Clinical trials: Elderly Exercise
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Cognitive Impairment
Impact of a Multicomponent Exercise Program on Functional Capacity in Frail Aged Participants With Cognitive Decline
Randomized Controlled trial of 370 aged participants over 75 years old coming from clinics of Geriatric Departments in three University Hospitals in Spain (Pamplona, Getafe y San Sebastián).
- Trial name
- NCT03657940
- Testing
- VIVIFRAIL multicomponent exercise training program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Older Adults
Exercise and Nutrition in the Mental Health of the Older Adult Population
Resistance exercise and the Mediterranean diet are complementary, evidence-based approaches to improving physical and mental health throughout all stages of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06426589
- Testing
- Resistence training and mediterranean diet
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jaén
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
Frail Elderly
Frailty Prevention Through Improvement of Nutrition Physical Activity and Social Participation
The life expectancy of the Taiwanese reached 75.98 years in males and 82.65 years in females in 2011. Because of the improved longevity and low birth rate, proportion of elderly population increased to 11.15% in our society.
- Trial name
- FPINPS (NCT03477097)
- Testing
- Nutrition, exercise and social network intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Academia Sinica, Taiwan
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
Hip Fractures
Functional Later Rehabilitation in Older Adults: Effectiveness of Physical Exercises
Hip fractures resulting from falls increase substantially with advancing age and less than a half of the elderly that have sustained and survived after the surgery regain their former levels of mobility.
- Trial name
- REATIVE (NCT02295527)
- Testing
- Home-based physical exercise intervention, Control Group Usual Care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer
Feasibility of an Evidence-based Walking Program in Cancer Pts 60+ During Chemotherapy
The study will look at conducting a medium-intense walking program called Walk With Ease with cancer patients age 60 and above who are starting chemotherapy treatment.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- WWE (NCT01789983)
- Testing
- Walk With Ease Program, Collect Blood, GA and Other Survey Tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
Effects of Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Risk Markers in School-Aged Mexican Children
Childhood obesity is a public health problem; in Mexican children a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors are present. Physical activity has been proposed as a strategy to reduce this risk.
- Trial name
- NCT00836446
- Testing
- physical activity
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Protein Supplementation
Protein Supplementation: Body Composition, Muscle Strength and Postural Balance
Nutritional interventions witch stimulate the rate of muscle protein synthesis are relevant for the development of therapeutic strategies aimed at attenuating the loss of mass and muscle strength related to aging (sarcopenia).
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Protein Supplementation, Body Composition, Inflammation Biomarkers
- Trial name
- NCT03792646
- Testing
- Whey protein, Exercise training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Old Age, Mobility Limitation
RIC (Remote Ischemic Conditioning) in Older Individuals
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a technique called remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) that aims to improve muscle strength, muscle mass, exercise tolerance, resilience (i.e.
- Conditions
- Old Age, Mobility Limitation, Debility
- Trial name
- NCT06476288
- Testing
- Low-intensity resistance exercise training, High-Dose Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC), Low-Dose Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Dementia
Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Elderly With Cognitive Impairments
The whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in mobility, muscle strength, balance, balance confidence, and cognitive function with a lower fall rate than the control group.
- Trial name
- NCT01734083
- Testing
- Whole body vibration exercise, Conventional exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction
Effects of Rehabilitative Exergame Training on Foot Muscle Activity, Balance, and Mobility in Older Adults
This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 40 healthy older adults residing in private and public nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Mersin will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction, Sarcopenia, Age-Related Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- EXG-FOOT (NCT07357662)
- Testing
- Exergame-based Balance and Foot Muscle Training, Conventional Functional Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Accidental Falls
The Effectiveness of a Self-managed Digital Exercise Programme to Prevent Falls in Older Community-dwelling People
The overall aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital self-management exercise program in preventing falls in community dwelling older people.
- Trial name
- SafeStepRCT (NCT03963570)
- Testing
- Safe Step - digital exercise program, Control group
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,628 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
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
Ventilatory Function, Functional Capacity
Effect of Liuzijue Qigong Exercises on Ventilatory Function in Post Stroke Elderly Patients
to investigate the effect of Liuzijue Qigong exercises on ventilatory function in post stroke elderly patients.
- Conditions
- Ventilatory Function, Functional Capacity, Motor Function, Sleep Quality
- Trial name
- NCT07153562
- Testing
- liuzijue qigong exercises, conventional rehabilitation treatment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Sarcopenic Obesity, Obesity and Overweight
Effectiveness of Different Types of Training in Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity
This study is a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind clinical trial. The primary aim is to assess the effectiveness of power-based resistance training, multimodal exercise incorporating non-specific movements, and a control…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenic Obesity, Obesity and Overweight, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT06895122
- Testing
- High resistance training, Multicomponent Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
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