Clinical trials: Geriatric Cancer Patients
Pain, Pulmonary Nodules
Effect of CYP2D6*10 Gene Mutation on Perioperative Precision Analgesia of Oxycodone in Elderly Patients
The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the effect of CYP2D6 gene polymorphism on perioperative analgesia of oxycodone in elderly patients, and to assign the CYP2D6 phenotype according to the genotype, and to use…
- Conditions
- Pain, Pulmonary Nodules, Oxycodone
- Trial name
- NCT07484867
- Testing
- oxycodone
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital
Caregiver, Lobectomy Patient
Physical Activity Intervention Before and After Surgery in Older Adults With Lung Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
This trial studies whether a telephone-based physical activity intervention before and after lung cancer surgery can be provided to older patients and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Lobectomy Patient, Lung Carcinoid Tumor, Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04085081
- Testing
- E-mail, Exercise Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Cognitive Impairment
Health Care Courses of Elderly Hospitalized Patients for Inappropriate Reasons: Qualitative and Economic Analyzes
For almost 17 % of cases patients over 75 years are sent for inappropriate reasons to the emergency unit. They are described as inappropriate hospitalization because they don't require the use of technical platform or diagnostic…
- Trial name
- PAGE (NCT02749669)
- Testing
- Qualitative research
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Régis AUBRY
Breast Cancer
Study on the Efficacy and Safety of "Body-Tuning, Voice-Tuning, Mind-Tuning" Three-Dimensional Integrated Art Therapy in Regulating the Physical-Mental-Social Status of Young and Middle-Aged Breast Cancer Patients After Surgery
To evaluate the improvement effect of the "Body-Tuning, Voice-Tuning, Mind-Tuning" three-dimensional integrated art therapy on insomnia and physical-mental-social status in breast cancer patients aged ≤45 years, and to explore…
- Trial name
- ArtRehab (NCT07815262)
- Testing
- ArtRehab
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keda Yu
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Rituximab Plus Bendamustine as Front Line Treatment in Frail Elderly (>70 Years) Patients With DLBCL: a Phase II Multicenter Study of the FIL
The purpose of the study is to evaluate feasibility and efficacy of rituximab-bendamustine (R-B)combination in elderly patients affected by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and defined as frail according to CGA.
- Trial name
- NCT01990144
- Testing
- Bendamustine+Rituximab
- Where
- 52 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Italiana Linfomi - ETS
RSV Infection
RSV Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients.
Respiratory syncytial Virus (RSV) causes respiratory infections worldwide and typically presents with a seasonal pattern peaking in autumn/winter in temperate climate zones.
- Trial name
- NCT06597916
- Testing
- Arexvy powder and suspension for injection
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPCa)
Impact of New Generation Hormono-therapy on Cognitive Functions in Elderly Patients Treated for a Metastatic Prostate Cancer
This study will assess the impact of the novel oral hormonal agents (abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide) among elderly metastatic prostate cancer patients.
- Trial name
- COG-PRO (NCT02907372)
- Testing
- neuropsychologic evaluation, oncogeriatric evaluation
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Francois Baclesse
Critical Illness, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Advance Care Planning Evaluation in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
The purpose of the study is to inform decision-makers of the best strategies to implement advanced care planning (ACP). An advanced care plan (ACP) is a verbal or written instruction describing what kind of care an individual…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- ACCEPT (NCT01362855)
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 503 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daren K. Heyland
Early Detection of Cancer, Colon Cancer
Elders Preferences in Care Decisions
The purpose of this research study is to explore ways to improve appropriate colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the elderly by attempting to target screening in those most likely to benefit and avoiding screening in those least…
- Conditions
- Early Detection of Cancer, Colon Cancer, Decision Making, Patient-Centered Care
- Trial name
- EPIC-D (NCT01575990)
- Testing
- Making A Decision About CRC Screening, Drivers 65 Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Vascular Access Complication
Effectiveness of the Rapid Intravascular Start (RIVS) System Versus Conventional Catheter
The study will test a hypothesis that the RIVS system will have a higher rate of successful first PIV placement compared to conventional catheter without a significant increase in complications and time of procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT00914069
- Testing
- RIVS vascular access, Conventional vascular access
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- C. R. Bard
Geriatric Assessment, Cancer
Effect of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment on Short-time Mortality in Elderly Cancer Patients
Older cancer patients referred to Oncology outpatient Clinic at Aarhus University Hospital have for a period been offered Comprehensive geriatric Assessment (CGA) as part of a routine practice.
- Trial name
- NCT03814213
- Testing
- CGA, tailored care
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 781 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer
Comprehensive Outcomes for After Cancer Health
This study intends to explore feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes related to the use of a digital health coaching intervention for individuals who have completed primary therapy for cancer.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT05349227)
- Testing
- Digital Health Coaching Program, Fitbit
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 625 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pack Health
Cervical Cancers
Effect of Nurse Navigation Program on Cervical Cancer Screening Behaviour of the Women Aged 30-65
This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of the 'Nurse Navigation Program' on cervical cancer screening behaviors (Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) DNA screening test and/or pap smear…
- Trial name
- NCT06647992
- Testing
- Nurse Navigation Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TURKAN OZDAS
Head and Neck Cancer
Magnesium Sulphate and Rocuronium in Patients Over 60
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of MgSO4 administration on the pharmacodynamics of rocuronium in patients with 60 or more years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT01804205
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pedro Rotava
Colon Adenocarcinoma
Treatment and Outcomes of Stage III Colon Cancer in Patients 80 Years of Age and Older
The objective of this study was to assess survival trends in elderly patients with stage III colon cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04526314
- Testing
- observational
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Registre des Tumeurs Digestives du Finistère
Hypoxia, Gastric Cancer
Capnographic Monitoring in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy for Elderly Patients
Hypoxia is the most common adverse event in gastrointestinal endoscopes sedated with propofol and sufentanil, especially in elderly people.
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Gastric Cancer, Gastric Polyp, Colon Polyp
- Trial name
- CapnoGI (NCT05030870)
- Testing
- Capnography monitoring, Standard monitoring
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Endometrial Cancer
A Randomized, Controlled, Comparative Study of a Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System for the Prevention of Endometrial Cancer in Patients Aged 40-50 With BMI Greater Than 35
Endometrial (uterine) cancer affects over 40,000 women each year in the United States. At this time there are no medications to prevent endometrial cancer. Women who are heavy are at increased risk of this cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00161226
- Testing
- Levonorgestrel intrauterine system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Chinese Acupuncture
Chinese Acupuncture for Chemobrain in Elderly Cancer Patients
Elderly cancer patients would suffer cognitive impairment due to chemotherapy, and a series of neurocognitive symptoms, known as "chemobrain".
- Trial name
- NCT05876988
- Testing
- Chinese acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Frailty, Sarcopenia
Investigation of the Effects of Frailty and Sarcopenia on Postoperative Recovery and Complications in Geriatric Patients
After obtaining ethical approval, 42 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scores I-III who were scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia were included in our prospective study.
- Trial name
- NCT06889714
- Testing
- ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Lymphoma
Assessing Antibody Responsiveness to Hepatitis B Vaccine in Aged Lymphoma Patients Undergoing Treatment With Rituximab
Background: The ability of the immune system to function declines with aging. This is reflected by a marked decrease in the responsiveness to vaccinations and to infectious agents.
- Trial name
- NCT00863187
- Testing
- rituximab
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus