Clinical trials: Nutrition Disorders in Old Age
Dementia, Agitation
Doll Therapy for Agitated Elderly Dementia People
This study is designed to determine the effect of doll therapy on the levels of agitation, nutrition, and daily living activities in elderly patients with dementia and agitation.
- Trial name
- DT (NCT06578819)
- Testing
- doll therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Sarcopenia
Effect of Nutrition Supplementation Combined With Resistance Exercise in Elderly With Sarcopenia.
The purpose of this study was determine whether milk or soy milk supplements combined with resistance exercise improved sarcopenia in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT05035121
- Testing
- milk supplement, soy milk supplement, resistance exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Obesity
MOWI Amulet Mobile Health Technology Validation
This study aims to adapt a mobile health device (Amulet) for use in older adults. It is the second in a series of four research studies whose overarching goal is to conduct a program of pilot research aimed at developing and…
- Trial name
- NCT03085589
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Diabete Mellitus
Assessment and Management of Multiple Drug Use in Elderly Chronic Disease Patients
The purpose of this observational study is to understand the impact of polypharmacy on the prognosis of elderly patients with chronic diseases.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Diabete Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT07180368
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Sarcopenia, Malnutrition
EAMA Sarcopenia in Acute Care Patients in 9+European Countries
This collaborative study in 9 geriatrics units across Europe aims to apply emerging research to clinical practice, following the "Action-Research Philosophy" (11).
- Trial name
- EAMA9+ (NCT04039620)
- Testing
- Observational study, no interventions expected
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 366 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Oral Health, Oral Health Related Quality of Life
Oral (Hypo-)Function, General Function and Nutritional Status in Elderly Hospitalized Patients
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of a reduced oral function on the nutritional status of non-acute hospitalized elders and on their oral health quality of life.
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Oral Health Related Quality of Life, Nutrition Disorders in Old Age
- Trial name
- Ohyp (NCT06557226)
- Testing
- oral and nutritional examination
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Disability Physical
Geriatric Syndrome in Nursing Home Residents
Disability in daily living activities (ADL) is a typical issue among nursing care residents. The goal of this study was to look at the geriatric syndromes that cause incapacity in nursing home residents.
- Trial name
- NCT06082908
- Testing
- Diagnostic test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Giresun University
Oral Health, Malnutrition
The Effects of Technological Oral Health Management
The goal of interventional study is to for the elderly who have poor chewing and eating ability after installing removable dentures through the intervention of oral mastication training and texture and diet education, the effects…
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Malnutrition, Dysphagia, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT06529900
- Testing
- oral mastication training, texture and diet education
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Obesity, Aging
Semaglutide Use in Elderly Obese Patients
This is a single-center, prospective, controlled, randomized and open label study to investigate the effect of the semaglutide addition to standard of care weight loss intervention (personalized lifestyle and exercise) in elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT05302596
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Heart Failure, Diastolic, Obesity
Exercise Intolerance in Elderly Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of weight loss via hypocaloric diet, aerobic exercise training, combined hypocaloric diet and exercise training, and attention control in patients with heart failure and a…
- Trial name
- SECRET (NCT00959660)
- Testing
- Exercise, Dietary Intervention, Diet and exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Malnutrition Elderly
Effect of a Combined Exercise and Anti-Inflammatory Nutritional Intervention in Frail Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a combined intervention of therapeutic exercise and anti-inflammatory nutritional supplementation improves physical performance and reduces systemic inflammation in frail…
- Trial name
- AliFrail (NCT07182292)
- Testing
- Anti-Inflammatory Supplement, Conventional Nutritional Supplement
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Acute Kidney Injury, Pneumonectomy
Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Nutritional Status on Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury
The incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is high in patients undergoing lung resection surgery, especially in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT06496802
- Testing
- no intervention
- Volunteers
- 1,880 people
- Sponsor
- Wanmin Liao
Frailty, Inflammation
Fighting Immunosenescence and Promoting Immunity by a Fasting-mimicking Diet Elderly.
Background: Immunosenescence is an aging-dependent phenomenon underlying age dependent deterioration in the function of the immune system, characterized by a decline in B and T cells with a relative increase in natural killer…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Inflammation, Immune System Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04928963
- Testing
- Prolon - FMD
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Genova
Malnutrition, Child
The Reliable Nutritional Risk Screening Tools
assess the subjective global validity and reliability of using The Pediatric Yorkhil Malnutrition Score (PYMs) and merits of using the Screening Tool for Risk on Nutritional status and Growth (STRONGkids) as a nutrition screening…
- Trial name
- NCT05792514
- Testing
- stong,stamp,pyms
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hip Fracture, Malnutrition
Nutritional Intervention in Hip Fracture Patients
Hip fractures are highly prevalent and are expected to increase due to the ageing population. Malnutrition is often present in these patients and is associated with prolonged convalescence, lower mobility, lower mental function…
- Trial name
- NCT00523575
- Testing
- Cubitan
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Obesity
Effect of Weight Loss and Exercise on Liver and Muscle Fat in Obese Elderly
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of weight loss and exercise on liver and muscle fat.
- Trial name
- NCT00779207
- Testing
- weight loss and exercise, weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
Form of Dairy Products on Satiety, Food Intake and Post-meal Glycaemia in Young and Older Adults
The proposed study is planned to determine the potential role for regular fat dairy products in short-term metabolic control in younger and older adults and the metabolic flexibility in response to food components, which are…
- Trial name
- NCT02491801
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Sarcopenia
Combined Exercise and Nutrition Intervention for Possible Sarcopenia Among Older Adults in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a combined exercise-nutrition intervention in primary clinics on sarcopenia indices, physical function, and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults with possible…
- Trial name
- NCT06049914
- Testing
- Experimental group
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Scheduled Cardiac Surgery, Sternotomy
Postoperative Rehabilitation After Cardiac Surgery in Patients at Risk of Respiratory Complications. Effects of a Continuous Bi-laterosternal Infusion of Ropivacaine Through Multihole Catheters
Postoperative pain after cardiac surgery is a risk factor for postoperative complications. In cardiac surgery, pain is more intense during the first 48 hours and disturbs the patient's capacity of coughing, deep breathing, and…
- Conditions
- Scheduled Cardiac Surgery, Sternotomy, Elderly Patients, Obesity
- Trial name
- BLS-Sterno (NCT01828788)
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Cancer, Undernutrition
Nutritional Intervention in Geriatric Oncology
Older patients with cancer are poorly treated or not treated at all. A previous study in the south west of France (364 patients) showed that patients receiving chemotherapy had short survival times which strongly depended on…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Undernutrition, Aging
- Trial name
- INOGAD (NCT00459589)
- Testing
- nutritional intervention with dietician plus usual nutritional care, usual nutritional care
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 341 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux