Clinical trials: Elderly Exercise
Frailty, Exercise
Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04481438
- Testing
- Acupunch Exercises
- Where
- 10 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Comparison of the Effects of Different Therapies in Geriatric Individuals
Should Dual Task Training or Action Observation Therapy be Used in Geriatric Individuals?
Summary Aging leads to significant declines in both motor skills and cognitive functions. Declines in walking, balance, and general mobility are particularly evident, while declines in cognitive functions such as attention…
- Trial name
- NCT07209709
- Testing
- Conventional exercises with dual task training (cognitive task), Conventional Exercise With Action Observation Therapy, Conventional Exercise (Control Group)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Sarcopenia, Muscular Atrophy
Exercise and Nutrition Interventions in Age-related Sarcopenia
This project will investigate the synergistic effects of Aerobic and Resistance type Exercise, in combination with Protein Supplementation, on; Body Composition, Musculoskeletal Functioning, Nutritional Status and Quality of Life…
- Trial name
- NCT02912130
- Testing
- Protein Supplementation, Aerobic Exercise, Resistance Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool Hope University
Ageing, Blood Flow Restriction
Comparing Vascular Responses to Resistance Exercise with and Without Blood Flow Restriction in Young and Older Adults
Aging leads to declines in functional capacity and effort tolerance. Muscle strength remains stable from ages 25 to 50 but declines significantly after age 60, affecting activities like stair climbing and walking, reducing…
- Trial name
- HOLD TIGHT (NCT06596304)
- Testing
- Low intensity-resistance training with lower limb blood flow restriction, High Intensity Resistance Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
Time-specific Exercise in Circadian Context
The project aims to explore the mechanisms, by which physical activity can support healthy ageing and decrease the negative impact of ageing on the circadian system, musculoskeletal system and immunity.
- Conditions
- Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Aging
- Trial name
- CAEx (NCT06746649)
- Testing
- Combined training
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Sarcopenia in Elderly
Effects of Resistance-band Training and Creatine and Whey Protein
The primary purpose of this research is to compare the effects of creatine monohydrate and/or whey protein supplementation during the first 10 weeks of a 20-week resistance-band training program on measures of body composition…
- Trial name
- NCT06606717
- Testing
- Creatine Whey Protein, Whey Protein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Regina
Older Adults
STAND UP - Sedentary Behaviour in Older Adults: Investigating a New Therapeutic Paradigm
Research has shown that reducing the time spent sitting can reduce the risk of many diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, and improve health.
- Trial name
- STAND-UP (NCT02453204)
- Testing
- Sitting, Standing, Walking
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Health Promotion Program
Online Resilience Intervention in Older Adults
Resilience in older adults is important for Healthy aging. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an on-line program of resilience interventions among older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05808491
- Testing
- online resilience intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Physical Activity, Emotions
Lighting and Human Response in Motor Time, Autonomic Nervous System, and Emotion
Light influences on human movement, autonomic nervous system, and emotion. It is inconclusive whether illuminance (Ev) and colour temperature (Tc) is appropriate to human movement, autonomic nervous systme, and emotion.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Emotions, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
- Trial name
- LiHR (NCT03144791)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Healthy Aged Women
A Pilates Exercise Program for Improving Core Strength, Balance and Functional Autonomy in Aged Women
This study is based on assess and contrast isometric and isokinetic core strength, static and dynamic balance, the number of falls, and functional autonomy in three different old women groups after a 18 weeks 1) Pilates-based…
- Trial name
- NCT02506491
- Testing
- Pilates exercise, Muscular exercise, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Physical Activity and Wellbeing
Evaluating the Impact of Improvements in Urban Green Space on Older Adults' Physical Activity and Wellbeing: a Natural Experimental Study
Background: Creating or improving urban green space has the potential to be an effective and sustainable way to increase physical activity and improve other aspects of wellbeing in older adults.
- Trial name
- GHIA (NCT03575923)
- Testing
- Urban street greening
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Interval Training, Pre Operative Exercise
HIT in the Healthy Elderly Population
It is widely known that exercise improves general fitness and that fitter patients recover more easily from illness and surgery.
- Conditions
- Interval Training, Pre Operative Exercise, Prehabilitation, Elderly
- Trial name
- HIT (NCT02167191)
- Testing
- HIT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Physiological Demands, Elderly
Physical and Physiological Demands of Different Recreational Team Handball and Walking Modalitiesmodalities
This study aims to determine the physical and physiological demands and perceived experience during different recreational team handball and walking exercise modalities.
- Trial name
- NCT07011290
- Testing
- Self-paced Walking (W) training sessions, Brisk walking (BW) training sessions, Recreational running team handball (RTH) training sessions
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Institute of Maia
Sarcopenia
Assessing the Efficacy of a Muscle Strength Training Intervention for Sarcopenia in Middle-aged and Elderly Individuals
Taiwan entered an aging society in 2018 and is projected to become a super-aged society by 2025. With the increasing elderly population, age-related diseases have become an urgent issue in modern society.
- Trial name
- NCT07554274
- Testing
- Resistance exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Older Adults, Age Problem
Influence and Relationships Between Square-stepping Exercise and Brain Activation, Cognitive Function, Physical Performance in Healthy Older Adults
Background and purposes: Square-stepping exercise (SSE) has been proved to be an effective intervention for motor and cognitive function in older adults. However, the underlying mechanism of SSE still remains undetermined.
- Trial name
- NCT05891574
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Geriatric, Elderly
Validity and Reliability of the Exercise-Related Health Beliefs Attitude Scale in Geriatric Individuals
The main purpose of this research is to test the validity and reliability of the "Exercise Health Beliefs Attitude Scale" (EYSİTÖ), developed by Caz, Paktaş and Yazıcı (2023) for adult individuals, in geriatric individuals aged…
- Trial name
- NCT07562880
- Testing
- Reliability and validation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Forearm Muscle Strength, Radial Bone Health
SUPERVISED RESISTANCE AND WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISE IN INSTITUTIONALIZED OLDER ADULTS
This quasi-experimental controlled study evaluated the effects of a six-month supervised resistance and weight-bearing exercise program on forearm muscle strength and radial bone health in institutionalized older adults.
- Conditions
- Forearm Muscle Strength, Radial Bone Health, Institutionalized Older Adults Keywords / MeSH
- Trial name
- SRWBE (NCT07831031)
- Testing
- Forearm-Focused Resistance and Upper-Extremity Weight-Bearing Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Competence, Physical Activity
Physical Literacy-based Intervention for Older Adults
The ageing population creates concerns and challenges worldwide. The large number of older adults (aged over 65) in Hong Kong continues to rise as people live longer.
- Conditions
- Competence, Physical Activity, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT06137859
- Testing
- Weekly-based functional fitness training, Mastering Physical Literacy Class, Daily based reflective writing
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Older Adult
Community-based Physical Fitness Exercise on the Older Adults' Functional Fitness and Adherence to Physical Activity
Maintaining adequate physical activity (PA) and regularly exercising are very important to promote the good physical and mental health of the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT05081505
- Testing
- Structural exercise course, Autonomous group class
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Frailty, Aging
Effect of Multicomponent Exercises VIVIFRAIL® in Older Adults
This study employs a randomized, controlled, paired, single-blind clinical trial design. The targeted demographic comprises individuals aged 60 and above.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Aging, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT06271239
- Testing
- Intervention group (ViviFrail), Group Suggestions for a Healthy Life (CG)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
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