Clinical trials: Elderly Exercise
Cognitive Performance
The Effects of Externally Paced Exercise on Cognitive Performance and Stress in College Aged Students
The purpose of the study is to investigate the acute effect of martial art exercise and aerobic exercise on cognitive performance in college age students.
- Trial name
- NCT04676542
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Aging, Physical Activity
Exercise Intervention and Running Biomechanics in Older Adults
The goal of this study is to understand the effects of muscle strengthening and stretching exercise intervention on isometric muscle strength, joint flexibility and running biomechanical patterns in older recreational runners.
- Trial name
- NCT01574794
- Testing
- Muscle strengthening exercises, Muscle stretching exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Osteoarthritis
Visual Feedback Non-weight Bearing Exercise on the Elderly With Knee Osteoarthritis.
Degenerative knee arthritis is the most common chronic arthritis disease. Once the elderly suffer from this disease, it will accelerate the loss of body function and autonomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04919486
- Testing
- visual feedback with non-weight bearing exercise, elastic band exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Healthy
Protein Ingestion and Resistance Exercise in Elderly
The mail goal of this randomized controlled, dietary intervention study is to investigate whether protein supplementation in combination with resistance exercise can increase muscle mass and strength in elderly.
- Trial name
- IceProQualita (NCT01074879)
- Testing
- Whey protein, Milk protein, Carbohydrates
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Elderly, Quality of Life
Quality of Life Related to Activities of Elderly Individuals Living at Home or Nursing Homes
For older persons, successful aging generally involves staying active and maintaining social interactions. Active aging involves more engagement in enjoyable activities.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Quality of Life, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05373368
- Testing
- multi purpose activities
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Exercise Adherence, Healthy Aging
Effectiveness of a Smartphone Chatbot to Improve Exercise Adherence in Older Adults
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone-based chatbot in improving adherence to a 12-week home-based multicomponent exercise program in community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- EXEBOT (NCT07832097)
- Testing
- Chatbot-Supported Home-Based Exercise Program, Paper-Based Home Exercise Program Mostrar más líneas
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Accidental Falls
Effects of Training on Fall Risk and Balance Performances
Dual task training has been shown to reduce the risk of falls more than single task training. However, there have been no studies which compared the effects of single task training, dual task training and asynchronous cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03189342
- Testing
- Single task training, dual task training, exercise-cognitive activity combined training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Healthy Aging
Designing Communities to Support Healthy Living in Aging Residents
The Housing for Health team is making evidence-based recommendations to the developer and design team of an upcoming congregate-living development to support the healthy living of older adults who will be moving into the new…
- Trial name
- NCT05031273
- Testing
- Residents moving into a congregate-living development with more features that support healthy living
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
PreDiabetes, Aging
Effects of Progressive Intensity Exercise Training on Glycemic Control in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of moderate versus vigorous intensity exercise training on glycemic control in older adults.
- Trial name
- GLYDE (NCT03154073)
- Testing
- Moderate Intensity Exercise Training (MOD), Vigorous Intensity Exercise Training (VIG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Aging
Modulating Brain Activity to Improve Goal-directed Physical Activity in Older Adults
Although the majority of older adults are aware of the compelling evidence that regular exercise is critical to the maintenance of health into old age, most do not meet recommendations for daily exercise.
- Trial name
- Stim-Fit (NCT04278560)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Behavioral intervention to increase physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An Empowering Parent Training Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Preschool Aged Children With Autism
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if WE PLAY for Parents can improve caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and skills promoting physical activity with their young child with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT07421830
- Testing
- Wellness Enhancing Physical Activity for Young Children: Parent Version (WE PLAY for Parents)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Fall, Fear of Falling
Optimizing a Technology-based Body and Mind Intervention
Older adults may feel at risk for falling, but do not have a physical risk of falling. On the other hand, some older adults may not feel at risk for falling, but do have a physical risk of falling.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fear of Falling, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05778604
- Testing
- Physio-feedback, Cognitive reframing, Peer-led exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Community-dwelling Older Adults
Multimodal Exercise Effect on Brain Dynamics, Cognitive Functioning and Physical Fitness
The aim of present study is to analyze the effect of a multimodal exercise program on brain dynamics, cognitive functioning and physical fitness in community-dwelling older adults This experimental study is a controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT04189458
- Testing
- Multimodal exercise program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia Studies for the Elderly Population in Taiwan
Health promotion in the elderly has been a major recent public health concern. Sarcopenia is a term utilized to define the loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with aging.
- Trial name
- NCT00174135
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Healthy Aging
Vestibular Stimulation, Exercise and Light Optimization for Circadian Clock Enhancement (Velocce)
This study investigates the effects of remote interventions based on the exposure to one or more zeitgebers (i.e. adapted physical activity alone or combined with bright light exposure, or galvanic vestibular stimulation)…
- Trial name
- velocce (NCT05030389)
- Testing
- Adapted Physical Activity (APA), Bright Light Exposure (BLE), Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Caen Normandie
Exercise, Frailty
Evaluation of the Walk With Ease Program for Fall Prevention
The study will use a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the potential of incorporating physical therapy exercises (primary prevention strategy) within an evidence-based intervention called Walk with Ease to reduce…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Frailty, Arthritis, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT05693025
- Testing
- Group Exercise, Behavioral Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa State University
Mobility Limitation, Health Related Quality of Life
A Community-based Program That Supports Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, Social Participation and System Navigation in Older Adults
Physical mobility and social participation are needed to maintain independence and quality of life for adults over 55 years of age.
- Conditions
- Mobility Limitation, Health Related Quality of Life, Healthy Aging, Health Inequity
- Trial name
- EMBOLDEN (NCT05008159)
- Testing
- 3 month community-based mobility and health intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Immunosenescence, Aging
The Impact of Aerobic Exercise Program on Immunosenescence Institutionalized Older Adults
Background: Immunosenescence is an age-related decline in immune function, associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, increased morbidity, and functional impairment in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07476911
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise program
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Conditions
Pilates and Muscle Strength Respiratory
Introduction: Among the systems of the organism, it is believed that the respiratory system is the one which gets older faster due to the greater exposure to environmental pollutants over the years.The Pilates method has emerged…
- Trial name
- NCT02189044
- Testing
- Pilates Exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro