Clinical trials: ELDERLY PEOPLE
Postural, Defect
TENS and Taping for Older People
Aim: To examine the acute effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and Kinesio Taping (KT) on lower limb joint proprioception, static standing balance, limits of stability and functional balance performance…
- Trial name
- NCT05596110
- Testing
- TENS and KT
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Characterising Physiological Resilience in People With Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a condition that affects movement and gets worse over time. It is more common in older adults. People with PD may have symptoms like shaking, stiff muscles, slow movement, and trouble with balance.
- Trial name
- ParkEx (NCT07013513)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
HIV-1-infection
Study to Assess Switching to B/F/TAF in Treatment Experienced People With HIV Who Are at Least 65 Years of Age
To assess patient reported treatment satisfaction and medication tolerability in virologically suppressed HIV-1 infected adults who are at least 65 years of age who switch to a bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide…
- Trial name
- NCT05147740
- Testing
- B/F/TAF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Tulika Singh, MD
Pneumococcal Infections
Phase I Clinical Trial of a Candidate PCV13 in Healthy People
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide, resulting in up to 1 million pediatric deaths every year.
- Trial name
- NCT05602480
- Testing
- 13-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wuhan BravoVax Co., Ltd.
Obesity, Heart Disease
Helping People to Exercise Regularly
This study tests two different incentive mechanisms to induce members of a particular urban senior center to attend more exercise classes.
- Trial name
- NCT01335880
- Testing
- Coupons for use within the next week, Coupons for use within the next 3 months
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Chronic Pain
Nature as a Buffer Among People With Chronic Pain
This randomized controlled trial examines the effect of nature exposure on pain intensity levels among older adults who experience chronic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03153891
- Testing
- Natural Environment, Built Environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Multimorbidity
Navigation for Elderly People With Multiple Morbidity After Hospital Discharge.
This research aims to create and test a tracking (navigation) model to assist in providing care guidance to elderly people (60 years or older) who have two or more chronic diseases at the same time (multimorbidity) immediately…
- Trial name
- NAVIM (NCT07546006)
- Testing
- Navigation for elderly people after hospital discharge., Routine care.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Serious Mental Illness, Older Adults
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hopeful and Healthy Living Program
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel psychosocial intervention is effective in helping adults over 50 with serious mental illness (SMI) increase their social connections and participate in more healthy lifestyle…
- Trial name
- (HHL) (NCT06940843)
- Testing
- Hopeful and Healthy Living (HHL)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Aged, Healthy
New E-Service for a Dietary Approach to the Elderly
Ageing of the population is a major event in the world. Gerontological/geriatric literature unanimously indicate that physical exercise and diet are at present the two available fundamental approaches to contrast/prevent most of…
- Trial name
- RISTOMED (NCT01179789)
- Testing
- Optimal Diet, VSL#3®, AISA-5203-L
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs), Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
Prevalence of Inappropriate Prescriptions and Omitted Therapies in Hospitalized Elderly: STOPP/START Criteria Analysis
Evaluate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) and potential omitted prescriptions (PPOs) in elderly patient upon admission to the acute geriatric department, based on adherence or non-adherence to the…
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs), Elderly (People Aged 65 or More), Deprescribing, Hospitalization
- Trial name
- SPIna (NCT07202962)
- Testing
- medication review and deprescribing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Regione del Veneto - AULSS n. 7 Pedemontana
Influenza
Tolerability and Immunogenicity Study of Fluval AB Influenza Vaccine in Adults and Elderly Persons
The purpose of this study is to determine the immunogenicity and tolerability of Fluval AB trivalent influenza vaccine in adults and elderly people.
- Trial name
- NCT01404182
- Testing
- Vaccination with Fluval AB influenza vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fluart Innovative Vaccine Ltd, Hungary
Elderly Inpatients, Frail
Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Frailty in Elderly Patients With Heart Failure
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of frailty in hospitalized elderly patients with heart failure.
- Conditions
- Elderly Inpatients, Frail, Heart Failure Hospitalization, CGA
- Trial name
- NCT07510035
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Effect of Vırtual Reality Application ın Elderly People With Mild Cognitive Impairment
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of virtual reality application on visual skills, perceived occupational performance and satisfaction in elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT06500650
- Testing
- Person-centred Occupational Therapy Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Innate Immunity, Bacille Calmette-Guérin
Testing if BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) Vaccination Can Induce Innate Immune Training in Adult People Above 50 Years of Age in Guinea-Bissau
The propose is to test innate immune training in a pilot study of 40 adults >50 years of age people in Guinea-Bissau. The hypothesis is that BCG vaccination will be associated with increased innate immune training measured as…
- Trial name
- NCT02953327
- Testing
- Bacille Calmette-Guerin, BCG solvent
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Insulin Treatment in Diabetic Older People With Heart Failure.
Cardiac failure (HF) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are two clinical conditions with a significant impact on public health worldwide.
- Trial name
- Insulin-HF (NCT03665350)
- Testing
- Insulin
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Colonoscopy
Comparison Between OSS and 2L PEG/Asc for Bowel Preparation of Elderly People
For evaluation of the usefulness of oral sulfate solution (OSS) for bowel preparation of elderly people, investigators compare the efficacy, tolerability and safety between OSS and 2L polyethylene glycol (PEG) with ascorbic acid…
- Trial name
- NCT03520361
- Testing
- Oral sulfate solution (OSS), 2L PEG/Asc
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- KangWon National University Hospital
Old Age
Physical and Mental Characteristics in Active Elderly People
Today's world is characterized among other things by a progressive increase in the aging population, due to a decrease in the birth rate and an increase in life expectancy.
- Trial name
- ActivOld (NCT04732078)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Telerehabilitation, Elderly People
The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation-Based Exercises in Elderly People
An epidemic of pneumonia , which is thought to have developed due to a new coronavirus, was detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China, and this epidemic could not be brought under control, leading to…
- Conditions
- Telerehabilitation, Elderly People, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT04346940
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation, Exercise brochure
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Caregiver
The Effect Of Progressive Relaxation Exercises On The Care Satisfaction
The increase in the elderly population, insufficiencies in chronic diseases cause an increase in the number of dependent and dependent elderly. This situation negatively affects caregivers with elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04368780
- Testing
- Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Combined With Music
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Aksaray University
Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions, Traffic Accident
Safety and Efficacy of Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment for Elderly After Traffic Accident
The purpose of this study was to analyze the medical records of elderly traffic accident patients hospitalized at 4 branches of Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital to determine the status of elderly patients and the effectiveness and…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions, Traffic Accident, Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
- Trial name
- NCT07007299
- Where
- 4 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,788 people
- Sponsor
- Jaseng Medical Foundation