Clinical trials: Geriatric Patient
Fragility
Mobility Assessment & Follow-up in Frail Elderly: Clinic-technical Validation of a Smart Insole in Real Life
The investigators aim is to evaluate an instrument for supporting physical activity and monitors multiple parameters of frailty (a pre-disability condition) in frail elderly persons.
- Trial name
- RESPECT (NCT02316600)
- Testing
- smart insole
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Surgery--Complications
Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Surgical Patients
This proposed multicentre study builds on the findings of our recent validation of USEM and mCriSTAl predictive tools in a single centre at the Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, whose results were recently published…
- Trial name
- NCT05216107
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital of Navarra
Congestive Heart Failure
Preoperative Significant Clinical Findings Using Focused Ultrasound Examination
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a focused ultrasound examination for the heart, lungs and abdomen, preformed by a trained anesthesiologist, can reveal significant clinical findings in elderly patients before…
- Trial name
- NCT02824692
- Testing
- heart lungs and abdomen ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Hip Fracture Surgeries, High Risk Population of Hip Fractures
A Decision Support Tool for Common Surgical Fixations of Hip Fractures
This study aims to improve how patients, families, and healthcare professionals work together to make important medical decisions, especially in cases involving hip fractures.
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture Surgeries, High Risk Population of Hip Fractures, Decision Surrogate of Hip Fixations
- Trial name
- NCT07909876
- Testing
- IDeA for Hip Fracture, Non-IDeA for hip fracture
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Cellular Senescence
Effect of Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor in Cellular Senescence in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases or Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are more prevalent with aging-related comorbidities and frailty, which leads to a shorter life expectancy than non-diabetic individuals and that this excess mortality is largely attributable to…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Cellular Senescence, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors
- Trial name
- NCT05975528
- Testing
- SGLT2 inhibitor, Glimepiride
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Effects of Bronchodilators in Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
In people with mild COPD, the ability to exhale air from the lungs is partly limited because of narrowing and collapse of the airways.
- Trial name
- NCT00202176
- Testing
- Ipratropium Bromide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Shoulder Lesions
Fentanyl vs Dexmedetomidine for Arthriscopic Shoulder Intervention in Elderly.
Arthroscopic shoulder surgeries are commonly used as a minimally invasive surgery for shoulder diseases. however, it causes moderate-to-severe pain and needs stabilization of hemodynamics, without compromising the patient, to the…
- Trial name
- NCT05577117
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Intraoperative Hypothermia
Research on Intraoperative Hypothermia Risk Prediction Model and Temperature Management Strategy for Elderly Patients During Surgery Based on Dynamic Incremental Training
With the support of partial dual temperature monitoring (comparing the specific difference between standardized axillary temperature monitoring and esophageal temperature), this trial is divided into the following three parts: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06676735
- Testing
- Inflatable warming system, Prediction of intraoperative hypothermia risk, The difference between axillary temperatature and core temperature in elderly patients
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Caregiver, Head and Neck Carcinoma
Geriatric and Quality of Life Assessments in Older Patients With Non-metastatic or Metastatic Head and Neck or Lung Cancer Undergoing Surgery or Chemoradiation and Their Caregivers
This trial studies comprehensive geriatric and quality of life assessments in older patients with head and neck or lung cancer that has or has not spread to other parts of the body who are undergoing standard surgery or…
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Head and Neck Carcinoma, Lung Carcinoma, Metastatic Head and Neck Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03902535
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Gastroparesis, Hip Fracture
Gastric Emptying in Elderly With Hip Fracture
The gastric emptying of 400 ml 12.6% carbohydrate rich drink is investigated in elderly women, age 75-100, with acute hip fracture.
- Conditions
- Gastroparesis, Hip Fracture, Mild Insufficient Nutrition
- Trial name
- GASEMPHIP (NCT02753010)
- Testing
- Gastric emptying of carbohydrate-rich beverage
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Frailty, Old Age
Integrating Health Promotion With and for Older People - eHealth
The Integrating Health promotion with and for Older People eHealth (IHOPe) project is expected to contribute vital knowledge on how older peoples capabilities and societal resources can be used in a more efficient way to promote…
- Trial name
- IHOPe (NCT04416815)
- Testing
- Integrating Health promotion with and for Older People - eHealth
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Elderly, Noncardiac Surgery
Impact of Esketamine on Delayed Neurocognitive Recovery in Older Patients
Esketamine is frequently used during the perioperative period for supplemental analgesia. Small sample size trials showed that subanesthetic dose esketamine may decrease postoperative neurocognitive complications.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Noncardiac Surgery, Delayed Neurocognitive Recovery, Postoperative Delirium
- Trial name
- NCT07523334
- Testing
- Esketamine 1, Esketamine 2, Esketamine 3
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital
Old Age, Usability
Qoos Use Sustaining Health Among patIents hOspitalized in Geriatric mediciNe (QUSHION)
Falls are a frequent and serious problem in old people. It is estimated that one-third of subjects over 65 years of age and 50% of those over 85 years of age have at least one fall per year (1).
- Conditions
- Old Age, Usability, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- QUSHION (NCT04103827)
- Testing
- usability assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Aging, Inflammation
Relationship Between Thoracic Aortic Structure Assessed B PET/CT Scan and Arterial Stiffness in Elderly Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between thoracic aortic inflammation and arterial stiffness in elderly patients.
- Trial name
- FICTEP (NCT01963221)
- Testing
- fludeoxyglucose(18f), blood sample, cardiac and aortic magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Osteoarthritis, Knee
All Polyethylene Versus Metal Backed Tibial Components in Knee Replacement
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures. Approximately 84,000 knee replacement procedures were recorded in the UK in 2012.
- Trial name
- NCT02482493
- Testing
- Sigma PFC
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Intubated ICU Patients, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP)
Innate Immune Immunoparalysis and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Elderly Patients
This prospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the role of innate immune immunoparalysis in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients.
- Conditions
- Intubated ICU Patients, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP), Immunoparalysis
- Trial name
- IMP-VM (NCT07551258)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Transforming Primary Care for Older Canadians Living With Frailty
It is well known that older Canadians are high users of health care services. What is less well known is that the health care system is not well-designed to meet the needs of those who use it most.
- Trial name
- NCT03442426
- Testing
- Integrated model of primary care
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 695 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Rabies Exposure, Immunocompromised
Clinical Study on Immunogenicity and Safety of Lyophilized Vero Cell-Derived Human Rabies Vaccine in Special Populations
This study adopts a parallel-controlled design and includes a study group and a control group. The study group will enroll 150 special population participants (including non-HIV-related immunocompromised individuals, patients…
- Conditions
- Rabies Exposure, Immunocompromised, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07120464
- Testing
- Observation Only
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liaoning Chengda Biotechnology CO., LTD
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Acute Postoperative Pain
Effect of TPVB on Postoperative Pain and Cognitive Function After VATS in Elderly Patients
To investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block on postoperative acute and chronic pain and cognitive function in elderly patients with thoracoscopic partial lung resection.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Acute Postoperative Pain, Chronic Postsurgical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05364216
- Testing
- Measurement of cognitive function, Thoracic paravertebral block, The assessment of cognitive function
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao
The Elderly Patients Aged Between 65 and 85
The Comparison of the Clinical Efficacy Between I-gel and LMA-Supreme, the Two Most Recently Developed Supraglottic Airway Devices, in Elderly Patients
Since the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was designed and introduced into a clinical setting, a supraglottic airway device is widely used because it has advantages such as manipulation of the device when inserting it is easier than…
- Trial name
- NCT02026791
- Testing
- I-gel, Supreme-LMA
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University