Clinical trials: Elder
Sepsis
Infected Elders in the Emergency Department: Outcomes and Processes of Care
The purpose of this study is to determine factors which predict a complicated hospital course and then to develop from these findings an Emergency Department guideline to assist in knowing who is at highest risk of elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT00591955
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Heart Failure
Balance Training for Elders With Heart Failure
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in older (≥ 65 y/) community dwelling heart failure (HF) patients. Fall risks are even greater for those with HF due to decreased exercise capacity, loss of skeletal muscle \&…
- Trial name
- BASIC (NCT02566785)
- Testing
- Balance Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Postoperative Complications
Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Organ Dysfunction
The aim of the study is to identify the correlation between ischaemia reperfusion injury and postoperative multiorgan damage during cardiopulmonary cardiac surgery; and to investigate biomarkers that can predict postoperative…
- Trial name
- NCT05529212
- Testing
- ischemic reperfusion injury
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Memory Deficits, tACS
tACS Improves Memory in Elders With Subjective Memory Complaints
Subjective memory complaints (SMC), the main cognitive component of which is event memory, is a predictor of Alzheimer's disease in elderly people.
- Trial name
- NCT05569902
- Testing
- active tACS
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tehran
Elders
Turkish Version of Lower Extremity Functional Scale in Elders
This study was conducted in order to analyze the validity and reliability, and psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS-T) in elder adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05035329
- Testing
- Outcome measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Aging, Preventive Care
Annual Wellness Visits vs GRACE-augmented Annual Wellness Visits For Older Adults With High Needs - Phase 2
This study consists of three aims focused on examining the feasibility of adding the Geriatric Resources and Assessment for the Care of Elders (GRACE) model to structured Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) to improve patient and…
- Conditions
- Aging, Preventive Care, Multimorbidity, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- SPIRE2 (NCT07166861)
- Testing
- Annual Wellness Visit, Annual Wellness Visits + Geriatric Resources and Assessment for the Care of Elders (AWV + GRACE)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,140 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Sarcopenia
Physical Fitness, Body Composition and Frailty in Elderly People.Exercise Program Effecsts. EXERNET Elder 3.0
One of the major changes occurring in developed societies is a significant ageing of the population. Nowadays, because of an enhanced life expectancy, 17% of the Spanish population is composed of people over 65 and the number is…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Sarcopenia, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- EXERNETElder (NCT03831841)
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise programe
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Institutional Older Adults
Senior Elastic Band (SEB) on Institutional Elders
The goals of this research project are: 1) to develop and evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Senior Elastic Band (SEB) exercise program for elderly residents in long term care facilities, 2) to evaluate the long-term…
- Trial name
- SEB (NCT02165150)
- Testing
- Wheelchair-bound Senior Elastic Band exercise program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Depression
Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy in Treating Depressed, Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
This study will evaluate the efficacy of Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy for Cognitively Impaired (ST-CI) older adults in reducing depression and disability in treating depressed, cognitively impaired…
- Trial name
- NCT00368940
- Testing
- PATH, ST-CI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University