Clinical trials: Geriatric Health
Mental Health, Geriatrics
Impact of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Driving Ability in Healthy Older Adults
The goal of the study is to assess the role of cholinesterase inhibitors in affecting the driving ability of cognitively intact seniors using driving simulators.
- Trial name
- NCT00482001
- Testing
- donepezil
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Health Education and Exercise
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of four interventions on age-related cognitive decline in healthy older adults.
- Trial name
- MEDEX (NCT02665481)
- Testing
- MBSR, Exercise, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 585 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer
Project HERO: Health Empowerment & Recovery Outcomes
Project HERO is a 12-week study of the efficacy of Body Mind Training (BMT, i.e. Tai Chi and Qigong in this project) for reducing fatigue in male cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- HERO (NCT03345563)
- Testing
- Body Mind Training (BMT), Body Training (BT):, Usual Care (UC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Healthy
Targeting Cellular Senescence With Senolytics to Improve Skeletal Health in Older Humans
To determine if senolytic drugs reduce senescent cell burden and reduce bone resorption markers/increase bone formation markers in elderly women.
- Trial name
- NCT04313634
- Testing
- Dasatinib, Quercetin, Fisetin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sundeep Khosla, M.D.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Exercise Training to Improve PTSD Symptoms and Health in Older Veterans
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent among military Veterans and is more than just a psychological condition; PTSD has profound negative impacts on health, function, and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04199182
- Testing
- Exercise Training, Healthy Aging Attention Control (HA-ATC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Hypertension
Staying Active With Arthritis: RCT of Physical Activity for Older Adults With Osteoarthritis and Hypertension
The purpose of the Staying Active with Arthritis (STAR) research study is to determine if a 6-month program will improve leg exercise, fitness walking, and clinical outcomes (function, blood pressure, leg strength, pain, fatigue…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT01280903)
- Testing
- STAR Intervention, Attention-Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Osteoarthritis
The Cherokee Study: Cherokee Health for Elderly Residents With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
This study aims to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of a systematic, practical, cost-effective diet-induced weight loss and exercise intervention in Cherokee, North Caroling that will recruit American Indian…
- Trial name
- Cherokee (NCT04946344)
- Testing
- Diet & Exercise, Attention Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Alzheimer Disease
Socially Assistive Robots for Interaction With Older Adults With Dementia
A 12-month pilot study will be comprised of two groups of people diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementia for a total of 80 senior subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04384978
- Testing
- Play Serious Games with a Social Robot (Ryan), Play Solitary Games Without a Social Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- DreamFace Technologies, LLC
Health Care Quality, Health Care Access
Telemonitoring Versus Usual Care
Background: Older adults with multiple chronic illnesses are at risk for worsening functional and medical status with ensuing hospitalization. One goal of medical care is to prevent this decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01056640
- Testing
- Intel Health Guide, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of the Benefits for Overall Health Following Cochlear Implant Treatment in the Elderly Population
The purpose of this study is to show that cochlear implant treatment improves the overall health related quality of life and general well-being in elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT03072862
- Testing
- Commercial Nucleus Cochlear Implant Systems
- Where
- 8 sites in France, Israel and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Geriatric Assessment, Frail Elderly
Drug Reduction in Older Patients: The DROP Trial
Project Objectives: The proposed randomized, controlled trial will evaluate the effects of procedures to reduce medications among hospitalized older Veterans discharged to nursing homes using an hybrid study design to inform…
- Conditions
- Geriatric Assessment, Frail Elderly, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Patient-centered Care
- Trial name
- DROP (NCT03722017)
- Testing
- Deprescribing intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aged, Experiential Learning
Community Beauty and Health Program for Older Adults: An Experiential Learning Trial
This study develops and evaluates a "Senior Beauty and Health Care" course designed to improve students' awareness, attitudes, and skills in caring for older adults' appearance and well-being.
- Conditions
- Aged, Experiential Learning, Health Education
- Trial name
- NCT07053592
- Testing
- Geriatric Ｂeauty and Ｈealth Care Learning Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Health and Wellbeing of Primary School-aged Children
Healthy Childcare Centre of the Future
Rationale: In 2015-2020, the Dutch 'Healthy Primary School of the Future' intervention took place. Two schools became 'Healthy Primary Schools of the Future'; providing a healthy lunch and structured physical activity (PA)…
- Trial name
- HCCF (NCT04193410)
- Testing
- Various health-promoting initiatives
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Aging Well
Immersive Technology and Virtual Reality as a Health Support Tool in a Residence for the Elderly
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn more about the potential for using virtual reality in older adults living in residences for elderly to maintain health (physical activity, cognitive activity, social behaviors).
- Trial name
- NCT06117319
- Testing
- Individual assistance Virtual reality training sessions, Collective assistance Virtual reality training sessions
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TOPMED
Information Dissemination, Interprofessional Relations
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge Information
The transition from hospital to home is a high-risk period in a patient's illness. Poor communication between healthcare providers at hospital discharge is common and contributes to adverse events affecting patients after…
- Trial name
- NCT00101868
- Testing
- Discharge communication software, Usual care discharge process
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 631 people
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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
Breast Neoplasms, HER2/Neu Positive
Tolerability of the Combination of Lapatinib and Trastuzumab in Adults Age 60 or Older With HER2 Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well lapatinib ditosylate and trastuzumab work in treating older patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer that has spread from where…
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasms, HER2/Neu Positive, Geriatric Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT01273610
- Testing
- Lapatinib, Trastuzumab, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Weight Loss, Thinness
Low Indexes of Metabolism - Information to Teams (LIMIT)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether alerting primary care providers by email about low values of BMI, HbA1c% or cholesterol will affect treatment and improve overall survival and other health indexes of people older…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Thinness, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- LIMIT (NCT02476578)
- Testing
- Volunteers
- 8,584 people
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Aging
Aerobic Exercise and Cerebrovascular Function
This proposal will evaluate two brain health measures, cerebrovascular perfusion and cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), before and after a proven, interval-based, aerobic exercise intervention in older Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT03803904
- Testing
- Spin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Infections, Rotavirus
Safety Study of GSK Biologicals' Rotavirus Vaccine (Rotarix®) Administered to Children Aged <1 Year in the United States
This observational cohort study, conducted through two existing large administrative health databases in the US (outside the Vaccine Safety Datalink) is planned to confirm the safety profile regarding lack of any association of…
- Trial name
- NCT00875641
- Testing
- Health Insurance Database
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 390,659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline