Clinical trials: Elderly Adults
Frailty
Psychometric Properties of the Elderly Health Questionnaire Among Community-dwelling Older People
The aims of this study are to validate the reliability and validity of Elderly Health Questionnaire in assessing frailty risk of community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04166123
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Influenza
Annual Study to Investigate Inactivated Subunit Influenza Vaccine Due to New Virus Strains for the Southern Hemisphere 2015 Season
Influenza (flu) viruses change continuously, therefore also the parts of viruses used in influenza vaccines can vary from year to year.
- Trial name
- NCT02381418
- Testing
- Trivalent influenza subunit vaccine Influvac
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Sarcopenia
Postprandial Amino Acid Response After Protein Consumption
Increasing muscle protein synthesis via protein-based nutrition, with or without exercise, maintains a strong, healthy muscle mass, which in turn leads to improved health, independence and functionality in older adults.
- Trial name
- PAR (NCT04935788)
- Testing
- milk protein, micellar casein, pea protein
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Seasonal Influenza, Vaccine
Safety and Immunogenicity of Trivalent Split Influenza Vaccine Using the Strain Composition 2008/2009
Annual trial for registration influenza vaccine with the strain composition for season 2008/2009
- Trial name
- NCT00735410
- Testing
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Vaccines
Osteoporosis
PTH And Calcium Responses to Exercise (PACE) in Older Adults
Exercise that causes a decline in serum Calcium (Ca) as a result of dermal Ca loss stimulates bone resorption via an increase in Parathyroid Hormone (PTH).
- Trial name
- NCT02468817
- Testing
- Treadmill Exercise, Magnitude of Ca loss during Exercise at 26 degrees Celcius
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Accidental Falls, Balance Assessment
Otago Exercise Programme and Physical Function in Older Adults in Sarawak
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of the Otago Exercise Programme (OEP) on physical fitness, balance, and quality of life among older adults in Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Balance Assessment, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- OEP (NCT07258550)
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Programme (OEP)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Malaysia Sarawak
Healthy Older Adults, Memory Complaints
A Computer-based Memory Strategy Training Program for Older Adults
A computer-based cognitive rehabilitation program based on daily tasks utilising the semantic or perceptual encoding strategies called Enhancing Memory in Daily Life (E-MinD Life) has been developed for Chinese people.
- Conditions
- Healthy Older Adults, Memory Complaints, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
- Trial name
- NCT07039708
- Testing
- E-MinD Life Semantic, Cognitive stimulation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Cognition Disorders
Impact of Glasses for Vision Problems on Cognitive Function in Rural Older Adults
The aim of this project is to explore whether vision correction can effectively slow cognitive decline in older adults. The primary question it seeks to answer is: Can providing free near and/or distance vision correction glasses…
- Trial name
- CLEVER (NCT06836440)
- Testing
- Free Prescription Glasses
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 964 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuju Wu
COVID-19
Clinical Evaluation for Batch Consistency of Ad5-nCoV in Chinese Healthy Adults
This is a randomized, double-blind, parallel-controlled, equivalence trial, for evaluation of safety and immunogenicity, and batch-to-batch consistency of a recombinant adenovirus type-5-vectored Covid-19 vaccine Convidecia in…
- Trial name
- NCT05313646
- Testing
- batch 1 of Ad5-nCoV, batch 2 of Ad5-nCoV, batch 3 of Ad5-nCoV
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Province Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Accidental Falls
Learning From Falling: Perturbation-based Training to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
The investigators will evaluate the difference between a commonly accepted paradigm of balance training (BT) and a more dynamic and task specific form of balance training, perturbation-based training (PBT) in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04770103
- Testing
- Balance recovery, Postural Sway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Aging
A New Adaptive Physical Activity Technology in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a new physical activity technology (Jintronix) based on TV screen, virtual games and motion sensing cameras among pre-disabled older adults.
- Trial name
- Jintronix (NCT02467491)
- Testing
- Jintronix
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
PTSD and Trauma-related Symptoms, Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Acute Effects of Estradiol Administration on Brain Function During Fear Learning
The goal of current study is to better understand how fear is processed in the brain and how these processes are influenced by cognition and hormones.
- Conditions
- PTSD and Trauma-related Symptoms, Cognitive Decline in Older Adults, Post Menopausal Women
- Trial name
- EstroFearGen (NCT07737613)
- Testing
- estradiol
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Transitional Care, Frail Elderly
Making Health Care Safer for Older Adults Receiving Skilled Home Health Care Services After Hospital Discharge
Care transitions are the movement of a person from one healthcare setting to another. Older adults who require skilled home health care ("home health") services (e.g., home-based nursing) after hospital discharge are at high risk…
- Conditions
- Transitional Care, Frail Elderly, Home Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT05182060
- Testing
- Transition Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 761 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Depressive Symptoms
Effects of a Blended Indoor and Outdoor Physical Exercise Program on Depressive Symptoms in Hong Kong Older Adults
Depression is a mental health problem often occurring in the elderly. Performing physical exercise is a key element in decreasing depressive symptoms in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06190327
- Testing
- Blended indoor and outdoor multicomponent structured exercise, Indoor-only multicomponent structured exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Aging
Relationship Between Physical Activity and Stem Cells in Older Adults
This is a pilot study to develop a collaborative, translational research project investigating whether physical activity may in part exert a positive influence on aging via the mobilization of stem cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00690183
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Rumination, Worry
Evaluating the Effects of a Self-help Mobile Phone Application on Worry and Overthinking in Young Adults Aged Between 16 and 24.
This project seeks to understand if a new self-help mobile phone application (called MyMoodCoach) is effective at reducing worry and overthinking, prominent risk factors that predict reduced well-being and poor mental health.
- Conditions
- Rumination, Worry, Repetitive Negative Thinking
- Trial name
- NCT04950257
- Testing
- digital CBT self-help including specific intervention elements to target worry and rumination.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Aging
What Older Adults and Their Caregivers Need for Making Better Decisions at Home
Most Canadians wish to stay at home in their old age. As older adults stay at home with the support of home and community services, they are often faced with difficult decisions, such as "Who will look after me when I can't look…
- Trial name
- NCT04327830
- Testing
- Decisional needs assessment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Inflammation, Sarcopenia
The Combined Effects of Resistance Training and Flax Oil Supplementation Upon Inflammation in Older Adults
Loss of muscle mass and functional ability is a major concern for older individuals. Aging is associated with increased inflammation caused by release of hormone-like compounds termed "cytokines" which are involved in muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT00465153
- Testing
- flax oil containing alpha linolenic acid, Resistance exercise training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Aging, Pain
PK PD of the Enantiomers of Tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol in Elderly and Young Subjects
This study evaluates the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the enantiomers of tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol (ODM) in generally healthy young and elderly adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02329561
- Testing
- Tramadol extended release 200 mg, CP/T
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Arterial Stiffness, Autonomic Nervous System
Effects of Active Stretching on Cardiovascular Response and Arterial Stiffness in Older Adults With Low Flexibility
A study of the effects of active static stretching exercise in elderly people with poor lower extremity muscle flexibility on autonomic and cardiovascular responses and balance ability.
- Conditions
- Arterial Stiffness, Autonomic Nervous System, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Range of Motion
- Trial name
- stretching (NCT06944886)
- Testing
- Active Static Stretching Exercise Combined with Breathing Exercise (Experimental Group)
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Phayao
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