Clinical trials: Geriatric Patient
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Screening French Organizations for the Follow-up After Colonoscopy
France is one of the European countries where the incidence of colorectal cancer is the highest among cancers for both sexes. Fecal occult blood screening has been implemented since 2008.
- Trial name
- Tempo-colo (NCT03383367)
- Testing
- Tempo Colo
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Association pour le Dépistage Organisé des Cancers dans le Rhône
Spinal Anesthetics Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use
The Ability Of Inferior Vena Caval Distensibility Index With Passive Leg Raising Test To Predict Spinal Anesthesia-induced Hypotension In Elderly Patients Undergoing Infra-umbilical Surgeries. A Prospective Observational Study.
Many previous studies have investigated the ability of various methods such as passive leg raising test , and inferior vena cava collapsibility index in predicting post-spinal hypotension, but none of them have succeeded in…
- Trial name
- NCT05991063
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
PND, POCD - Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Effects of Ciprofol on Perioperative Neurocognitive Function in Elderly Patients Undergoing Daytime Surgery
As life expectancy increases, the rate of disability among elderly individuals is also rising. Elderly patients undergoing home-based rehabilitation after surgery without medical supervision may experience complications and…
- Trial name
- NCT07895407
- Testing
- Ciprofol, propofol
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Resistance Training in Diabetic Elder Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a 12-week progressive resistance training program on the skeletal muscle function, glycemic control, functional capacity, and quality of life in the elderly with type 2…
- Trial name
- NCT01638351
- Testing
- Resistance exercise, Usual care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Lung Cancer
Weekly Docetaxel Versus Weekly Docetaxel/Gemcitabine in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients
In this randomized trial, we attempt to further define optimal palliative chemotherapy for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by comparing single agent treatment with weekly docetaxel versus combination…
- Trial name
- NCT00193323
- Testing
- Docetaxel, Gemcitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Parkinson Disease
Randomized Study of the Effects of Glucose on Cognition in Healthy Young and Elderly People and Parkinson's Disease Patients
This study will determine whether glucose facilitates memory in healthy elderly people and those with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00004451
- Testing
- Glucose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Improvement in COPD Elderly Patients Health: Study Protocol
Guidelines development, their implementation and the physicians' adherence may have an impact on the occurrence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations and patient's quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04301505
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Intervention 2
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 2,520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Perioperative Hypothermia
Perioperative Hypothermia and Sevoflurane Consumption in Elderly Patients
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the association between perioperative hypothermia and sevoflurane consumption in elderly patients undergoing hip arthroplasty under general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT07467681
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Patients Who Exceeded Their Life-expectancy: a Retrospective Study
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) has become an established treatment for cuff arthropathy, severe osteoarthritis and in certain fracture cases.
- Trial name
- NCT04807322
- Testing
- Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (RTSA)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bürgerspital Solothurn
Physical Fitness in Older Adults
Increasing Movement and Exercise in Geriatric Patients Through Large-Scaled Creative Occupation Interventions
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different types of activities in improving physical fitness in older adults. The main question it aims to answer is whether a person completing a large-scaled art project has…
- Trial name
- NCT05801445
- Testing
- Occupation-based activity, Body-Weight Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Patients Aged 50-75 and Requiring Colonoscopy
The French Gut-colo
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common type of cancer worldwide. The European Union recommends national CRC screening for people aged between 50 and 74.
- Trial name
- NCT06174233
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Ankle
Investigating the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Different Brain Regions on Ankle Tracking Motor Learning, Motor Adaptation, and Brain Connectivity in Healthy Middle-aged and Older Adults and Patients With Subcortical Stroke
Ankle control is essential to safe over-ground navigation for humans. Middle- aged and older adults and patients with stroke whose ankle control is poor often lose their balance or fall.
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Ankle, Motor Learning, Adaptation
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT06556043)
- Testing
- cM1 transcranial direct current stimulation, cPPC transcranial direct current stimulation, iCBM transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Three Different Doses of Intrathecal Hyperbaric Prilocaine With Fentanyl
A Comparative Study on Three Different Doses of Intrathecal Hyperbaric Prilocaine With Fentanyl for Optimal Dose to be Used in Elderly Patients Undergoing Day Case Lower Abdominal and Urologic Surgeries.
To compare the effects of using different doses of intrathecal hyperbaric prilocaine 2% combined with fentanyl 25 µg in patients scheduled for a day-case lower abdominal and urologic surgery in the geriatric patient population.
- Trial name
- NCT05726968
- Testing
- Pilocaine 2% (1.5 ml) and 25 ug fentany
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Colorectal Cancer Control and Prevention
Self-Reported Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of a Health Belief Model-based multicomponent education program on colorectal cancer screening completion, knowledge, health beliefs, and screening attitudes among adults aged…
- Trial name
- CRC-HBM (NCT07778875)
- Testing
- Health Belief Model-Based Colorectal Cancer Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
Depression, Old Age; Debility
Assessment of Depression Levels in Elderly Patients With an Orthopedic Fracture Compared to Patients After a Stroke.
Depression is common among elderly patients hospitalized due to acute conditions like strokes or osteoporotic fractures. It has significant impacts on quality of life, hospitalization rates, and mortality.
- Conditions
- Depression, Old Age; Debility, Stroke, Fractures, Bone
- Trial name
- NCT06570356
- Testing
- Geriatric Depression Scale - 15
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shmuel Harofeh Hospital, Geriatric Medical Center
Virtual Reality, Distraction
Virtual Reality (VR) Could Be a Good Alternative to Relaxing or Pain-relieving Medication
We want to investigate whether Virtual Reality (VR) could be a good alternative to the relaxing or pain-relieving medications that are often used to alleviate anxiety when patients undergo surgery under local anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Distraction, Elderly (people Aged 65 or More)
- Trial name
- NCT06649383
- Testing
- Virtual reality
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pether Jildenstal
Hospital Foodservice Satisfaction; Hospital Meals Satisfaction; Elderly, Nutrition, Malnutrition in Elderly, Malnutrition
A Logical Framework for Tailor-made Paradigm Shift Hospital Foodservice to Prevent Malnutrition Among Geriatric Patients in Hospitals
Hospital Food service is important for patient recovery by providing necessary aid with adequate meal consumption. Overall, hospital experience can influence patients' satisfaction for the foodservice quality.
- Trial name
- NCT04858165
- Testing
- MY GERYFS PROTOCOL
- Where
- 5 sites in Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Patient Compliance
Cognitive Regulation Training and Exercise Trial
The purpose of this double-blinded, randomized controlled study is to compare CORTEX (Cognitive Regulation Training and Exercise), a multi-faceted, center- and home-delivered- general and exercise-specific-active and traditional…
- Trial name
- CORTEX-II (NCT03124667)
- Testing
- Games, Videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Post Spinal Anaesthesia Hypotension, Geriatric Population
Effect of Dexamethasone on Post-spinal Hypotension
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if intravenous dexamethasone is effective for prevention of post spinal hypotension in geriatric population undergoing orthopedic surgeries.
- Conditions
- Post Spinal Anaesthesia Hypotension, Geriatric Population, Orthopedic Surgeries
- Trial name
- NCT06819436
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institue of Trauma
Observation
Correlation Between Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
Correlation between Idiopathic Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus in Egyptian Elderly Patients
- Trial name
- NCT03685357
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University