Clinical trials: Geriatric Patients
Hypercholesterolemia
Ezetimibe and Atorvastatin vs. Atorvastatin in Patients Age 65 and Older at High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)(0653-112)
A 12 week clinical trial in patients 65 years of age and older with hypercholesterolemia at high risk for coronary heart disease to study the effects of atorvastatin and ezetimibe given in combination and two higher doses of…
- Trial name
- NCT00418834
- Testing
- ezetimibe and atorvastatin, atorvastatin
- Volunteers
- 1,053 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Clinical Trials for Elderly Patients With Multiple Disease
The CHROMED project focuses its investigation on the applicability of an integrated solution for a pathological condition which: a) is very prevalent in ageing patients and b) severely impairs quality of life: COPD with other…
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB)
- Trial name
- CHROMED (NCT01960907)
- Testing
- CHROMED monitoring system
- Where
- 6 sites in Estonia, Slovenia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Restech Srl
Cognitive/Functional Effects, Colorectal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Bevacizumab With or Without Oxaliplatin in Treating Older Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
This randomized phase III trial studies how well combination chemotherapy plus bevacizumab with or without oxaliplatin works in treating older patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body.
- Conditions
- Cognitive/Functional Effects, Colorectal Cancer, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT01279681
- Testing
- bevacizumab, capecitabine, fluorouracil
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7)
Tipifarnib and Etoposide in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well giving tipifarnib together with etoposide works in treating older patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia.
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7), Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0), Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a)
- Trial name
- NCT00602771
- Testing
- tipifarnib, etoposide
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lung Cancer
Bevacizumab and Docetaxel in Treating Older Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00541099
- Testing
- bevacizumab, docetaxel
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Asthma
Pharmacokinetics and PharmacoDynamics of GW685698 in Paedeatric Asthmatic Patients
This study will investigate the effect of dosing with flutucasone furoate in asthmatic subjects aged 5-11 years of age. A randomized, two-way crossover, with placebo control, over a 14 day treatment period, it will investigate…
- Trial name
- NCT01332292
- Testing
- Fluticasone furoate
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
DT388IL3 Fusion Protein in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndromes
RATIONALE: Combinations of biological substances in DT388IL3 fusion protein may be able to carry cancer killing substances directly to the cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00397579
- Testing
- DT388IL3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Sequential Combination With Gemcitabine as First Line Therapy in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of sequential treatment with Tarceva and gemcitabine, and of gemcitabine monotherapy, as first line treatment of elderly patients, or patients with ECOG performance status of…
- Trial name
- NCT00940875
- Testing
- erlotinib [Tarceva], gemcitabine
- Where
- 17 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Age Problem, Abdominal Cancer
Dosage of Epidural Morphine in Elderly Patients
This a clinical trial that evaluates the efficacy and safety of three different doses of morphine, namely 1.5 mg, 3 mg and 4.5 mg, via the epidural route regarding reducing pain in elderly patients after a cancer surgery in the…
- Trial name
- NCT04316871
- Testing
- 1.5 mg of Morphine Sulfate, Normal saline, 3 mg of Morphine Sulfate
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pain, Fever
Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Intravenous Ibuprofen in Pediatric Patients
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile of a single dose of intravenous ibuprofen administered over approximately ten (10) minutes.
- Trial name
- NCT02583399
- Testing
- Ibuprofen
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Frailty, Frail Elderly
Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy
The objective of this project is to pilot test an ADL (activities of daily living)-enhanced program as an adjuvant therapy to usual home health rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Frail Elderly, Occupational Therapy, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT05411393
- Testing
- ADL-enhanced program, Usual home health rehabilitation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
High Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Phase III Study of CPX-351 Versus 7+3 in Patients 60-75 Years Old With Untreated High Risk (Secondary) Acute Myeloid Leukemia
To confirm the efficacy of CPX-351 compared to 7+3 as first line therapy in elderly patients (60-75 yrs) with high risk (secondary) Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The primary efficacy endpoint will be overall survival.
- Trial name
- 301 (NCT01696084)
- Testing
- CPX-351, 7+3 (cytarabine and daunorubicin)
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 309 people
- Sponsor
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) Patients Undergoing Induction Chemotherapy
Fatigue, reduced quality of life and declines in physical function are common in patients undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
- Trial name
- NCT01170598
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Sepsis, Disease Progression
Venous Lactate in Progression to Overt Septic Shock and Mortality in Non-elderly Sepsis Patients in Emergency Department
To investigate the role of initial venous lactate in predicting the severity progression to overt septic shock and 30-day mortality in non-elderly patients without hemodynamic shock who suspected to have acute infections.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Disease Progression, Septic Shock, Fatal Outcome
- Trial name
- NCT01947127
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Overactive Bladder
A Study Of Efficacy And Safety Of Fesoterodine In Vulnerable Elderly Subjects With Overactive Bladder
This study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of a flexible dose regimen of fesoterodine on urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) episodes in vulnerable elderly subjects with overactive bladder (OAB).
- Trial name
- NCT00928070
- Testing
- Fesoterodine
- Where
- 125 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 566 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Atopic Dermatitis
A Study to Determine the Safety and Tolerability of Dupilumab (REGN668/SAR231893) in Patients Aged ≥6 to <18 Years With Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
The primary objective of the study is to characterize the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of dupilumab in pediatric patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) (for adolescents ≥12 to <18 years of age) or severe AD…
- Trial name
- NCT02407756
- Testing
- Dupilumab
- Where
- 26 sites in Canada, Czechia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Depressive Disorder, Major
Active Reference (Fluoxetine) Fixed-dose Study of Vortioxetine in Paediatric Patients Aged 12 to 17 Years With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Evaluating the efficacy of vortioxetine 10 mg/day and 20 mg/day versus placebo on depressive symptoms in adolescents (age ≥12 and ≤17 years) with a DSM-5™ (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition)…
- Trial name
- NCT02709746
- Testing
- Vortioxetine 10 mg/day, Vortioxetine 20 mg/day, Fluoxetine 20 mg/day
- Where
- 124 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lundbeck A/S
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
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
Alzheimer's Disease
Efficacy and Safety of Plasma Exchange With 5% Albumin in Beta-amyloid Peptide Clearance in Cerebral Spinal Fluid
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of plasma exchange with 5% albumin in beta-amyloid peptide clearance in cerebrospinal fluid, and its effects in patients with mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00742417
- Testing
- Albutein 5%, Control
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Grifols, S.A.