Clinical trials: Geriatric Patient
Adequate Anesthesia With Unimpaired Motor Strength
Comparison of Intrathecal Fentanyl or Sufentanil in 1 mg Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia for TURP in Elderly Patients
Adequate sensory block for surgical procedure without side effects and immediate mobilization after surgery are desirable anesthetic technique in various surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT01608334
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Sufentanil
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Cognitive Decline
Early Postoperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Following Ocular Surgery
This project will investigate changes in cognitive function in the early postoperative phase (<24 hours) after minor surgery in patients of older age (≥65 years).
- Trial name
- NCT03775343
- Testing
- Neurocognitive Test Battery, Blood sampling
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Geriatric Patients in a Pre-rehabilitative Treatment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Monitoring and Cognitive Appraisal: The Etiology of Psychological Disorders and The Divergence Between Behavioural and Self-reported Data
The study investigates the etiology of psychogical disorders from a neuropsychological perspective based on monitoring and cognitive appraisal.
- Trial name
- NCT07137676
- Testing
- AX-CPT, No Interventions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Franziskus Hospital
Exhaustion, Geriatric Disorder
Nursing Follow up in Geriatric Oncology : Tracking Time of Caregiver Exhaustion Risk
In geriatric oncology, caregivers are submitted to a risk of exhaustion. To investigate the clinical risk factor of exhaustion, the researchers propose to conduct a prospective observational study during 6 months phone follow up…
- Trial name
- TANGO (NCT02551965)
- Testing
- Phone nursing follow-up
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Distal Radius Fractures, Wrist Fracture
Unstable Distal Radius Fractures With Dorsal Dislocation in Patients Aged 18-64 Years. Volar Locking Plate (VLP) vs Closed Reduction and Percutaenous Pinning (CRPP).
120 patients age 18-64 years with dorsally displaced distal radius fractures AO-type A2, A3 and C1 are recruited from Oslo Casualty Medical Centre (Oslo Skadelegevakt).
- Conditions
- Distal Radius Fractures, Wrist Fracture, Colles' Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT04716309
- Testing
- Open reduction and volar locking plate and closed reduction and K-wires.
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Palliative Care, Primary Health Care
Identification of Elderly Patients in Need of Palliative Care by Family Physicians
In the last decades, the number of people living with chronic diseases had increased, mainly due to the aging of the population.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Primary Health Care, Geriatrics
- Trial name
- GerPal-ID (NCT04010136)
- Testing
- Palliative care training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Beira Interior
Old Age; Debility, Satisfaction
TIKeasy TAblet satisfaCtion (TikTac)
In the last ten years, gerontechnology is becoming an increasing topic in geriatric medicine. Nevertheless, there are still few studies assessing the usability of technologies in old patients, especially when they are…
- Trial name
- TikTac (NCT04091152)
- Testing
- usability assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Shoulder Arthropathy Associated With Other Conditions, Healthy
Reaching Motion During Functional Activities
Taking and moving objects is essential. When this becomes difficult, it affects daily functioning. This study aims to determine movement patterns, at the level of the shoulder, during different functional movements in elderly…
- Trial name
- REACHRSA (NCT06162858)
- Testing
- IMU (Inertial Measurement Devices)
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Edentulous Complete Denture Wearers
Mandibular Implants in Elderly Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate denture satisfaction following the conversion of existing mandibular complete dentures to implant-overdentures (IOD) in very old edentulous patients who depend on help for activities of…
- Trial name
- NCT01928004
- Testing
- Implant placement, Conventional reline
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Impairment Based Treatment Versus Modified Functional Restoration Program in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
The aim of this feasibility study is to evaluate the practicality of conducting a future randomized controlled trial comparing two rehabilitation approaches for older adults with degenerative chronic low back pain…
- Trial name
- FIRM-CLBP (NCT07699419)
- Testing
- Impairment-based trearment, Modified Functional restoration program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
Investigating HPV Vaccination Uptake in Adults Aged 18-35 Seeking Care at a Health Clinic in Rural Mississippi
A study evaluating HPV vaccine uptake among unvaccinated patients between the ages of 18 and 35 of a mobile health clinic serving the Mississippi Delta.
- Trial name
- NCT05658198
- Testing
- Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Plan A Health, Inc
Respiratory Depression
TAES Improve the Function of Respiration and Circulation on Elderly Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy Procedure
To explore the effectiveness of transcutaneous acupuncture electrical stimulation (TAES), a non-invasive modality in improvement of the function of respiration and circulation on elder patient during colonoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03775122
- Testing
- TAES
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Periodontal Diseases, Old Age
Effect of Low-Level Laser on Crevicular Interleukin-1β Concentration in Patients With Periodontal Disease: A Relation to Periodontal Inflammaging
This study is done to compare between young age and old age patients with periodontitis (inflammaging) and the effect of diode laser as adjunctive to scaling and debridement
- Trial name
- NCT06677385
- Testing
- diode laser as adjunctive to conventional scaling and debridement, conventional scaling and debridement
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Misr University for Science and Technology
Frailty, Cognitive Impairment
Orthopedic Procedures and Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults in the Czech Republic
This multicenter, prospective, non-interventional observational study (ORTOPODCZ) investigates the association between preoperative cognitive impairment and postoperative delirium (POD) in older adults undergoing elective total…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Cognitive Impairment, Older Adults, Hip Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- ORTOPODCZ (NCT07432009)
- Where
- 7 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tomas Bata Hospital, Czech Republic
Flow Time, Carotid Doppler Ultrasound
Carotis cFT In Prediction Of Hypotension
The aim of our study is to determine the predictive value of pre-anesthesia FTc for hypotension that may develop after general anesthesia induction in patients over 65 years of age and to investigate the correlation between…
- Conditions
- Flow Time, Carotid Doppler Ultrasound, Hypotension, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT05896514
- Testing
- ultrasound-guided carotid artery flow time measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease
Effect of ACE-inhibitors on Aortic Stiffness in Elderly Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
The goal of this proposal is to investigate the potential for ACE-inhibitors (ACE-I)(drugs primarily used to treat hypertension or congestive heart failure) to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older adults with…
- Trial name
- NCT00874432
- Testing
- angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, lisinopril
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Hip Fractures
Fragility Fracture Integrated Rehabilitation Management (FIRM)
A number of studies for clinical pathway (CP) after hip fracture have been suggested to improve post-fracture outcome. However, CP is not carried out properly in most countries due to inadequate system and awareness, and lack of…
- Trial name
- FIRM (NCT03430193)
- Testing
- FIRM, Conventional rehabilitation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease
A Phase I Study in Healthy Volunteers and Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients.
The goal of this trial is to learn if MTX325 can be developed as a potential disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Parts 1-4 complete, Part 5 (multiple doses in patients with Parkinson's Disease) in progress.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease, Early Stage Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07630545
- Testing
- MTX325
- Where
- 18 sites in Australia, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mission Therapeutics
Fever, Infection
Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Temperature Measurement in Geriatric Patients
Retrospective analysis of a quality measurement project examining the quality of vital parameter measurement in consecutive patients >= 75 years presenting to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT01639430
- Testing
- rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 427 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klinikum Nürnberg
Caregiver-patient Dyeds, Patient Without Cognitive Disorders
Evolution of the Health Status of Caregivers After the Admission of Their Elderly Relative to the Emergency Department
The main objective of this non-interventional, propective and multipercentric study is to Assess the evolution of caregiver burden 1 month after their elderly relative's Emergency Department (ED) admission
- Trial name
- ETAP-U (NCT05561101)
- Testing
- Caregivers burden
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if