Clinical trials: Mobility Decline
Frail Elderly, Aging
Targeting Aging With a Ketone Ester for Function in Frailty
This study aims to find out if a food supplement that contains a naturally occurring substance, ketones, can help to improve strength and general wellness in adults at, or over the age of 65 years who are experiencing a slight…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Aging, Immune Function, Muscle Function
- Trial name
- TAKEOFF (NCT06645847)
- Testing
- Ketone ester
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Healthy Subjects
High Frequency Stimulation to Improve Cognition, Mobility, and Affect in Individuals With and Without Subjective Cognitive Decline
The goal is to determine whether three months of at least three times / week of sensory flicker stimulation improves cognition, mobility, and affect in healthy older adults and older adults with and without Subjective Cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT07395609
- Testing
- Experimental -- 16.67 Hz Visual Occlusion, Control - 1Hz Visual Occlusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment
Effects of Cognitive Intervention on Cognition, Mobility and Brain Electrocortical Activity
Within this project the investigators tested the effectiveness of 2-month of computerized cognitive training (CCT) on CogniFit online platform on 77 older adults, which were randomly divided into intervention and control group.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Aging, Motor Coordination or Function
- Trial name
- GIBKOP (NCT03860441)
- Testing
- Computerized cognitive training
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Science and Research Centre Koper
Effect of Age-related Changes in the Brain on Walking Ability
"Mind in Motion": Multimodal Imaging of Brain Activity to Investigate Walking and Mobility Decline in Older Adults
The objective of this study is to determine the central neural control of mobility in older adults by acquiring data with multiple modalities of neuroimaging (EEG, fNIRS, MRI) and associating these data with a comprehensive set…
- Trial name
- NCT03737760
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Mobility Limitation, Functional Disturbance
Help Optimise and Mobilise Elders (H.O.M.E)
During hospitalisations, older inpatients commonly face issues such as immobility, loss of independence, and functional decline.
- Trial name
- HOME (NCT05484063)
- Testing
- Multicomponent, mobility-focused intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- JurongHealth
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Mobility Limitation
Effects of Improved Calf Muscle Function on Gait, Balance and Joint Loading in Older Adults
This study investigates the role of calf muscle function in gait performance, balance and knee joint loading. Previous studies have linked age-related loss of calf muscle function with impairments in gait performance and balance…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Mobility Limitation, Accidental Fall
- Trial name
- NCT03921801
- Testing
- Gait retraining, Gait retraining + strength training
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Elderly, Functional Status
Connecting Emergency Departments With Community Services to Prevent Mobility Losses in Pre-frail & Frail Seniors
About 18% of independent people over 65 who are evaluated in Emergency Departments for minor injuries (fractures, sprains) present some mobility decline up to 3 to 6 months postinjury.
- Trial name
- CEDeComS (NCT03991598)
- Testing
- Exercise program
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Aging, Cognitive Decline
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Exercise on Mobility and Cognition in Older Women
The study will provide insight into how lifestyle-related interventions, specifically nutrition and exercise can impact the health of older women.
- Trial name
- MOBILE (NCT03228550)
- Testing
- Efamol Active 50+, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
HOPE (Healthy Older People Everyday) To Age in Place
Certain clinical syndromes eg frailty, sarcopenia, dementia, depression, cognitive impairment, vision impairment, falls in older adults carry an increased risk for poor health outcomes and if identified early, can be prevented…
- Trial name
- NCT03797352
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Age-related Mobility Decline
Locomotor Adaptation Training to Prevent Mobility Disability
This is an exploratory study designed to investigate the effects of aerobic dual belt treadmill walking versus traditional treadmill exercise on gait performance and functional capacity in older adults at risk for mobility…
- Trial name
- NCT02554916
- Testing
- Dual-Belt Exercise, Treadmill Exercise, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Aging
Neural Control of Gait & Navigation in ADRD
Brain network segregation, or independent functioning, declines with age and is associated with slower walking speed. Here, the investigators will determine the extent to which brain vestibular network segregation can be altered…
- Trial name
- NCT06501820
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Weakness, Muscle, Delirium in Old Age
YOOMI: Effect of Gamified Physical Therapy Exercise Software on Inpatient Mobility
Patients admitted to the hospital often develop functional impairments due to being in bed most of the day. Each day of bedrest leads to significant muscle loss.
- Conditions
- Weakness, Muscle, Delirium in Old Age, Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Muscle Loss
- Trial name
- YOOMI (NCT05815017)
- Testing
- Yoomi Physical Therapy Software
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Mobility Limitation
Stepping-Up: Partnering With the Community to Prevent Early Mobility Decline
Preclinical mobility limitations (PCML) manifest early in the process of declining mobility, and are not typically identified or acted upon by clinicians.
- Trial name
- Stepping-Up (NCT04368949)
- Testing
- Stepping-Up, Telephone-Based Coaching Walking Program, Chair-Based Yoga Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University