Trial name
- NCT01230879
- Testing
- EFR and TDM
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Age Related Cognitive Decline, Age Related Macular Degeneration
Walnuts and Healthy Aging
This will be a systematic investigation of the role of walnuts in preventing or slowing age related cognitive decline and age related macular degeneration.
- Trial name
- WAHA (NCT01634841)
- Testing
- Walnuts, habitual diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 708 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Mild to Heavy Alcohol Consumption
Cognitive, Behavioral and Aging Effects of Pain Medication in Alcohol Users
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between heavy alcohol use, pain, and response to pain medication in older adults.
- Trial name
- CAAP (NCT02945293)
- Testing
- Oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Cognitive Effects of Aerobic Exercise for IGT Adults
The specific aims for the study will be to determine if aerobic exercise enhances cognition for older adults who are at risk for developing type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and to evaluate whether change in insulin sensitivity…
- Trial name
- NCT00220441
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Multiple Sclerosis
BrainAgeMS - a Comparative Study of Brain Aging in Healthy and Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to investigate new quantitative MRI-sequences for assessment of age-specific data for the prediction of brain aging.
- Trial name
- BrainAgeMS (NCT06221631)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Chronic Disease, Cancer
The Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Cohort Study
The researchers plain to build a large-scale, longitudinal, prospective cohort characterized by TCM dampness syndrome. With the biobank of this cohort the investigators want to find the causality between TCM dampness syndrome and…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Cancer, Dementia Alzheimers, Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- DACOS (NCT05315895)
- Testing
- natural aging process
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Healthy, Premature Ovarian Failure
Feasibility Study for Development of an Early Test for Ovarian Failure
This purpose of this study is to gain information about normal ovarian function that will be useful in developing a test for early detection of ovarian failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00006156
- Testing
- Control, Drug: FSH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Physical Inactivity
Integrating Exercise Into Lifestyle of Cardiac Outpatients
The purpose of the study is to investigate the long-term effects of a personalized physical activity program on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with stable cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Physical Inactivity, Aging, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- ITER (NCT05817305)
- Testing
- Medical history and functional evaluation, Health education
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Aging, Sarcopenia
Assessing the Impact of Age, and a Short-term High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Mitochondrial Activity
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the role of mitochondrial function in healthy aging, and then go on and assess the role of a home-based exercise program on the changes seen.
- Trial name
- Mi-HIIT (NCT05934760)
- Testing
- High intensity interval training (HIIT), Resistance based training (RET)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Hot Weather; Adverse Effect, Healthy
Characterization of Myocardial Blood Flow During Heat Exposure
The purpose of this study is to determine the increase in myocardial blood flow during heat exposure and how this response is affected by age and coronary artery disease.
- Conditions
- Hot Weather; Adverse Effect, Healthy, Coronary Artery Disease, Aging
- Trial name
- PET-Heat (NCT04549974)
- Testing
- Heat exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montreal Heart Institute
Frailty, Disability Physical
Functional Decline and QoL in People Aging with HIV in Asia
This is a multi-center prospective cross-sectional study to determine the burden of decline in intrinsic capacity and functional ability, and the prevalence of geriatric syndromes, such as frailty, and disability in adult people…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Disability Physical, HIV/AIDS
- Trial name
- NCT04212884
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Aging, Appetite Loss
Effect of a Novel Protein Ingredient Combined With Oral Nutritional Supplement on Appetite in Older Adults
Reduced appetite can occur with ageing and is linked to a higher risk of undernutrition, poorer physical function and becoming frail. Strategies to increase appetite are needed to improve healthy ageing.
- Conditions
- Aging, Appetite Loss, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06478147
- Testing
- Oral Nutritional Supplement, Oral Nutritional Supplement + Whey Protein Hydrolysate, Whey Protein Hydrolysate + still water
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Activities of Daily Living
Validation of the NeuroTec Loft
The progression of neurodegenerative disorders and the increasing number of elderly people intensifies the need of institutional care, which contrasts with the desire of most elderly and patients to live independently at home.
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Activities of Daily Living, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04793555
- Testing
- Monitoring by unobtrusive sensors
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Alzheimer's Disease
Imaging of Cognition, Learning, and Memory in Aging
This investigation is designed to study how the brain functions when it is performing explicit memory tasks, and furthermore how the brain systems supporting performance on these tests change as a function of aging.
- Trial name
- NCT01297114
- Testing
- Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yaakov Stern
Hypertension, Physical Disability
The Effect of Sodium Reduction on Blood Pressure and Physical Function in Older Adults
This study will examine the effects of low sodium meal plan on seated blood pressure in older adults from a community-based, congregate senior living facility.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Physical Disability, Aging
- Trial name
- SOTRUE (NCT04074941)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife