Clinical trials: Frail Elderly Syndrome
Type2diabetes, Frail Elderly Syndrome
The Impact of Geriatric Assessment on the Treatment Plan of Elderly Patients With T2DM
Introduction: With the aging of the world population and the increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with age, the number of elderly individuals living with diabetes has been considerably rising.
- Conditions
- Type2diabetes, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty, Geriatric Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT06469437
- Testing
- Providing the physicians with a proposed glycated hemoglobin target
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Sedentary Behavior, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Effect of an Intervention on Health in Older Care Home Residents
Care home residents spent 79% of their time being sedentary. Reduced physical activity and lack of mental stimulation causes general weakness and frailty in older adults that can result in increased healthcare needs.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty, Lifestyle, Sedentary
- Trial name
- NCT04659694
- Testing
- Wellness programme provided by Oomph! Wellness company
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty
Keeping Active in Residential Elderly
This trial will take the form of a feasibility study; designed to assess the feasibility of a proposed future clinical trial in this setting.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- KARE (NCT03141879)
- Testing
- HUR equipment resistance training intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Frailty Syndrome
Functioning of Elder Muscle; Understanding Recovery
As people get older, the amount of skeletal muscle in the body can decrease. When the amount of this muscle in the body gets very low, there is an increased risk of falling, and not only is recovery to any injury slower, but more…
- Trial name
- FEMUR (NCT04764617)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Frailty and Complexity Among Home Service Recipients
The purpose of the study is to develop frailty and complexity computation algorithms based on the French version of the interRAI-HC and, in doing so, to provide homecare nurses with valid and reliable screening tools for their…
- Trial name
- fraXity (NCT03883425)
- Testing
- interRAI-HC assessments
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Frailty Syndrome, Prefrail Elderly
Comparıson of the Effıcacy of Conventıonal Exercıse and Pılates ın Pre-fraıl and Fraıl Older Adults
Brief Summary This clinical study aims to compare the effects of a conventional exercise program and a Pilates exercise program in prefrail and frail older adults.
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, Prefrail Elderly, Frail Elderly, Geriatric
- Trial name
- NCT07458048
- Testing
- PILATES EXERCISES GROUP, CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES GROUP
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Elderly Infection
Effect of Alfacalcidol to Respiratory Infection and Immune Response of Indonesian Elderly
Vitamin D has been known to influence immune response through Vitamin D Receptor in Immune Cells, but only few has been known about the effect alfacalcidol, a vitamin D analog to immune system.
- Trial name
- NCT03292744
- Testing
- Alfacalcidol
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty
Efficacy of Preoperative Prehabilitation With a Home-based Supervised Exercise Program Against an Unsupervised Exercise Program for Frail Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery
Singapore's population is ageing, and more elderly people are undergoing elective major surgeries. Frail elderly experience greater functional decline and slower recovery in physical function after surgery compared to non-frail…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty, Surgery
- Trial name
- HOME-PREPARE (NCT04892368)
- Testing
- Home-based supervised exercise program
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Frail Elderly Syndrome
GrandMove Project to Promote Elders' Robustness Against Frailty
This is a single-blind, cluster randomized, cross-over trial to investigate the effectiveness of (1) a 6-month aerobic exercise program, (2) a 6-month resistance exercise program, versus (3) a 6-month psychoeducation program on…
- Trial name
- GrandMove (NCT05397288)
- Testing
- Resistance exercise (R), Aerobic exercise (A), Healthy lifestyle education (E)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Gastric Cancer, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Frailty and Postoperative Outcomes After Gastric Cancer Surgery
Background. Gastric cancer is an important health care problem even though treatment advances, and it is diagnosed mainly in elderly.
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Postoperative Complications, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- TOREGA (NCT03568110)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 432 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Frail Older Adult Syndrome, Nutrition Poor
PROTein to Enhance outComes of (Pre)Frail paTients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Heart disease in an aging population has resulted in heart surgery being offered to older and more frail patients. Frail patients which make up more than 50% of patients currently undergoing heart surgery are vulnerable to having…
- Conditions
- Frail Older Adult Syndrome, Nutrition Poor, Cardiovascular Morbidity
- Trial name
- PROTECT-CS (NCT04038294)
- Testing
- ISOlution protein supplement
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- St. Boniface Hospital
Chronic Disease, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Evaluation of Community-based Care for the Frail Elderly
The term frail chronic complex patient (CCP) is generally applied to subjects with heterogeneous conditions that may represent at least one of the following three traits: (i) the need for management by a number of specialists…
- Trial name
- NCT03768050
- Testing
- Advanced care for frail elderly
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Physical Activity
Frailty Prevention in Elders From Reunion Island
In Reunion Island, people encounter environmental and social conditions leading to premature ageing and subsequent frailty. Social welfare has developped exercise programs to promote physical activity especially for elderly with…
- Trial name
- 5P-PILOTE (NCT03271112)
- Testing
- Exercise program
- Where
- Reunion
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Surgery, Old Age; Debility
Pre-surgical Protocol for Frail Elderly People in Order to Reduce Hospitalization Days (APOPM).
Elderly people (EP) have increased, as well as life expectancy at birth. In Chile there are more than 2 million 800 thousand EP, which corresponds to 1/6 of the Chilean population.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Old Age; Debility, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Post-Operative Confusion
- Trial name
- APOPM (NCT04770259)
- Testing
- Timely pre-surgical conditioning
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Frail Elderly Patients, Geriatric Syndromes
Improving Care for Frail Older Adults Using a Digital Needs Assessment Tool
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether a digital needs-assessment tool can improve care planning and outcomes for frail older adults (aged 60 years and above) hospitalized in Singapore.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Patients, Geriatric Syndromes, Frail Older Adults
- Trial name
- Frailty (NCT07580690)
- Testing
- Core: SST-informed care planning, Additional telephone calls
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Low Intensity Training Combined With KAATSU on Muscle Vasodilatation and Arterial Stiffness in the Elderly Population
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the acute and chronic effect of low intensity strength training with or without moderate blood flow restriction on muscle vasodilation and arterial stiffness in elders with low gait…
- Trial name
- NCT03272737
- Testing
- 1RM Test, Speed gait test, Venous occlusion plethysmography protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Congestive Heart Failure, Cancer
Team-based Versus Primary Care Clinician-led Advance Care Planning in Practice-based Research Networks
This project compares two models of the Serious Illness Care Program (SICP) in primary care: clinician-focused SICP and team-based SICP.
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cerebrovascular Accident
- Trial name
- NCT03577002
- Testing
- Serious Illness Care Program (SICP)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,120 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Mobile Geriatric Teams: Patient Safety and Healthcare Utilization
Objective To perform a prospective, controlled and randomized evaluation of the effectiveness of Mobile Geriatric Teams (MGT). Method Community-dwelling, frail elderly people were randomized to intervention group (n=31, mean age…
- Trial name
- MGT (NCT03662945)
- Testing
- Mobile Geriatric Team intervention
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Jonkoping University
Frailty Syndrome, Pre-frail Older Adults
Targeted Physical Function Exercises on Frailty and Falls Management in Pre-Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of targeted physical function exercises on frailty and falls in community-dwelling adults over 65 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT06731712
- Testing
- Physical Function Exercises
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hellenic Mediterranean University
Malnutrition; Protein, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Influence of Preoperative Nutritional Status on Perioperative Period in Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Frailty
The aim of the study is to determine whether the optimisation of the preoperative nutritional status affects the course of the perioperative period in patients with frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT05118165
- Testing
- Dietary supplement with protein
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences