Clinical trials: Elderly
Energy Expenditure, Body Composition
Energy Expenditure and Body Composition of Infants and Young Children (6-24 Months Old) in Asia
This project is a collaboration between International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), FAO Regional Office for Asia and The Pacific, and Mahidol University, Thailand to carry out the study on doubly-labeled water for assessment of…
- Conditions
- Energy Expenditure, Body Composition, Infants and Young Children, Infant and Young Child Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT06287697
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Stretch
Optimal Duration of Stretching of the Hamstring Muscle Group in Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial
identification of optimal duration for hamstring muscle stretch by using 3 different time of stretch 15,30,60 seconds .100 subjects will be participated in this study divided into 4 group one control and 3 experimental groups…
- Trial name
- NCT04459832
- Testing
- stretch hamstring
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma, Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
Elderly Cancer PatIents, Safety and qualiTy of Life Under immunOtheraPies
The co-primary objectives will be to assess the safety and quality of life under treatment.
- Trial name
- EPITOP-01 (NCT03673332)
- Testing
- immune-checkpoint inhibitors therapies
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteopenia
Influence of Alfacalcidol on Falls in Osteopenic/Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Women (ALFA Study)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of alfacalcidol 1 µg daily on the number of fallers in postmenopausal, alendronate-treated, osteopenic or osteoporotic women.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteopenia, Falls
- Trial name
- NCT00168909
- Testing
- alfacalcidol
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Narrative Ethics
The Effectiveness of Blended and Problem-based Learning to Improve the Competence of Geriatric Nursing Students
Medical ecology is a highly uncertain and high-pressure environment. Nurses must use their thinking to make critical judgments and decisions in a short time.
- Trial name
- NCT05290909
- Testing
- The protocol of blended and problem-based learning, The traditional problem-oriented teaching model
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Anesthesia
Effect of Acupoint Electrical Stimulation on Incidence of Hypotension After Spinal Anesthesia
This study is intended to include elderly patients who are selected to undergo lower limb and pelvic orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT05716399
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electric stimulation pretreatment, Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation treatment, Transcutaneous acupoint pseudo electric stimulation
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine
Pain
Adaptation of Ca-HELP Intervention in Rural Geriatric Cancer Patient Population
The Cancer Health Empowerment for Living without Pain (Ca-HELP) is an evidence-based communication tool that empowers and engages patients to communicate effectively with their physicians about pain.
- Trial name
- NCT04262232
- Testing
- Adapted Ca-HELP for Geriatric Cancer Patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Osteoarthritis, Gonarthrosis
Multimodal Geriatric Pre-authorization Before Scheduled Orthopedic Surgery
The main objective of this multicentric, prospective and interventional study is to assess the feasibility of multimodal prehabilitation in patients aged 75 years or older with surgical indication for coxarthrosis or severe…
- Trial name
- PRE4OS (NCT05062109)
- Testing
- Multimodal geriatric prehabilitation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Aging
Optimizing tDCS to Improve Dual Task Gait and Balance
The objective of this study is to determine the acute effects of single sessions of optimized tDCS, conventional tDCS, and sham stimulation on dual task standing and walking in older adults who are free of overt disease yet who…
- Trial name
- OptiStim (NCT04295798)
- Testing
- Conventional tDCS, Optimized tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Healthy Subjects
A Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of E2307 in Healthy Young and Elderly Japanese Subjects
This study will be a single-center, single dose, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy Japanese male subjects. The study will consist of 2 parts: Part A (young subjects) and Part B (elderly subjects).
- Trial name
- NCT02289599
- Testing
- E2307
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eisai Co., Ltd.
Stroke, Healthy Older Adults
Comparative Efficacy of Two Different Dual-task Balance Interventions
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of two different dual-task balance interventions for stroke patients and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03234998
- Testing
- motor-cognitive dual-task training, cognitive dual-task training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Aging
Mind-body Interventions for Healthy Aging
The goal of this study is to examine the impact of mind-body interventions in enhancing behavioral and neural correlates of attentional control in older adults.
- Trial name
- HealthyAgers (NCT03626532)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Lifestyle Education (LifeEd)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Delirium in Old Age, Sleep Disturbance
Sleep & Postoperative Delirium in Hispanic/ Latino Patients After Cardiothoracic Surgery
The purpose of this research is to study pre-operative sleep problems and delirium in Hispanic/Latino patients after heart and lung surgery.
- Conditions
- Delirium in Old Age, Sleep Disturbance, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04786899
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Inflammation, Insulin Sensitivity
Exercise and Inflammation in the Elderly
Persistent low-grade inflammation and impaired fibrinolysis, are independent predictors of several chronic diseases highly prevalent in the older Veteran population including cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, and diabetes.
- Trial name
- IRIS (NCT00753363)
- Testing
- Weight Loss, Aerobic Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Frailty
Correlation Between Modified Weakness Index and Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients
1. To study whether there is a correlation between weakness and postoperative delusions in elderly non-cardiac surgery patients 2. Can the improved debilitating index predict the delusion after non-cardiac surgery 3.
- Trial name
- NCT05189678
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Qianfoshan Hospital
Epilepsy
Comparison of Oral Brivaracetam Versus Levetiracetam as Monotherapy in Epilepsy
Despite increasing clinical use of both agents, there is a paucity of head-to-head comparative data on the safety and efficacy of brivaracetam versus levetiracetam as initial monotherapy in children.
- Trial name
- NCT07163585
- Testing
- Brivaracetam, Levetiracetam
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- RESnTEC, Institute of Research
Delirium in Old Age
Software-guided Cognitive Stimulation to Prevents Delirium
This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial, comparing a group of older patients with standardized non-pharmacological delirium prevention plus a basic tablet versus a group with standardized non-pharmacological delirium…
- Trial name
- Prevedel (NCT03573843)
- Testing
- Prevention software
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Healthy Volunteers
Milk Free From A1-Type β-Casein With Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Gut Health, Immunity, Cognitive Development, and Temperament in Toddlers
The aim of the study is to compare the effects of HMOs in A1-type β-casein-free formula on gut health, immunity, inflammation, gut microflora, cognitive development, and temperament compared with HMOs in conventional formula in…
- Trial name
- NCT07882043
- Testing
- a2 toddler milk with HMOs, Conventional toddler milk with HMOs
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- a2 Milk Company Ltd.
Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy, and Safety of Belumosudil in Chinese Adolescents With cGVHD Who Have Had an Inadequate Response to Glucocorticoids or Other Systemic Therapies
This is a single group, Phase 4, single-arm post-marketing study for treatment. The purpose of this study is to verify the pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of belumosudil mesylate tablets in Chinese adolescent participants…
- Trial name
- NCT06616415
- Testing
- Belumosudil
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Physical Activity
TAME Health: Testing Activity Monitors' Effect on Health
Cardiovascular disease accounts for 1 in 3 deaths among US adults and is strongly related to physical activity. Most older adults do not participate in healthy levels of physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT02554435
- Testing
- EAM, 5 A's counseling, Pedometer
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston