Clinical trials: Elderly Persons
Cognitive Change, Cognitive Decline
Sleep, Diet, Exercise and Older Persons
To examine the impacts of a cognitive yoga program and circuit resistance training on cognitive and physical performance with nutrition and sleep as modulating factors in healthy, older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05735353
- Testing
- High-Speed Circuit Resistance Training, High-Speed Multidirectional Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
Relationship Between Cervical Pain According to Cervical Proprioceptive Awareness Level in the Healthy Elderly
Aging is a progressive and irreversible process characterized by changes occurring at the cellular level, in organs and systems.
- Trial name
- NCT07238595
- Testing
- Cervical Joint Position Error Test (CJPE)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Seniors With Mobility Limitations
Self-management of Chronic Mobility Limitations in MUHC Seniors
The population is aging and chronic conditions, which are major causes of pain and mobility limitations, are on the rise, however, current access to physiotherapy is difficult.
- Trial name
- NCT01593345
- Testing
- Mobility self-management with Mentor, Mobility self-management with guidebook
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Metabolism, Elderly
Citrulline and Protein Metabolism in the Malnourished Elderly People
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a supplementation of citrulline for three weeks in elderly malnourished and hospitalised subjects on muscle protein synthesis.
- Trial name
- CIPROAGE (NCT00714675)
- Testing
- Citrulline, Amino acids
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Dysfunction of Vestibular System
Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Training for Older People With Vestibular Dysfunction
BACKGROUND A Cochrane review from 2003 found that about 30% of people 65 years or older each year fall and that number is even higher for elder people living in institutions.
- Trial name
- NCT01344408
- Testing
- Computer-training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
End-Of-Life, Inappropriate Prescribing
Effectiveness of a Person-centred Prescription Model at the End of Life
This study's main objective is to investigate whether the application of an adapted person-centred prescription model during a hospital stay would reduce the use of inappropriate or futile regular medications in older people at…
- Conditions
- End-Of-Life, Inappropriate Prescribing, Deprescriptions, Palliative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT05454644
- Testing
- Person-Centred Prescription Model
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Matia Foundation
Respiratory Infections in Old Age, Bacteremia
Infectious Diseases in Aged Population
The increasing number of persons >65 years of age form a special population at risk for nosocomial and other health care-associated infections.
- Trial name
- AEQUI (NCT04825132)
- Testing
- Geriatric assessment tools
- Where
- 22 sites in France, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 521 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Old Age
An Integrated Care Platform Based on the Monitoring of Older Individual Intrinsic Capacity for Inclusive Health (CAREUP)
The objective of this study is to assess the usability and acceptance of the CAREUP solution in improving the quality of life at home of the older adults.
- Trial name
- CAREUP (NCT05963399)
- Testing
- CAREUP platform
- Where
- 3 sites in Austria, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Bipolar Disorder I or II
A Compassionate-focused Intervention for Older People with Bipolar Disorder
The aim of this study is to determine whether it is feasible to deliver a 9-session compassionate-focused therapy for older people with bipolar disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT06882590
- Testing
- Compassionate-focused therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Dysphagia
The Effect of Swallowing Training for Elderly People in the Community
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of systematic simple swallowing training on swallowing function and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly individuals (≥60 year old) with swallowing disorders.
- Trial name
- ST (NCT06201091)
- Testing
- Systematic simple swallowing training
- Where
- China
- Sponsor
- Zeng Changhao
Sarcopenia, Obesity
The Effectiveness of Lifestyle Intervention on Body Composition, Physical Performances and Quality of Life Among Elderly People in Long-term Care Facilities
Purpose: To understand the change in body composition, physical functions and quality of life of elderly residents with sarcopenic obesity in LTC facilities after the implementation of exercise intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02912338
- Testing
- Resistant Training, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Vitamin D Deficiency
Improving Functionality in Older People
The study will examine if overall functionality of older adults with Vitamin D insufficiency can be improved by optimal Vitamin D replacement over a period of approximately one year.
- Trial name
- NCT03611049
- Testing
- High dose Vitamin D3, Low dose Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Physical Activity
Social Goals and Individual Incentives to Promote Walking in Older Adults
The goal of this randomized and controlled trial is to test whether a financial incentive of a donation to achieve a social goal is more effective to motivate and sustain a daily walking habit than the same dollar value given to…
- Trial name
- NCT01643538
- Testing
- Financial incentive, Social Goal, Personal financial incentives & social goals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Fall, Fall Accident
Village Doctor-Delivered Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults in Rural Chongqing
Falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults in rural China. This study evaluated whether a village doctor-delivered fall prevention program, integrated into the national Basic Public Health Services, could reduce falls…
- Trial name
- NCT07898878
- Testing
- Multicomponent fall prevention program, Usual Care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV-1-infection, CD4+ T Lymphocytopenia
Pyridostigmine as Immunomodulator in People Living With HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized by persistent immune activation and a constant turnover of T cells. This leads to a precipitous fall in the number of T cells, as well as to an early immunosenescence.
- Conditions
- HIV-1-infection, CD4+ T Lymphocytopenia, Immune Deficiency, Immuno-senescence
- Trial name
- NCT03312244
- Testing
- Pyridostigmine Bromide
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Dementia
Study on the Efficacy of Speed-Feedback Therapy for Elderly People With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to verify the efficacy of speed-feedback therapy in improving the cognitive function of elderly people with dementia by a randomized controlled trial, and to demonstrate how that affects ADL and QOL.
- Trial name
- NCT00450047
- Testing
- Speed-feedback therapy system with a bicycle ergometer, Ergometer at conventional settings
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
Alzheimer's Disease
Group Therapy for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients in Spanish Elderly Persons Centres
An experimental study designed to test the effectiveness of a psychological intervention based on group therapy for the caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients.
- Trial name
- cuiDem (NCT02418806)
- Testing
- Psychotherapy groups, Self-help groups
- Where
- 11 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 231 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation
Sarcopenia
Resistance Exercise or Vibration With HMB for Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterised by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with a risk of adverse outcomes. In Hong Kong, the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people was 9%.
- Trial name
- NCT04028206
- Testing
- Hydroxymethylbutyrate, Low-magnitude High Frequency Vibration (LMHFV), Elastic-band Exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Physical Activity, Aged
Study of an Physical Exercise Program on Older People of 75 Years Old and More, Hospitalized in Geriatric Short Stay
The main objective is to assess the effect, compared to usual care, of a nursing accompaniment or nursing assistant intervention in the physical activity of patients hospitalized in the geriatric stay, on the daily number of…
- Trial name
- ACTI-PACT (NCT04327115)
- Testing
- "Control" strategy, "Intervention" strategy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 864 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Acute Pneumonia, Elderly Person
Aspirin in Acute Pneumonia in the Elderly: a Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial.
Acute pneumonia is a very common disease, and one of the leading causes of hospitalization and death in France. Almost a century after the discovery of penicillin, no major breakthrough has significantly reduced pneumonia-related…
- Trial name
- ASPAPY (NCT06774846)
- Testing
- Acetylsalicylic acid/Aspirin (100 mg)
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
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