Clinical trials: Geriatric Patient
Acute Pain
Trial Comparing Morphine to Hydromorphone in Elderly Patients With Severe Pain
The purpose of this research study is to determine which opiate pain medication (morphine or hydromorphone (Dilaudid)) is more effective in the treatment of acute pain in patients presenting to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT00305058
- Testing
- Morphine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
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
Healthy Participants and Patients With Narcolepsy
Phase 1 TAK-925 Study in Healthy Adult and Elderly Volunteers and Participants With Narcolepsy
The purpose of this study is to investigate safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of TAK-925 when a single dose of TAK-925 is administered to healthy adult participants, healthy elderly participants and patients with type 1…
- Trial name
- NCT03332784
- Testing
- TAK-925
- Where
- 3 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Hepatitis E
A Phase Ⅳ Clinical Trial of the Recombinant Hepatitis E Vaccine (Escherichia Coli)(the Chronic Hepatitis B Patients )
This phase IV clinical study was designed to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of Hecolin® in the chronic Hepatitis B patients on the clinical stability.
- Trial name
- NCT02964910
- Testing
- Recombinant Hepatitis E Vaccine (Escherichia Coli)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co., Ltd
Asthma in Children
A Study of Remote Asthma Management Using an Integrated Artificial Intelligence-assisted EHR Dashboard and Mobile Device Compared With Usual Asthma Care to Treat 6-17 Year Old Patients
The main purpose of this study is to look at whether clinicians and their patients with asthma can satisfactorily perform remote asthma management at home (not visiting clinic) by using an artificial intelligence tool called…
- Trial name
- NCT06062433
- Testing
- AsthmaTuner, Asthma-Guidance and Prediction System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain
Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Hydromorphone in Elderly Emergency Department Patients With Acute Severe Pain
The hydromorphone protocol is more effective than usual care in Emergency Department (ED) patients age 65 years and older in terms of proportion who choose to forgo additional pain medication within 60 minutes post-baseline in…
- Trial name
- NCT01429285
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Depression, Dementia
Prognosis of Depression in the Elderly (PRODE). A Multicentre, Longitudinal Study of Elderly Depressed Patients.
PRODE is a Norwegian multicentre study investigating the prognosis of depression in the elderly. The study has included 169 patients who will be followed with assessments after one and three years.
- Trial name
- PRODE (NCT01952366)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Alzheimer's Disease, Healthy Non-elderly and Elderly Adults
Multiple Ascending Dose Safety, Tolerability, PK Study of AL001 in Alzheimer's Disease Patients & Healthy Adult Subjects
This is a Phase 1/2a, multi-center, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, randomized, multiple ascending dose (MAD) clinical trial to determine the safety and maximum tolerated dose of AL001.
- Trial name
- "MAD" (NCT05363293)
- Testing
- AL001
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alzamend Neuro, Inc.
Cognitive Impairment
Preoperative Cognitive Screening of Elderly Surgical Patients
The objectives of this pilot study are: 1. to determine whether a short cognitive test battery administered in the preadmission test center can be used to cognitively stratify elderly patients presenting for elective surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT01826825
- Testing
- Cognitive Screen, Mini-Cog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rib Fractures
Lidocaine Patches in Elderly Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures
Many patients are prescribed lidocaine patches for rib fractures despite mixed evidence to their efficacy. The outcome of this trial offers significant benefit to patient care if it finds benefit of their use or if it does not.
- Trial name
- NCT05714631
- Testing
- 4% Lidocaine Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
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
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
The Influence of Postoperative Analgesia on Systemic Inflammatory Response and POCD After Femoral Fractures Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether epidural levobupivacaine applied for the purpose of post-operative analgesia compared to systemic analgesia with morphine leads to better pain control, stronger suppression of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02848599
- Testing
- morphine, levobupivacaine
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Aging
Health Outcomes of Tai Chi in Subsidized Senior Housing
The proposed study will determine whether Tai Chi is an effective and practical intervention to improve overall function and lower health care utilization in an expensive, vulnerable population of seniors that is more…
- Trial name
- Mi-WISH (NCT02346136)
- Testing
- Tai Chi training, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Influenza
Safety and Immunogenicity of High-Dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine in Patients ≥65 Years
This phase I/II, randomized, modified double-blind, multi-center study assessed the safety and immunogenicity of a high-dose Quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-HD) in older adults (greater than or equal to [>=] 65 years).
- Trial name
- NCT03233217
- Testing
- QIV-HD by IM, QIV-SD by SC, QIV-HD by SC
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Delirium in Old Age
REPOSE Study: Reducing Delirium by Enhancing Postoperative Sleep With Suvorexant
This research study will evaluate the effectiveness of postoperative administration of a drug called suvorexant, to improve postoperative sleep and decrease the severity of delirium (serious confusion) in adults 65 years and…
- Trial name
- REPOSE (NCT05733286)
- Testing
- Suvorexant 20 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity, Aging
Semaglutide Use in Elderly Obese Patients
This is a single-center, prospective, controlled, randomized and open label study to investigate the effect of the semaglutide addition to standard of care weight loss intervention (personalized lifestyle and exercise) in elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT05302596
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Alzheimer Disease
A Preliminary Study of 18F-AV-45 in Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Elderly Volunteers
A preliminary study to test how florbetapir F 18 (18F-AV-45) acts in the brains and bodies of healthy elderly people and patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) by using a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner.
- Trial name
- NCT01565291
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease
Ability Of ([18F]-AV-45) PET Scan to Distinguish Alzheimer's Disease Subjects From Cognitively Normal Individuals
This study will evaluate the performance characteristics of a novel [18F] amyloid detection ligand (18F]-AV-45) with respect to its ability to distinguish patients with clinically-diagnosed probable Alzheimer's disease from…
- Trial name
- NCT00855868
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18, [11C]-PIB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
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
Hypertension
A Study to Evaluate Methodologies for Measuring Swelling of the Leg and Ankle (MK-0000-106)(COMPLETED)
This study will evaluate methodologies for measuring pedal edema associated with calcium channel blockers in middle-aged and elderly subjects and patients with hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT00789321
- Testing
- Comparator: amlodipine besylate
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC