Clinical trials: Geriatrics
Impaired Cognition, Geriatric Disorder
The Efficacy of Using Volunteers to Implement a Cognitive Stimulation Program in Two Long-Term Care Homes
Many volunteers visiting seniors make socially-based "friendly visits". This study investigated the efficacy of volunteers making visits focused on stimulating cognition.
- Conditions
- Impaired Cognition, Geriatric Disorder, Learning Disorders, Age-Related Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- VolCogStim (NCT01818778)
- Testing
- Cognitive stimulation program, Standard Friendly Visit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Self-Neglect, Cognitive Ability, General
Multidimensional Assessment and Intervention for Elder Self-Neglect
This study is designed to assess the best method for caring for elders reported to Adult Protective Services (APS) for self-neglect.
- Conditions
- Self-Neglect, Cognitive Ability, General, Geriatric Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00901706
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and APS Usual Care, APS usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Geriatric Patients
Pilot Study: Complementary Therapies in Geriatric Patients
In a randomized controlled pilot study the investigators include geriatric patients living in a geriatric residential community. Two interventions are compared: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00974506
- Testing
- CAM-intervention, Routine care therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Geriatric Disorder
Contribution of Actigraphy for the Evaluation of Elbow Range of Motion in the Joint Assessment in Gerontology
In this study, the investigators will measure range of motion of the elbow in a geriatric assessment in 85 subjects aged 65 years or over. These measures will be made by an actigraph and the software analysis BioVal.
- Trial name
- BIOVAL (NCT01462760)
- Testing
- Assessment with inclinometer, Assessment with actigraph
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Geriatric Assessment, Muscle Strength
Effects of a Program of Physical Exercise and Electrotherapy on Muscle Strength in Subjects of the Fourth Age
The purpose of this study is to determine whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation, strengthening exercises, or combination of both over lower limbs are effective in the improvement of the stability fundamentally against…
- Conditions
- Geriatric Assessment, Muscle Strength, Postural Balance, Body Mass Index
- Trial name
- NCT01086592
- Testing
- No intervention, Strong progressive strengthening exercises of lower limbs, Electrotherapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University