Clinical trials: Elderly Adults
Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder
Antidepressant Response in the Treatment of Depressive Symptoms and Frailty Characteristics in Older Adults
The goal of this open-administration treatment study of citalopram (or duloxetine) is to evaluate the effect of antidepressant medication on treating the syndrome of "frailty" in older adults with depressive symptoms.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Depressive Disorder, NOS
- Trial name
- NCT01973283
- Testing
- Antidepressant Medication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Graft vs Host Disease, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Selective T-Cell Depletion to Reduce GVHD (Patients) Receiving Stem Cell Tx to Treat Leukemia, Lymphoma or MDS
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of stem cell transplantation in which the donors T lymphocytes have undergone "selective depletion." Certain patients with cancers of the blood undergo transplantation of…
- Conditions
- Graft vs Host Disease, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia, Leukemia, Myeloid
- Trial name
- NCT00025662
- Testing
- RFT5-SMPT-dgA, Isolex system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Epilepsy
Study Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics of Keppra Extended Release (XR) in Children and Adults With Epilepsy
To study how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolises and eliminates Keppra XR in both children (12 to 16 years old) and adults (18 to 55 years old) with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00961441
- Testing
- Keppra XR
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc.
Diet Habit
Impact of Behavioral Economic Strategies on Low-Income Older Adults' Food Choices in Online Retail Settings
The specific aims of this proposal are to 1) develop the components of a behavioral economics strategy (i.e., healthy bundle defaults) to influence diet behaviors; 2) characterize the online grocery shopping behaviors and…
- Trial name
- NCT04766034
- Testing
- Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Influenza
Safety and Immunogenicity of 3 Lots of Cell-derived Subunit Influenza Vaccine as Compared to 1 Lot to Egg-derived Subunit Influenza Vaccine in Healthy Adults (>=18 to <=60)
The present study aims to evaluate safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of three lots of Chiron's cell-derived subunit influenza vaccine in healthy adult subjects as compared to a conventional egg-derived control vaccine…
- Trial name
- NCT00310804
- Testing
- Cell-Derived Trivalent Subunit Influenza Vaccine Lot 1 (cTIV), Cell-Derived Trivalent Subunit Influenza Vaccine Lot 2 (cTIV), Cell-Derived Trivalent Subunit Influenza Vaccine Lot 3 (cTIV)
- Where
- 2 sites in Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Vaccines
Vaccination; Infection
Mood and Influenza Vaccine Response: A Feasibility Trial
This study is a 2-arm, parallel, randomised controlled feasibility trial of a brief video intervention designed to induce positive affect (mood) in older adults in primary care settings prior to the receipt of influenza…
- Trial name
- NCT03144518
- Testing
- Positive Affect Intervention, Neutral Control Intervention, Northern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine 2017/18 (Delivered as part of Standard Care)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Aging
Fatigability of Lower Limb Muscle in Older Adults: Protective Effects of Strength Training Exercise in Old Men and Women
The proposed studies will assess 1) the mechanisms for the age-related increase in fatigability during dynamic exercise (Aims 1 and 2) and 2) the effectiveness of high-velocity resistance training coupled with blood flow…
- Trial name
- NCT03888040
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Influenza
Study to Evaluate Immunogenicity & Safety of an Investigational Influenza Vaccine in Adults
The objective of this study is to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of GSK Biologicals' investigational vaccine GSK2340272A.
- Trial name
- NCT00975884
- Testing
- GSK investigational vaccine GSK2340272A
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Acute Pain
Trial Comparing Morphine to Hydromorphone in Elderly Patients With Severe Pain
The purpose of this research study is to determine which opiate pain medication (morphine or hydromorphone (Dilaudid)) is more effective in the treatment of acute pain in patients presenting to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT00305058
- Testing
- Morphine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Virus, Zika, Zika Virus Disease
Safety, Immunogenicity, and Dose Ranging Study of Inactivated Zika Virus Vaccine in Healthy Participants
The purpose of this study is to describe the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of two doses of purified inactivated Zika virus vaccine (PIZV) given 28 days apart.
- Conditions
- Virus, Zika, Zika Virus Disease, Flavivirus Infections, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- NCT03343626
- Testing
- PIZV
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Sarcopenia
Ankle Assistance and Resistance in Older Adults
The goal of this research protocol is to improve mobility in older individuals through advances in wearable assistive devices by focusing on two specific aims.
- Trial name
- NCT06284525
- Testing
- Ankle resistance and biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Influenza
A Clinical Trial of CSL's 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine (CSL425) in Healthy Adults in the USA
The purpose of this study is to determine whether CSL425 is a safe and effective vaccine for eliciting an immune response to H1N1 influenza in healthy adults
- Trial name
- NCT00958126
- Testing
- CSL425
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,313 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seqirus