Clinical trials: Frailty Syndrome
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Cardio Vascular Disease
Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging Study (ALOHA)
The Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging (ALOHA) Study is a community-based research project led by the Marymount University Center for Optimal Aging (MCOA).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease (AD), Cardio Vascular Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- ALOHA (NCT07180147)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marymount University
Frailty Syndrome, Aging
Optimizing Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Disability Through Multidomain Interventions
The aim of this study is to assess whether a multidomain, multidisciplinary intervention (MDI), enhanced by technological solutions, effectively improves the functional and cognitive status of older hospitalized patients at risk…
- Trial name
- OPTIMAge-IT (NCT06611228)
- Testing
- Multidomain Interventions
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Postoperative Delirium
Different Frailty Scores to Incidence of Post-operative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction
Patients who are frail will have higher rate for post-operative morbidities, mortality, prolonged hospital stays, loss of independence, increase in institutionalization, post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and delirium…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Postoperative Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04056871
- Testing
- Frailty Screening Tools
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Hip Fractures, Osteoporosis
Effect of a Multicomponent Intervention on Functional Capacity After Hip Fracture
Due to the clinical, functional, cognitive and social complexity of older adults after fragility hip fractures (defined as those produced by low-impact trauma), the investigators propose an intervention.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Osteoporosis, Fall, Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- ActiveFLS (NCT05435534)
- Testing
- ActiveFLS intervention, Usual care group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Surgery
Development and Validation of a Preoperative Frailty Index Using Health Administrative Data
The investigators will create a frailty index using health administrative data available for older people having surgery. The index will be based on the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Frailty Index and standard…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Surgery, Outcomes, Predictive Value of Tests
- Trial name
- NCT03354546
- Testing
- Frailty index
- Volunteers
- 511,285 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Frailty Syndrome
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Stemis™ in Elderly Subjects With Mild to Moderate Frailty Syndrome
This is a Phase 1 clinical study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of an investigational cell therapy product, Stemis™, in older adults with mild to moderate frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT07462819
- Testing
- Stemis™, Normal Saline
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Ji Yan Biomedical Co., Ltd.
Critical Illness
Cortisol Levels as a Measure of Accumulated Physiological Stress in ICU Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation
Critical illness is a situation of severe and prolonged stress for patients with mechanical ventilation (MV). Between 40-80% of these patients present the Post-ICU syndrome, a set of physical, cognitive, psychological alterations…
- Trial name
- Corti-COG (NCT03736135)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
Aged
Frailty in Elderly Patients Receiving Cardiac Interventional Procedures
In Italy, life expectancy at birth has reached 80 years in men and 85 in women; in about 50 years, life expectancy at the age of 80 has increased by an extraordinary 61% and 55%, respectively, due to more effective therapies and…
- Trial name
- FRASER (NCT02386124)
- Testing
- frailty evaluation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
Frailty, Septic Shock
Evaluation of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) as a Risk Factor of Mortality in Adult Patients ≤65 Years of Age Admitted to Intensive Care for Septic Shock.
The aim of the study is to demonstrate that "frail" patients, defined as having a CFS score greater than or equal to 5, and "severely" frail patients, defined as having a CFS score between [6-7] as defined by Bagshaw et al (14)…
- Trial name
- Woodstock (NCT05928767)
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Lens
Frailty Syndrome
Effectiveness of Post-Hospital Discharge Housing Counselling to Support Geriatric Patients in Staying At Home: a Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial
Hospitalisation is often a disruptive event for older people, especially for geriatric patients with frailty. A critical factor for a successful return to one's own home is the living situation.
- Trial name
- Frail@Home (NCT06842719)
- Testing
- on-site housing counseling
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Maximilian König
Frailty Syndrome
The Effectiveness of Training Using Exergaming on Selected Physical and Psychological Parameters in a Population of Patients Over the Age of 65 Belonging to Specific Subgroups of the Frailty Syndrome
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a six-week exergaming-based training program on physical and psychological parameters in individuals aged 65 and older diagnosed with frailty or pre-frailty.
- Trial name
- FREX (NCT07036224)
- Testing
- Exergaming Training using Kinect sensor device
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Frailty
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Hyponatremia and Geri-atric Syndrome
The population is aging. Aged people are more prown to develop frailty. The causes of frailty are multifactorial and are being investigated in research settings.
- Conditions
- Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Frailty, Geriatric Syndrome, SIADH
- Trial name
- NCT05055856
- Testing
- urine sample, Blood and urine sample
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Frailty Syndrome, Fall in Nursing Home
Digital Intelligent Assistant for Nursing Application
This is an observational study that intends to compare falls or fall-risk related alarms derived from a three-dimensional sensor system with the clinical reality definded by attending nurses.
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, Fall in Nursing Home, Dementia, Delirium in Old Age
- Trial name
- DIANA (NCT04393272)
- Testing
- Three dimensional sensor system designed for fall detection (Fearless)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Geriatrische Klinik St. Gallen
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Barotrauma
Imaging Biomarkers to Stratify the Risk of Barotrauma in ARDS
The high incidence of barotrauma in patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (16.1%, with a mortality rate >60%) provides rationale for considering COVID-19 ARDS a paradigm for lung frailty.
- Trial name
- FRAIL ARDS (NCT05816954)
- Testing
- Chest Computed Tomography Scan per normal clinical practice
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Frailty, Oncology
Approaches and Metrics in Fraily Patients During COVID-19 Era
The COVID-19 pandemic started in December 2019 in Wuhan, the Chinese province of Hubei. Compared to the period of the first epidemic wave (March to May 2020), in the period of the second epidemic wave (October 2020 to July 2021)…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Oncology, Immune Deficiency
- Trial name
- COMETA (NCT05792891)
- Testing
- Collecting biological material from frail patients, with or without COVID-19
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Regina Elena Cancer Institute
Malnutrition, Sarcopenia
Post - Hospital Syndrome: Profile of Functional Status by Malnutrition
Malnutrition is common problem in hospitalized geriatrics at discharge. Malnutrition is a high risk for functional limitations, impaired muscle strength and reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03126500
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
COVID-19
A Study to Understand How the Use of Paxlovid Affected Healthcare Use in People With Pre-existing Conditions.
This is a cohort study that will include Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) treatment eligible for people with a positive SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test and at least one COVID-19 symptom.
- Trial name
- NCT07090486
- Testing
- nirmatrelvir-ritonavir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14,000 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Older Adults
Frailty, Geriatric Syndromes and Care Pathways of Older Adults Living With HIV in West Africa
With currently available antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLWHIV) are living longer. This exposure to HIV and combination antiretroviral therapy may accelerate the aging of this population, thus increasing the…
- Trial name
- NCT07355413
- Where
- 6 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Aging, Muscle Mass and Strength
One Year of Velocity-based Resistance Training in Older People Living in Nursing Homes
This study is an exercise intervention assessing the efficacy of a velocity-based resistance training (VBRT) in institutionalized older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Muscle Mass and Strength, Muscle Power, Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07027397
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Falls, Frailty Syndrome
Effectiveness of a Home-Based Multicomponent Exercise Program With Digital Support in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Falls
This study evaluates the effectiveness of an 8-week multicomponent exercise program conducted at home with digital support through the VIVIFIL mobile application, compared to a traditional in-person hospital-based exercise…
- Conditions
- Falls, Frailty Syndrome, Gait Disorders, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- GAIT2CARE (NCT06936865)
- Testing
- VIVIFIL App Program, Hospital-Based Multicomponent Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish National Research Council