Clinical trials: Elderly Exercise
Aging
Daily Activity Study of Health: Increasing Physical Activity in Aging
In this six-week behavioral intervention, sedentary older adults will receive daily health messaging via their smart phone to better understand their daily activities and emotions.
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT04315363)
- Testing
- Motivational MRI and Behavioral Intervention, Control MRI and Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Aging
Healthy Aging Through Optimized Exercise
here is enormous variation in how individuals respond to exercise and understanding the factors that drive this variation will guide individualized exercise prescriptions to improve or maintain health into older age.
- Trial name
- HELIOS (NCT07093216)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Urinary Incontinence
Effects of Pilates Exercises Versus Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises Among Elderly Women With Urinary Incontinence
To compare the effects of Pilates exercises versus pelvic floor muscle exercises among elderly women with urinary incontinence. The study is a single-blinded randomized clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT05341778
- Testing
- Shoulder bridge, Clam shell, Scissors
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Sickle Cell Disease
Gerofit Exercise Intervention for Older Adults With Sickle Cell Disease (SICKLE-FIT Study)
The purpose of this study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a personalized exercise training program adapted from Gerofit to improve physical health and quality of life for adults with SCD
- Trial name
- SICKLE-FIT (NCT05714098)
- Testing
- Gerofit Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Diabetes Type 2, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Involvement of Muscle Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Frailty in Older Adults. Role of Exercise
This study aims to investigate the role of skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction in the development of frailty in older adults and to evaluate whether a short-term, supervised resistance training intervention can improve…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Type 2, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Mitochondrial Function, Bioenergetics, Functionality
- Trial name
- MITOSTRENGTH (NCT07828847)
- Testing
- Short-duration resistance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Sarcopenia, Muscle Atrophy
Vitamin D and Resistance Exercise Training; Effects on Musculoskeletal Health in Frail Older Men and Women
This study aims to determine whether vitamin D3 supplementation is any more effective in improving musculoskeletal function when combined with exercise training compared with exercise training alone.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Muscle Atrophy, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- EXVITD (NCT02467153)
- Testing
- RET, Vitamin D3
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Geriatrics Rehabilitation
Effect of Modified Poco-Poco Exercise to Cognitive Function and Quality of Life in Elderly
Subjects with sarcopenia will get a modified poco-poco exercise program was assessed for tongue strength, cognitive function, and quality of life
- Trial name
- NCT07029321
- Testing
- Modified poco-poco exercises
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Padjadjaran
Sedentary Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
A Nurse Led Intervention to Promote Physical Activity
Regular physical activity should be the essence of treatment in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. Unfortunately, these interventions are usually insufficiently promoted and therefore have only limited efficacy.
- Trial name
- STEP-IT-UP (NCT04235647)
- Testing
- Nurse led tutorial on lifestyle management and pedometer hand-out, Steps goal setting and supporting phone calls
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Physical Activity
Comparing Effects and Neural Mechanisms of Tai Chi and Light-to-Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercises
In this three-year project, investigators will target on sedentary middle-aged and older adults with cardiovascular risks, prescribe 24-week Tai Chi or aerobic exercises and examine: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT03275038
- Testing
- Tai-Chi exercise, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Physical Activity
Milk Protein Feeding After Aerobic Exercise in Older Adults With Pre-diabetes Taking the Biguanide Metformin
The investigators propose that post-exercise milk protein feeding will enhance the mitochondrial protein synthesis (biogenesis) response to an exercise-training program.
- Trial name
- NCT02552355
- Testing
- Metformin, Carbohydrate Beverage, Protein Beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Type2 Diabetes
Exercise Dose-response for Diabetes in the Elderly
One-center randomized, three-arm, parallel, superiority, controlled trial in 132 elderly outpatients with type 2 diabetes. Two different combined exercise training doses (300min/week vs 150min/week) will be compared against usual…
- Trial name
- EDDIE (NCT03423108)
- Testing
- G150, G300
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Congestive Heart Failure
Testosterone Improves Exercise Oxygen Uptake, Insulin Resistance and Muscle Strength in Elderly Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Background: Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) show muscle mass wasting and decreased testosterone levels. Long-term testosterone supplementation improves walking distance and glucose metabolism of patients CHF.
- Trial name
- NCT00512408
- Testing
- testosterone
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Aging, Sarcopenia
Effects of Whole-body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise on Spinal Motoneuronal Activation in Older Adults
During this pilot study, the investigators will examine the effects of whole-body electrical muscle stimulation exercise (WB-EMS Exercise) on motoneuronal activation in healthy adults, which typically decreases with age.
- Conditions
- Aging, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia in Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT06689618
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Phase I Randomized Controlled Trial of Functional Resistance Training in Older Cancer Survivors: The ACES Trial
The study will assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of live, online supervised group functional resistance training in older cancer survivors who may have difficulty with independent functioning.
- Conditions
- Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Cancer, Functional Limitation
- Trial name
- ACES (NCT07606313)
- Testing
- Functional Resistance Training, Stretching, Delayed Functional Resistance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Elderly Population
Effects of Supervised (BRACE) Balance, Resistance, Aerobic &Cognitive Exercises
In the elderly risk of fall increases due to balance dysfunction, cognitive impairment and low vision. In this research, the aim is to find the effects of Supervised BRACE (Balance, Resistance, Aerobic, Cognitive Exercises)…
- Trial name
- NCT04946240
- Testing
- Supervised (BRACE) Group, Conventional Balance Exercises Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Exercise Addiction, Sleep Disorder
The Effects of Exercise Training in Community-dwelling Elderly With Sleep Disturbances With Follow-up
This study will explore the long-term effects of exercise training on body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and energy metabolism in the community-dwelling elderly with sleep disturbances
- Trial name
- NCT03005990
- Testing
- Exercise training group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hospitalization, Aged 65 Years or Older
Effectiveness of Exercise Intervention on Physical Function, Psychological Health, Quality of Life, and Spiritual Well-Being in Hospitalized Older Patients
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a structured exercise program on physical function, psychological well-being, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in hospitalized older adults.
- Conditions
- Hospitalization, Aged 65 Years or Older, Activities of Daily Living, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT07156448
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Functional Constipation (FC), Accidental Falls
Functional Constipation and Fall-Related Outcomes in Older Adults
This retrospective cross-sectional observational study aims to examine the relationship between Rome IV functional constipation and fall history, functional capacity, and physical activity in older adults.
- Conditions
- Functional Constipation (FC), Accidental Falls, Physical Functional Performance
- Trial name
- FC-FALLS (NCT07630740)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Bakircay University
Physical Inactivity, Frailty
The 'Outdoor Rehab-Fit' App-based Physical Activity Education Intervention for Frail Older Adults in Hong Kong
In recent years, research teams around the world have developed interventions to educate older adults to use outdoor exercise facilities (OEFs) to improve health outcomes like strength, balance, mobility, PA level, and weight.
- Trial name
- NCT06326710
- Testing
- mHealth, Health Talk
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Heart Failure, Prefrail Elderly
High-technology TeleRehabilitation for the Treatment of the FRAgile Patient
The aim of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week sensorimotor and cognitive telerehabilitation program in frail and pre-frail older adults with stable chronic heart failure.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Prefrail Elderly, Frail Elderly Syndrome
- Trial name
- TeleRiab4Fra (NCT07561021)
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation, Caregiver-Supervised Home Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salerno
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