Clinical trials: Geriatric Syndromes
Frailty Syndrome, COVID-19
Implementation of the Integrated Care of Older People App and ICOPE Monitor in Primary Care (ICOPE)
Introduction: The World Health Organization has launched the INSPIRE-ICOPE-CARE program towards healthy aging. It includes "intrinsic capacity", defined as "the composite of all the physical and mental capacities of an…
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, COVID-19, Healthy Aging, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- ICOPE (NCT04413877)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), Geriatric Syndromes
Using Virtual Reality to Improve Medical Training
As the U.S. population ages, future physicians must be prepared to care for older adults with multiple health conditions and complex needs.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), Geriatric Syndromes, Disability Hearing, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- NCT07542834
- Testing
- Cinematic Virtual Reality Training, Traditional Didactic Lecture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Protocol for Multi-site Evaluation of New Community-based Frailty Programme
Background: Frailty is increasing in prevalence internationally with population ageing. Frailty can be managed or even reversed through community-based interventions delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, but to…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04866316
- Testing
- There is no active intervention as this is a service evaluation
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 335 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
Hyperhomocysteinemia
Effects of Low-dose Complex B-vitamins on Homocysteine and Framingham Risk Score Among Chinese Elderly
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether low dose complex B-vitamins (folic acid,vitamin B6 and vitamin B12) can lower the risk of developing hyperhomocysteinemia in an apparently healthy population with low folate/B12…
- Trial name
- NCT00755664
- Testing
- Low-dose complex B-vitamins
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
A Health Promotion Program to Prevent Frailty and Improve Frailty Status Among Pre-frail Elderly: Frailty Intervention Through Nutrition Education and Exercises.
Prevention of frailty is a major concern in geriatrics due to its high prevalence and various adverse health outcomes among elderly population.
- Trial name
- FINE (NCT04327544)
- Testing
- Frailty Intervention
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Healthy
Using Magnetic Resonance (MR) to Understand the Effect of Erythromycin on Bowel Motility
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has proven to be a valuable imaging technique for suspected small bowel disease. This technique depends, in part, on adequate distension of the small bowel.
- Trial name
- NCT01379183
- Testing
- Erythromycin, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Barium Sulfate Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Locomotive Syndrome
The Effects of Static Versus Dynamic Exercises on Balance and Activity Balance Confidence In The Elderly Population With Locomotive Syndrome
This research aimed to explore the comparative effects of static and dynamic balance training on postural stability and activity-specific balance confidence among elderly individuals diagnosed with locomotive syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT07104747
- Testing
- Static Exercise Intervention, (Dynamic Exercises Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Faisalabad
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A Tailored Interactive Website for Promoting Condom Use Among Young Adults
This study will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of tailored web-based messages in promoting condom use among young adults.
- Trial name
- Youthnet (NCT00183638)
- Testing
- Internet-based tailored prevention messages, Non-tailored messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,870 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Physical Activity
Investigations of the Effects and Associated Neural Mechanisms of Different Exercise in People With Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a risk for many chronic diseases of middle-aged and older adults. Hence, prevention and treatment of MetS is a crucial global health issue.
- Trial name
- NCT05672940
- Testing
- Aerobic plus resistance training, Stretching plus breathing training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Older Adults
Frailty, Geriatric Syndromes and Care Pathways of Older Adults Living With HIV in West Africa
With currently available antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLWHIV) are living longer. This exposure to HIV and combination antiretroviral therapy may accelerate the aging of this population, thus increasing the…
- Trial name
- NCT07355413
- Where
- 6 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Long COVID, COVID-19 Pandemic
Long COVID and Its Associations With Health Outcomes in Older Adults
The Peking University Health Cohort in Anning, Yunnan (PKUHC-AN) is a prospective cohort study carried out in Anning, Yunnan. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on older adults' health, and to…
- Conditions
- Long COVID, COVID-19 Pandemic, Elderly Infection, Vaccine Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05825651
- Testing
- no interventions
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 11,527 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Education for Prevention and Treatment of Frailty
Frailty is a condition with a high prevalence in older adults, leading to higher vulnerability and increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes and disabilities.
- Trial name
- FRAGSALUD (NCT05610605)
- Testing
- Health intervention programme: FRAGSALUD
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 235 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Resistance Exercise Training at Different Intensities in Healthy and Frail Older People: A Feasibility Study
After the age of 40-45 years muscle mass and function progressively decline, reducing older peoples' abilities to perform tasks of daily living and also increase the risk of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT03627793
- Testing
- resistance training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Weight Loss
Exercise Duration Models, in Middle-aged Men
Duration of exercise is an important factor among the medical guides for weight loss. However, there is still little knowledge about other its models in middle-aged and older men.
- Trial name
- NCT03046641
- Testing
- Continuous training, The interval training
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- P.L.Shupik National Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education
Frailty, Frailty Syndrome
Promoting Health LongevIty Through Mitigation and Prevention of Frailty in Community-dwelling Elderly (Pro-LIFE)
The current healthcare response to frailty has been mainly reactive to acute health crises of the elderly. With its insidious onset and progression, frailty is often not apparent unless actively sought.
- Trial name
- NCT04656938
- Testing
- Pre-frail intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sengkang General Hospital
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Sarcopenia
Physical Fitness, Body Composition and Frailty in Elderly People.Exercise Program Effecsts. EXERNET Elder 3.0
One of the major changes occurring in developed societies is a significant ageing of the population. Nowadays, because of an enhanced life expectancy, 17% of the Spanish population is composed of people over 65 and the number is…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Sarcopenia, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- EXERNETElder (NCT03831841)
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise programe
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Geriatric Depression
Community-based Rehabilitation Management for Patients With Remitted Geriatric Depression
This study intends to take patients with RGD as objects. Further construct a community-based rehabilitation management (CBRM) program with drug treatment, rehabilitation measures of education, psychology and exercise as its core…
- Trial name
- NCT05610917
- Testing
- CBRM (community-based rehabilitation management), TAR(treatment as routine)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duan Li
Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Aspirin Dose Comparison in Elderly PCI Patients: 30mg vs. 75mg in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) face a high risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic complications necessitating antiplatelet therapy.
- Trial name
- LowASA-PCI (NCT06254391)
- Testing
- Low-dose aspirin
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Vasomotor Symptoms as a Sex Hormone-dependent Disorder in Women and Men, Hot Flashes
A Study to Learn More About How the Study Treatment Elinzanetant (or BAY3427080) Moves Into, Through and Out of the Body, How Safe it is and How it Affects the Body After Taking Single and Multiple Doses in Healthy Women Aged 40 to 65 Years
Researchers are looking for a better way to treat men and women with vasomotor symptoms, a condition of having hot flashes caused by hormonal changes.
- Conditions
- Vasomotor Symptoms as a Sex Hormone-dependent Disorder in Women and Men, Hot Flashes, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT05381142
- Testing
- Elinzanetant (BAY3427080)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Frailty, Frailty Syndrome
Smart Home Technologies for Assessing and Monitoring Frailty in Older Adults
This project aims to address the impact of frailty on older adults, particularly its connection to cognitive impairments such as dementia.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Frailty Syndrome, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Pre-Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05961319
- Testing
- Smart-Home Monitoring
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta