Clinical trials: Disorder of Aging
Cancer, Mental Health
Healthspan Connect Programme of Research
Healthspan Connect is a new research programme designed to understand what helps people stay healthy as they age. The programme will explore how lifestyle, environment, genetics, and social factors influence healthy ageing and…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Mental Health, Ageing Well, Resilience
- Trial name
- NCT07209774
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Facial Aging, Skin Laxity
Quantified Evaluation of Noninvasive System Delivering Microwave Energy for Unwanted Fat Reduction and Skin Tightening in Asians.
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of microwave-assisted heating technology in facial fat reduction and skin tightening in Asians. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Facial Aging, Skin Laxity, Cheek Wrinkles
- Trial name
- NCT06925074
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Chang Cheng
Unrecognized Condition
Intravascular Laser Irradiation of Blood Use in Poor Ovarian Responders
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of intravascular laser irradiation of blood on outcomes of in vitro fertilization cycles in poor ovarian responders.
- Trial name
- NCT05873075
- Testing
- Intravascular laser irradiation of blood
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Elderly
Six Month Treatment of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) in the Elderly
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of a naturally occurring hormone, called Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH), on the muscle, bone and fat tissues of the body.
- Trial name
- PP2 (NCT00807365)
- Testing
- GHRH
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
HIV Infections
A Study of HIV-Disease Development in Aging
The purpose of this study is to better understand the relationship between age and HIV disease progression. This study will explore the possible relationship between age and HIV disease progression.
- Trial name
- NCT00006144
- Testing
- Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Emtricitabine, Stavudine
- Where
- 45 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Aging, Breast Cancer
Impact of Emotional Skills of Young Women and Their Partner on Adjustment to Cancer
The KALICOU 3 study will evaluate the effect of emotional skills of patients and their partners on their individual disease subjective experience during care pathways, from chemotherapy to surveillance.
- Trial name
- KALICOU3 (NCT02861742)
- Testing
- Delivery of questionnaires, Questionnaire T1 to fill, Questionnaire T2 to fill
- Where
- 32 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 391 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Oscar Lambret
HIV Infections, Aging
Analysis of Cellular Kinases and Aging in PBMCs and Colorectal Tissue
The goal of this clinical study is to learn about the effect of aging on certain enzymes, or proteins, in the blood and colon. The study involves collection of blood and colon tissue biopsies using a flexible sigmoidoscope or…
- Trial name
- NCT06132386
- Testing
- biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cancer, Aging
Effects of a Multicomponent Exercise Program in Older Adults Undergoing Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aims to understand how a home-based exercise program can help improve strength, mobility, and quality of life in older adults receiving cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07565519
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Implementation of AIP Services for Older Adults With AD
This study will longitudinally follow a cohort of older adults to better understand how decisions about aging in place or transitioning to long-term care-and the implementation of those decisions-are influenced by age-related…
- Trial name
- PYL-AIP (NCT07361601)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Aging
SGLT2 Inhibition in Older Obese Adults With Pre-diabetes
Inhibitors of the sodium-glucose co-transporter (SGLT2) are FDA-approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Their mechanism of action involves lowering of blood glucose concentration secondary to increased glucose…
- Trial name
- SGLT2i (NCT04401904)
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin 10 mg, Nutritional counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Type 2 Diabetes, Healthy Aging
Role of Autophagy in Type 2 Diabetes Microvascular Dysfunction
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the role of autophagy on microvascular function in adults with Type 2 Diabetes. The main question it aims to answer are: Does presence of Type 2 Diabetes reduce autophagy and impair…
- Trial name
- NCT05593549
- Testing
- Trehalose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Sarcopenia
Effect of Carnitine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Skeletal Muscle Function
The primary aim of the current research project is to explore whether nutritional supplementation and resistance training might be combined to produce synergistic effects in the prevention of muscle loss during aging.
- Trial name
- NCT03907592
- Testing
- L-carnitine supplementation, Leucine supplementation, Resistance training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Healthy Aging
Computerized Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults and Mild Cognitive Impairment
The overall objective of this study is to assess the effect of an adaptive computerized cognitive training program for executive functions (CogniFit platform) on improving these functions in older adults, both healthy and with…
- Trial name
- COGNI-AGE (NCT07598409)
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Training, Active Control Computerized Activities
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Aging
Supporting Aging Through Green Exercise (SAGE)
Aerobic exercise is an evidence-based approach to mitigate cognitive decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Trial name
- SAGE (NCT05036304)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise Indoors, Aerobic Exercise Outdoors
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Anxiety, Depression
the Role of Technology in Elderly Patients
Starting from December 2019, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 (SARS-COV-2) disease spread rapidly from China into the world, with about two Mio cases confirmed around the world.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Aging, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- SILVER (NCT05000099)
- Testing
- video calls
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Healthy Adult Participants
Urban Exposome and Biological Age
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of the urban exposome, including air pollution and lifestyle-related stressors, on biological aging, inflammatory pathways, oxidative stress, and DNA methylation…
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT07817836)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury
Motivational Interviewing to Increase Physical Activity to Treat Depression in People Aging With MS or SCI
This study compares two approaches to helping people who are aging with MS or SCI and are experiencing depressed mood to become more physically active. The study is carried out entirely by telephone.
- Trial name
- inMotion (NCT00947232)
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing, Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Dysphagia, Healthy Aging
Swallowing Impairments in ICU Survivors and Community-Dwelling Adults
Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), which consists of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial problems, is a pervasive complication for older intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and contributes to detrimental health outcomes and…
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Healthy Aging, Post Intensive Care Syndrome, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- NCT07005037
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Modulating Cortical Dynamics of Dual-task Standing in MCI
The investigators have designed a brain stimulation study to understand its effect on an individual's standing, walking, and thinking abilities in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairments (MCI).
- Trial name
- NCT05680701
- Testing
- real tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Sarcopenic Obesity, Sarcopenia
Evaluation Of DNA Methylation Pattern In Healthy, Sarcopenic, Obese And Sarcopenic Obese Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
INTRODUCTION: Sarcopenic obesity (SO), a functional and clinical condition, is characterized by the coexistence of obesity, marked by excess fat mass and sarcopenia, characterized by reduced strength and muscle mass.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenic Obesity, Sarcopenia, Obesity, Epigenesis, Genetic
- Trial name
- NCT06618430
- Testing
- None (Observational Study)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo