Clinical trials: Geriatrics
Alzheimers, Falls, Aging in Place
Advance Planning for Home Services for Seniors
The goal of this study is to develop and test an advance planning tool to help seniors understand projected health needs and plan ways to remain in their own homes when these crises occur.
- Trial name
- APHS (NCT02256072)
- Testing
- Plan Your Lifespan Website, Go4Life Website
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Memory Disorders, Neurocognitive Disorders
Creation of an Ecological Tool Assessing Episodic Memory in Geriatrics
In this study the participants can be recruited via scheduled consultation and external institutions (associations, senior club..).
- Trial name
- ECOTESTGER (NCT05668598)
- Testing
- ecological MAI test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Lens
Age-Related Sarcopenia
High-Intensity Interval Training for Older Adults
This study will examine differences in a 12 week high-intensity interval training regimen. The Total Body HIIT program incorporates a resistance (circuit) and an anaerobic (bike) component in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05542758
- Testing
- Total Body HIIT Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Accidental Falls
Evaluation of a Balance-recovery Specific Falls Prevention Exercise Program
This study aims to investigate the potential to train compensatory stepping and grasping reactions for the prevention of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00187317
- Testing
- Balance training (exercise), Flexibility and relaxation exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Social Isolation, Loneliness
COVID-19 and Social Isolation and Loneliness Trial
Social isolation and loneliness worsen older peoples' quality of life, risk of dementia, and contributes to 45,000 deaths/year in Canada - as much as smoking.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Loneliness, Geriatric
- Trial name
- SIL (NCT05228782)
- Testing
- HOW R U? Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Educational Problems, Nursing Caries
Web-based Educational Program Promoting
Elderly abuse is a pervasive and concerning issue, particularly as the global population ages. Gerontological nurses play a pivotal role in identifying, preventing, and responding to elder abuse.
- Trial name
- web-based (NCT06213025)
- Testing
- web-based Educational program promoting response and willingness to handle elderly
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Education, Geriatrics
European Postgraduate Training in Geriatric Medicine
The objective of the study is to give a structured update on geriatric postgraduate education throughout Europe. The study will be performed as a cross-sectional structured quantitative online survey with qualitative comments.
- Trial name
- NCT02377908
- Testing
- Online Survey
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klinikum Nürnberg
Geriatrics
Efficacy of Samsung GEMS-H Device Training in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using Samsung robotic hip assist-based mobility intervention for older adults with frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT05197127
- Testing
- exoskeleton-based gait training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Alzheimer's Disease
Biomarker Study for Alzheimer's Disease
The study aims to identify immune biomarkers in peripheral blood for identifying Alzheimer's disease (AD). Blood samples from subjects with AD will be compared to age-matched controls without cognitive symptoms, as well as…
- Trial name
- BiomarkerAD (NCT02472899)
- Testing
- Blood sample
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beersheva Mental Health Center
Geriatric, Elderly
Comparison of Hand Grip Strength in Different Shoulder Positions in Geriatric Individuals: Position-Dependent Strength Analysis
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between hand grip strength, measured in different shoulder positions, and upper extremity muscle strength, and to reveal the clinical significance of position-dependent…
- Trial name
- NCT07562854
- Testing
- Muscle Strenght Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Geriatrics
Dual Task Training for Balance in Older Adults
Dual task training (DTT) have been showed that have satisfying effects on older adults. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of motor-cognitive DTT (mCdtt) and motor-motor DTT (mMdtt) on balance, fear of falling…
- Trial name
- NCT04577092
- Testing
- Warm-up exercise, Motor-Cognitive exercise, Motor-Motor exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Geriatrics, Social Deprivation
Social Deprivation Assessment in Older Adults
Social deprivation is a state to which older adults may be exposed, leading to adverse social, psychological, and health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04105036
- Testing
- Data Collection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Aging, Falling
Effectiveness of Online Exercise Training in Geriatric Population During COVID-19
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of online exercise training in geriatric population whose daily life activity level decreased during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Aging, Falling, Dependence, Inactivity, Physical
- Trial name
- NCT06548880
- Testing
- Structured exercise program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Mental Health, Geriatrics
Impact of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Driving Ability in Healthy Older Adults
The goal of the study is to assess the role of cholinesterase inhibitors in affecting the driving ability of cognitively intact seniors using driving simulators.
- Trial name
- NCT00482001
- Testing
- donepezil
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Geriatrics, Aged
Aging, Geriatric Syndromes and Clonal Hematopoiesis
In this study the investigators will incorporate a wide range of clinical variables associated with aging and cardiovascular disease to determine whether they are associated with mutation status independent of chronologic age.
- Conditions
- Geriatrics, Aged, Geriatric Syndromes, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02604563
- Testing
- Cognitive Assessment, Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, subscale of the OARS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Puzzle Activity
The Effect of Puzzle Activity on Nursing Students' Willingness to Work With Older Adults and Gerontological Nursing Competence
The study will be conducted using a parallel-group randomized controlled experimental design to determine the effect of a puzzle activity on nursing students' willingness to work with older adults and their competence in…
- Trial name
- Puzzle (NCT06903533)
- Testing
- Puzzle Activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Delirium
Cohort Study to Investigate the Association Between Changes in Brain Volume and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Despite an ongoing controversy in the scientific literature, the link between anesthesia and dementia and/or cerebral atrophy remains unclear.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Delirium, Dementia
- Trial name
- POCD-MRI (NCT02045004)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicolai Goettel
Healthy Aging, Frailty
Characterisation of Functional and Cognitive Responses Following Olfactory Stimulation and/or Functional Training in Older Adults.
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effects of olfactory stimulation and/or multicomponent physical training in adults aged 60 years and older.
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Frailty, Cognitive Decline, Olfactory Dysfunction
- Trial name
- INNOLFACT 2 (NCT07623122)
- Testing
- Olfactory stimulation, Multicomponent physical training, Combined olfactory stimulation and multicomponent physical training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Psychological Well-being in Older Adults, Resilience Building Intervention
Resilience-Building Nursing Intervention for Elderly Well-being
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a resilience-enhancing nursing intervention on the psychological well-being of older adults living in the community.
- Conditions
- Psychological Well-being in Older Adults, Resilience Building Intervention, Community Dwelling Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT06390254
- Testing
- Resilience-Enhancing Nursing Suppor
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Geriatric, Aerobic Exercise
Comparing Music-Supported and Traditional Aerobic Training in Geriatric Health Outcomes
The aim of this study is to comparatively evaluate the effects of a music therapy-based aerobic exercise program and traditional aerobic exercise training on cardiopulmonary functions, functional capacity, balance, peripheral…
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Aerobic Exercise, Music Therapy, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT06980311
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Aerobic exercise with music therapy
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University