Clinical trials: Frail Elderly Syndrome
Muscle Weakness
Effect of PROGRESSive Training and Teststerone in Older Frail Men
In this scientific clinical investigation we will test whether testosterone and progressive resistance training can improve muscle strength and reduce the risk of falls in older men.
- Trial name
- PROGRESS (NCT02873559)
- Testing
- testosterone, Progressive muscle training
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Mood
FOCUS Guidelines and Adherence to Physical Activity in Ageing Women.
The study aimed at assessing whether the guidelines from the European project FOCUS had an effect on adherence to a physical activity program in older women.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Mood, Quality of Life, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT03981965
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Gastrointestinal Disease, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Frailty Assessment of Patients With Gastrointestinal Surgery
Patients aged 65 or older under gastrointestinal surgery will be enrolled，the investigators will assess the frailty of these patients by Frailty Index Scale and explore the correlation between the frailty and perioperative…
- Trial name
- NCT03930082
- Testing
- Frailty Index Scale
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ziqiang Wang,MD
Cognitive Impairment, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Preoperative Cognitive Screening in Older Spinal Surgical Patients
The objectives of this study are to determine whether identifying patients with baseline cognitive deficits or frailty predict postoperative delirium.
- Trial name
- NCT02922634
- Testing
- Mini Cog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Nursing Homes, Aged
BABEL Advance Care Planning in Long-term Care
1.0 SUMMARY Most Canadian nursing home (NH) residents are elderly and frail, have multiple chronic health conditions and impairments, and have dementia.
- Conditions
- Nursing Homes, Aged, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Dementia
- Trial name
- BABEL (NCT03649191)
- Testing
- The BABEL Approach to Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes, Control group Advance Care Planning
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 713 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Heart Failure
Medical Monitoring of Older Adults Patients After Discharged From Heart Failure Hospitalization
Introduction: PRESAGE CARE has developed a solution for early detection of the risk of emergency department visits and unscheduled hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- NCT06018532
- Testing
- PRESAGE CARE
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Presage
Frail Elderly Syndrome
HOPE (Healthy Older People Everyday) To Age in Place
Certain clinical syndromes eg frailty, sarcopenia, dementia, depression, cognitive impairment, vision impairment, falls in older adults carry an increased risk for poor health outcomes and if identified early, can be prevented…
- Trial name
- NCT03797352
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty
Frailty Assessment by Edmonton Frail Scale to Predict Outcome in Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery
The aim of the study is to assess frailty of patients admited for cardio-vascular surgery in Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc in Brussels.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty, Surgery
- Trial name
- FRAIL-HEART (NCT03913299)
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 2,080 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Atrial Fibrillation, Frail Elderly Syndrome
The Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Elderly
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmias in clinical practice. Research investigating hospitalized patients have indicated there are deleterious effects of AF on patients besides the disease burden itself…
- Trial name
- NCT03420326
- Testing
- Frailty status assessment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Older Adults
A Digital Home-Based Physiotherapy Program for Active Aging
This clinical trial will aim to understand the effects of the TRAK-SILVER digital platform on pre-frail and older adults living at home, assessing its impact on physical activity level, emotional variables, and overall quality of…
- Trial name
- TRAK-SILVER (NCT06381336)
- Testing
- TRAK-SILVER platform
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Trak Health Solutions S.L.
Coronary Artery Disease, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Biodex Sit2Stand for Individuals With Cardiac Disease
Patients with cardiac disease have been shown to have deficits in activities such as standing up from a chair. The Biodex Sit2Stand Trainer is a new device meant to improve sit to stand performance by providing a lifting force…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT03170011
- Testing
- Exercise using the Biodex Sit2Stand Trainer
- Sponsor
- St. Ambrose University
Heart Failure, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Frailty Heart Failure Study
A prospective longitudinal cohort study aimed at measuring frailty and its associated risk factors community dwelling older adults aged 65 years or older.
- Trial name
- NCT03887351
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
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
Aging, Frail Elderly Syndrome
HMB Supplementation in Addition to Multicomponent Exercise in Old Adults
Evidence supports the fact that multicomponent exercise and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation are, separately, effective in improving old adult's health and palliate functional metabolic diseases in the elderly.
- Conditions
- Aging, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- HEAL (NCT03827499)
- Testing
- HMB dietary supplementation, Multicomponent physical exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Frailty, Frail Older Adults
Cognitive Groove (Brought to You by GERAS DANCE)
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a community-based rehabilitation intervention (Cognitive Groove, Brought to you by GERAS DANCE), compared to usual care, on clinical outcomes in community-dwelling…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Frail Older Adults, Frailty in Aging, Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- GERAS DANCE (NCT06870149)
- Testing
- Dance Rehabilitation Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster 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
Frailty Syndrome
Ultrasound Assessment of a Physical Exercise in The Water in a Frail Population
It is an experimental, longitudinal prospective, controlled trial. The project will be developed in the General University Hospital of Valencia (CHGUV), and the University of Valencia.
- Trial name
- SWIMFRAIL (NCT03955302)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Acute Heart Failure, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Discharge Planning in Emergency Department for Frail Older With AHF
Objectives: To demonstrate the efficacy of care transition holistic intervention (Multilevel Guided Discharge Planning, MGDP) in reducing 30-day adverse outcomes among frail older patients with acute heart failure (AHF)…
- Trial name
- NCT03696875
- Testing
- Multilevel Guided Discharge Planning, Standard of care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,260 people
- Sponsor
- F. Javier Martin Sanchez
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Transitional Care
Models of Care in the Transition From the Secondary to the Primary Sector Among the Frailest Elderly
In most Western countries the elderly population increases rapidly. In Denmark, the population of elderly aged 75 years or older may amount to nearly 15 % of the entire population in 2050 compared to 9 % today (2017).
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Transitional Care, Frailty, Readmission
- Trial name
- NCT03796923
- Testing
- Early follow-up visit after discharge, Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), Continued geriatric care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,340 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Muscle Weakness, Syndrome; Institutionalization
Respiratory Muscle Training in Institutionalized Elderly Population
The global loss of muscle mass and strength associated with aging is a cause of functional impairment and disability, particularly in the frail elderly.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Syndrome; Institutionalization, Other Diagnoses, Comorbidities, and Complications
- Trial name
- NCT01624272
- Testing
- Threshold® Inspiratory Muscle Trainer (Respironics® Health Scan Inc. Cedar Grove, NJ, USA)., Yoga Pranayama breathing exercises
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia