Clinical trials: Health Services for the Aged
Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged
Geriatric-CO-mAnagement for Cardiology Patients in the Hospital
The primary objective of the evaluation study is to determine if geriatric co-management is superior to standard of care in preventing functional decline in older patients admitted for acute heart disease or Transcatheter Aortic…
- Conditions
- Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- G-COACH (NCT02890927)
- Testing
- Cardio-geriatric co-management
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 454 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Breast Neoplasms, Medication Adherence
A Novel E-Health Approach in Optimizing Treatment for Seniors (OPTIMUM Study)
Background: In women with hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer, adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) is associated with a significant survival advantage.
- Trial name
- NCT02876848
- Testing
- OPTIMUM e-health tool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Older Adults (50-90 Years), Depression
Integrating Depression Care Into HIV Services for Older People With HIV Using a Stepped Care, Task-Sharing Approach.
Depression levels will be compared using PHQ-9 in the Treatment as Usual arm(TAU) VS intervention arm to see if the stepped care intervention is effective in treating depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06894680
- Testing
- Stepped care, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Geriatric Health Services, Health Services for the Elderly
Cyber-Human Systems for Personalized Well-being and Health
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using multi-parameter monitoring devices in the elderly to improve their quality of life not already understood as the absence of disease but in a logic that is…
- Trial name
- RESILIENT (NCT06490783)
- Testing
- Noninvasive wearable devices (smartwatch and heart rate monitor band)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica
Elderly Exercise
The Effect of IoT-based Smart Exercises System in the Senior Adults
Subjects are divided into two groups, (1) Control (Ctrl) and (2) Smart Exercise (SE) group. Ctrl group are instructed to maintain their daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT04137939
- Testing
- smart exercise system
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Aging, Inpatients
Epidemiological Observatory on the Health Conditions of Inpatients Aged 65 or Older at the INRCA Research Hospitals
The goal of this research study is to collect clinical data, comprehensive geriatric assessment, risk factors, biological data and blood samples from inpatients aged 65 and older at the INRCA research hospitals (Italy).
- Trial name
- report-AGE (NCT01397682)
- Testing
- blood sample collection
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,250 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Accidental Falls, Falling Injury
The Emergency Department Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries Program
This study aims to determine if a bedside decision aid used in the ED for mechanical fall prevention can increase patient participation in management options that decrease their fall risk.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Falling Injury, Other and Unspecified Fall on Same Level
- Trial name
- ED-STEADI (NCT02167737)
- Testing
- Bedside Decision Aid, Control Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Lehigh Valley Hospital
Health Services for the Aged
Behavioral Pharmacology of Cannabis in Older Adults
This study examines the effects of cannabis on mood, cognitive and psychomotor performance, balance and vital signs in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06055309
- Testing
- Cannabis (up to three doses)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Breast Neoplasms, HER2/Neu Positive
Tolerability of the Combination of Lapatinib and Trastuzumab in Adults Age 60 or Older With HER2 Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well lapatinib ditosylate and trastuzumab work in treating older patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer that has spread from where…
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasms, HER2/Neu Positive, Geriatric Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT01273610
- Testing
- Lapatinib, Trastuzumab, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Fitness Trackers, Early Ambulation
Use of Wearable Activity Tracker in Elderly Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
Early mobilization is an important element in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). It reduces risk of conditions which are related to prolonged bed rest such as deep vein thrombosis, lung atelectasis, pneumonia, and sacral…
- Conditions
- Fitness Trackers, Early Ambulation, Surgery, Health Services for the Aged
- Trial name
- NCT03175783
- Testing
- Fitbit Zip Activity Tracker
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Health Services for the Aged
Multicomponent Exercise on Executive Function and Balance
The present study is to examine the effects of a multicomponent exercise on executive function and balance in pre-frail older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03611192
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise, Home-program exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Health Services for the Aged, Emergency Service, Hospital
Impact of a Dedicated Geriatric Sector on the Loss of Functional Autonomy at 1 Month for Patients Admitted to Emergencies and Non-hospitalised
Several studies have shown that going to the emergency room is a risk factor for loss of independence in the elderly. It has been shown that the period following an emergency room visit without hospitalization is a period of…
- Conditions
- Health Services for the Aged, Emergency Service, Hospital, Ambulatory Care
- Trial name
- URG-GERIA (NCT04970784)
- Testing
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) questionnaire (The Katz index )
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
ED-based Allied Health Services
Impact of an Allied Health Team in the Emergency Department on Older Adults' Care
The study aims to examine the impact of implementing a dedicated team of Health and Social Care Professionals (HSCPs) in the emergency department (ED) of a large Irish hospital on the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of…
- Trial name
- NCT03739515
- Testing
- HSCP intervention, ED routine care
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- University of Limerick
Delivery of Health Care, Health Services
The COPACC Study: Utilization, Health and Economic Evaluation of a Community-Based Primary Care Geriatric Hub at Whampoa
This study evaluates the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), a model of community-based primary care geriatric hub at Whampoa, Singapore.
- Conditions
- Delivery of Health Care, Health Services, Costs and Cost Analysis, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04594967
- Testing
- Patient-centred care home (PCMH)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
Depression in Old Age, Chronic Pain
Development of a Healthcare Service Platform for Successful Aging
The goal of this living-lab clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of digital health monitoring and feedback platform for community dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Depression in Old Age, Chronic Pain, Sleep Disorder Insomnia Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT06270121
- Testing
- Living-lab digital intervention group
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunmi Song
Health Services for the Aged, Advance Care Planning
Home-based Nurse Intervention in the Care of High Risk of Death Patients After Discharge From Geriatric Department
This study consists to evaluate the feasibility of a case-management intervention of Advance Care Plan (ACP) placement for elderly patients at high risk of death at twelve months discharged alive from acute geriatric medicine.
- Trial name
- SAPHARI (NCT06481917)
- Testing
- Advance care plan, Ergonomic analysis, Evaluation of intervention acceptability
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University
Geriatric Health Services
Does the Intervention of an Advanced Practice Nurse for Nursing Home Residents Aged 75 and Over in the Grand Nancy Area Make it Possible to Reduce the Use of the Emergency Service for These Residents?
The rate of emergency room visits is high at the extremes of age, with patients aged 75 or over accounting for 12% of emergency room visits, and the time they spend there is significantly longer than that of younger patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05626946
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
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
Depressive Symptoms, Metabolic Syndrome X
Reducing Disparities in Late Life Depression and Metabolic Syndrome
Linkages between depression and cardiovascular disease have been well documented. These appear to be more than associations, and may reflect causal relationships through a number of proposed pathways, including decreased physical…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Metabolic Syndrome X, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- BRIGHTEN-Heart (NCT01428791)
- Testing
- Generations older adult membership program, BRIGHTEN Heart Virtual Team intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Health Service for the Aged
Interactive Stepping Exercise on Executive Function and Gait Variability
The present study is to examine the effects of interactive stepping exercise on executive function and gait variability in community-dwelling older adults
- Trial name
- NCT03621267
- Testing
- Interactive Stepping Exercise, Home exercise program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University