Clinical trials: Health Aging
Healthy People Programs
Maintaining Cognitive Health in Aging Veterans
Interventions aimed at disseminating information about cognitive aging and lifestyle factors that contribute to successful cognitive aging, in addition to providing broad cognitive skills training, may improve the psychological…
- Trial name
- NCT02023944
- Testing
- Memory and Aging Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Benzodiazepine Sedative Adverse Reaction
NUDGE-EHR Replication Trial at Mass General Brigham
Prescribing of potentially unsafe medications for older adults is extremely common; benzodiazepines and sedative hypnotics are, for example, key drug classes frequently implicated in adverse health consequences for vulnerable…
- Conditions
- Aging, Benzodiazepine Sedative Adverse Reaction, Anticholinergic Adverse Reaction, Adverse Drug Event
- Trial name
- NUDGE-EHR (NCT05538065)
- Testing
- Follow-up booster Alert, Pre-commitment, Enhanced Alert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Aging
Preparing Older Veterans With Serious and Chronic Illness for Decision Making
Millions of diverse Veterans live with severe and chronic illness for which they will face complex, ongoing decisions. Although the VHA has been at the forefront of patient-centered chronic care, interventions to prepare Veterans…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT01550731)
- Testing
- PREPARE website, Advance directive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Osteoporosis
Determinants of Vitamin K Metabolism
The purpose of this study is to learn how the body responds to different amounts of vitamin K in the diet in order to understand the roles that vitamin K may have in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00336232
- Testing
- Vitamin K
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Depressive Symptoms
Nurse-Led Interprofessional Mental Health Promotion Intervention for Older Home Care Clients
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a 6-month nurse-led, interprofessional mental health promotion intervention aimed at older home care clients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01407926
- Testing
- Nurse-Led Mental Health Promotion Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Aging, Insulin Sensitivity
Antecedent Metabolic Health and Metformin Aging Study
Aging is the number one risk factor for the majority of chronic diseases. There are no pharmaceutical treatments to slow aging and prolong healthspan.
- Conditions
- Aging, Insulin Sensitivity, Chronic Disease, Mitochondria
- Trial name
- ANTHEM (NCT04264897)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Message Testing in Aging African American Smokers
The goal of this study is to examine different messages to motivate smokers who self-identify as an African American current smoker, between the ages of 50-80 years old to quit smoking.
- Trial name
- MCAAAS-2 (NCT05819086)
- Testing
- Rate Emotional Response, Rate Impact of Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 839 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison