Clinical trials: Nutrition Disorders in Old Age
Malnutrition
Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Older Adults
The aim of this study is to determine the nutritional status, and factors affecting malnutrition in older people staying in hospitals.
- Trial name
- NSQLOP (NCT01627496)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Lung Diseases, Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea in Elderly Male Twins
To conduct a genetic analysis of anatomic risk factors for sleep apnea in a well-characterized United States population-based registry of elderly male twins who have been successfully followed for the past 30 years.
- Conditions
- Lung Diseases, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00005525
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Cognitive Function
Impact of Nutrition, Sleep, and Physical Activity on Intellectual Function and Muscle Mass in Older Adults
The goal of this prospective, single site, interventional randomized control trial is to treat age related health conditions in adults older than 65 years and functional independence.
- Conditions
- Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Cognitive Function, Frailty/Sarcopenia, MCI
- Trial name
- INSPIOR (NCT06135740)
- Testing
- Fitbit wearing, with notification for sleep, activity and nutrition based fitbit data, Routine care
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokyo University
Obesity Prevention
HealthyW8_60+ Pilot
This pilot study will focus on men and women aged ≥60 years for a period of 3 months during which each participant will use the HLRS.
- Trial name
- HealthyW8 (NCT06816147)
- Testing
- Investigators will evaluate the acceptance and adherence to a healthy lifestyle recommender solution (HLRS), a digital app, among participants
- Where
- Luxembourg
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luxembourg Institute of Health
Avitaminosis, Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Interaction of Cobalamin Status With Nitrous Oxide in Relation to Postoperative Cognitive Changes in the Elderly
Low cobalamin (vitamin B12) levels are frequent in the elderly. Most often they reflect a mild metabolic abnormality without clinical symptoms (subclinical cobalamin deficiency).
- Trial name
- NCT00212147
- Testing
- General anesthesia with nitrous oxide, General anesthesia without nitrous oxide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 444 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Frailty at Older Adults, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Old Age
Multimodal Intervention for Older Adults After an Earthquake
This randomized controlled study was conducted among older adults (≥65 years) living in temporary container housing in Kahramanmaraş after the February 2023 earthquakes.
- Conditions
- Frailty at Older Adults, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Old Age, Depression in Adults, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT07273253
- Testing
- Multimodal intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Hip Fracture, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Levels in Frail Elderly Patients With a Hip Fracture
The purpose of this study is to assess whether all frail elderly admitted with hip fracture has a vitamin D deficiency, and if s-25(OH)D deficiency increases the risk of hip fracture in frail elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT01816711
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 447 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Elderly, Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D Level in Old People
In 2012, a cross-sectional survey sampling 1,966 community-dwelling old people was conducted. Structurized questionnaires were interviewed face-to-face by well-trained staffs.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency, Ostreocalcin
- Trial name
- NCT03344718
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Undernutrition, Aging
Feasibility of Nutritional Telemonitoring in Elderly Home Care Patients
An optimal nutritional status is essential for healthy ageing. Telemonitoring might contribute to maintaining or improving nutritional status in elderly people.The objectives of this pilot study are to test the feasibility…
- Trial name
- NCT03211845
- Testing
- Nutritional telemonitoring
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Fragility, Sarcopenia
Efficacy of an Intervention to Prevent Frailty in Obese Elderly People (PRE-FROB)
Rationale: There is increasing evidence that obesity may be a risk factor for frailty in the elderly. Obesity favors a state of chronic inflammation and insulin resistance, involves a fatty infiltration of the muscle and an…
- Conditions
- Fragility, Sarcopenia, Obese, Elderly
- Trial name
- PRE-FROB (NCT03000907)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari del Maresme
Nutrition Disorders in Old Age, Disaster
The Clinical Study on the Mangrove Sword Bean Food Bar Effect for Older People
The goal of this clinical study is to assess the api-api mangrove sword bean food bar effect on the older people's weight affected by a landslide The main questions aimed to answer are: Can api-api mangrove sword bean food bar…
- Trial name
- FF (NCT05897892)
- Testing
- Clinical study on the mangrove sword bean food bar effect for older people
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Cancer Survivor, Obesity
Nutrition and Exercise Interventions for Androgen Deprivation Therapy-Induced Obese Frailty in Elderly and Non-Elderly Survivors of Advanced Prostate Cancer
This trial studies how well nutrition and exercise interventions work in reducing androgen deprivation therapy-induced obese frailty in prostate cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Cancer Survivor, Obesity, Overweight, Prostate Adenocarcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03880422
- Testing
- Dietary Intervention, Educational Intervention, Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Overweight, Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation
Nutritional and Physical Activities for Overweight and Obese Older Adults
This cluster randomized trial aims to test nutritional and physical activity interventions in older adults in nursing homes. The overall research question are: o What are the effects of nutritional and physical activity…
- Trial name
- IFEBO (NCT05804019)
- Testing
- Nutritional and physical interventions
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Absalon
Nutrition, Healthy, Muscle Weakness
A Randomized Control Trial of Hinex Jelly on the Changes in Muscle Quality and Quantity
Taiwan is about to enter a super-aged society in 2025. The health problems of the elderly are getting more and more attention. Among these geriatric issues, sarcopenia is an important issue.
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy, Muscle Weakness, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT05917353
- Testing
- Hinex Jelly
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Pneumonia
The Effects of Individualized Nutritional Intervention Program in Malnutrition Elderly With Pneumonia
To investigate the effects of an individualized nutritional intervention programs (iNIPs) on nutritional status and readmission rate in older adults with pneumonia during hospitalization and 3 and 6 months after discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT04160819
- Testing
- Assigned Interventions
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Pei-Hsin Yang
Immunity to Polio Vaccines in Malnourished Infants, Immunity to Polio Vaccines in Non-malnourished Infants
IPV in Moderate to Severe Chronic Malnourished 9-12 Month Old Children in Karachi.
Chronic malnutrition is associated with lack of effective gut immunity which is a possible explanation for why we see polio cases among a proportion of children who have received 7 or more doses of OPV.Our proposed idea is to…
- Trial name
- MIPV (NCT01695798)
- Testing
- Injectable polio vaccine and Bivalent oral polio vaccine
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Old Age; Atrophy
The Effect of a Combined Personalized Nutritional Intervention and a Personalized Graded Activity Functional Training Program on Physical Performance in Hospitalized Older Patients, Compared to Usual Care
This project aims to improve physical performance in older patients, by offering a personalized combined nutritional intervention with a physical activity training program.
- Trial name
- FITFOOD (NCT05413616)
- Testing
- FITFOOD lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Colorectal Cancer
Nutrition and Exercise Program for Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients
The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate the effect of mobile health intervention on frailty, physical fitness, physical activity, and nutritional status of elderly patients with colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT06502275
- Testing
- Mobile Health Management Frailty Care Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Malnutrition
A Need-based Nutritional Intervention in Nursing Home Residents
To examine the effectiveness of a "need-based nutritional intervention" strategy in improving the nutritional and physical functional status of nursing home elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT01741870
- Testing
- Nutritional supplement, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Asia University
Frailty, Obesity
Slow Gait Speed as an Indicator of Overweight, Dynapenic Obesity and Sarcopenic Obesity in Elderly People in the Community
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the relationship of gait speed with dynapenic or sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older people.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Obesity, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity
- Trial name
- SGSF (NCT06413030)
- Testing
- 10 Meter Walk Test
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 383 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Americas - Chili