Clinical trials: Elderly (Aged >70)
Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy in Treating Older Women Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.
- Trial name
- GERICO03 (NCT00104702)
- Testing
- adjuvant therapy, conventional surgery, radiation therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- UNICANCER
Aging, Sedentary Lifestyle
Nitrites, Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, and Physical Activity in Old Age
This 2-site randomized double blinded controlled trial is to confirm and more definitively clarify the impact of a 12-week course of nitrite versus placebo on mitochondrial bioenergetics in older sedentary adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Sedentary Lifestyle, Frailty
- Trial name
- Nitrite (NCT04405180)
- Testing
- 20mg sodium nitrite tid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Gladwin, Mark, MD
Pancreatic Cancer, Surgery
Quality of Life in Elderly Patients After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic cancer mainly affects the elderly, with over 85% of patients diagnosed after the age of 60 and over half after the age of 70.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Surgery, Elderly
- Trial name
- ADL_DPC_PA (NCT06079229)
- Testing
- Phone call
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This study will compare the efficacy and safety of Tarceva (erlotinib) and vinorelbine in chemo-naive elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01196078
- Testing
- erlotinib [Tarceva], vinorelbine
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Femoral Neck Fractures
Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly: A Trial Comparing Internal Fixation to Hemiarthroplasty
Clinical research during the last ten years has revealed that elderly patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture should be treated with arthroplasty instead of closed reduction of the fracture followed by internal fixation…
- Trial name
- NCT01770769
- Testing
- Hemi - arthroplasty, internal fixation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Akershus
Frailty
Validation of a Frailty Self Assessment Tool
The number of elderly is increasing throughout of the world. Aging is associated with increasing diseases that may be preventable. Over the last decades, frailty has emerged as one of the major risk factors for loss of autonomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04085432
- Testing
- Self administered questionnaire and Clinical evaluation
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 5,134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Longevity Centre France
Pain Management After Surgery
Evaluation of the Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Women Aged 50-70
Surgical interventions, while significant milestones in patients\' physical recovery processes, can be a major source of concern for patients due to postoperative pain, which is also an important component of postoperative…
- Trial name
- Pain (NCT06436014)
- Testing
- Providing VR experience
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Randomized Study of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (GO) With Daunorubicine and Cytarabine in Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Aged of 50-70 Years Old
The main objective of this study is to compare conventional chemotherapy: daunorubicin and the Aracytine and this chemotherapy in combination with the monoclonal antibody used Mylotarg in divided doses.
- Trial name
- NCT00927498
- Testing
- conventional chemotherapy (AraC + Daunorubicin),, Mylotarg associated with conventional chemotherapy (AraC + Daunorubicin),
- Where
- 19 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Acute Leukemia French Association
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Efficacy and Safety of Linagliptin in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The objective of the current study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of linagliptin (5 mg / once daily) compared to placebo given for 24 weeks as add-on therapy to stable treatment in elderly patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01084005
- Testing
- linagliptin
- Where
- 34 sites in Australia, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Efficacy and the Safety of Regorafenib in Patients Aged More Than 70 Years With a Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma .
Multicenter prospective phase II study evaluating regorafenib in older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
- Trial name
- REGOLD (NCT02788006)
- Testing
- Regorafenib 160 mg
- Where
- 16 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
Dengue
Clinical Trial of the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Tetravalent Dengue Virus Vaccine Admixture TV005 in the Elderly Aged 50-70 Years in Taiwan
Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the safety and immunogenicity of the recombinant live attenuated tetravalent dengue virus vaccine admixture TV005 in the elderly in Taiwan
- Trial name
- NCT04133987
- Testing
- Tetravalent live attenuated dengue vaccine admixture TV005
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Healthy Aging, Cognition
Effects of Cannabidiol on Memory and Attention in Adults Aged 60-70: A Pilot Study
This pilot study aims to investigate the effects of a single oral dose of cannabidiol (CBD) on memory and attention in healthy adults aged 60 to 70 years.
- Trial name
- CBD-MAP (NCT07910292)
- Testing
- Cannabidiol (CBD)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Silesia
Geriatrics Immunosenescence
Impact of Age and Geriatric Co-morbidities on Lymphocyte Phenotype in Patients 70 Years of Age and Older
An individual's immune profile changes with age, and can sometimes be involved in the development of certain diseases such as infections or cancers, in a process called immunosenescence.
- Trial name
- PHENOGERIA (NCT04772092)
- Testing
- Blood samples, Data collection
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Cancer
Frailty Study of Older Adults Getting Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
The investigators hypothesize that frailty assessment prior to concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy in the elderly will predict treatment-related toxicity and morbidity and that such assessment at serial time points will…
- Trial name
- NCT01808833
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Breast Cancer
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome as First-Line Therapy in Treating Older Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00960336
- Testing
- pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- ARCAGY/ GINECO GROUP
Breast Cancer
ExclUsive endocRine Therapy Or Radiation theraPy for Women Aged ≥70 Years Early Stage Breast Cancer
Rationale and relevance for patients and the scientific community. In low risk early stage patients ≥70 years, exclusive radiation therapy (RT) approach might be superior in terms of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), when…
- Trial name
- EUROPA (NCT04134598)
- Testing
- Breast irradiation (RT), Endocrine Therapy (ET): letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane, tamoxifen
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 926 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Healthy Volunteers, Age Group: 60-70
Effect of an Anti-ageing Supplement on Oxidative Stress
This pilot study serves to investigate whether ProManna intake leads to any changes in baseline levels for oxidative stress markers.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Age Group: 60-70, Overweight
- Trial name
- PromAge (NCT03272867)
- Testing
- ProManna
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (Squamous or Non Squamous)
Maintenance After Induction Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
For elderly patient, the treatment of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer was based on monotherapy but IFCT-0501 trial begun in 2006, demonstrated that a bitherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) is better than monotherapy in term of overall…
- Trial name
- MODEL (NCT01850303)
- Testing
- Pemetrexed, Gemcitabine, Induction chemotherapy
- Where
- 78 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 632 people
- Sponsor
- Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique
Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Isatuximab in Combination With Rd Compared to Rd in Elderly Patients (Aged ≥70 Years) With NDMM
As optimal tolerance is the key for developing new treatments for the very elderly population, the aim of the study is to compare the efficacy and tolerance of isatuximab in combination with lenalidomide+dexamethasone (Rd) versus…
- Trial name
- NCT04891809
- Testing
- Isatuximab-Irfc 20 MG/ML [Sarclisa], Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone Oral
- Where
- 14 sites in Austria, Greece and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft medikamentoese Tumortherapie
Hematologic Malignancy, Old Age; Debility
Nutritional and Physical Exercise Intervention in Older Patients With Malignant Hemopathies
Clinical trial to analyze the impact of nutrition and physical exercise intervention program on the completion of treatment in older patients 70 years or older with malignant hemopathology
- Trial name
- ICOSENIORHEM (NCT04057443)
- Testing
- Nutritional support, Physical exercise, Hematologic Drug
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Maite Antonio, MD, Phd