Clinical trials: Nutrition Disorders in Old Age
Malnutrition in the Elderly
Nutritional Effects of Supplementing Nonagenarians With a Supplement Based on a Fruit From the Cerrado: Buriti
The population aged over 90 is growing worldwide, and the search for strategies to promote a better quality of life for the older persons is a challenge for science.
- Trial name
- NCT07289867
- Testing
- Nutricer Energia Zero-lactose, Multivitamin Mix
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
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
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, Physical Exercise
Physical Exercise, Nutrition Supplement and Frailty of Older Population
This study is aimed to explore the effect of physical exercise and nutrition supplement on improving frailty, depressive symptoms, and quality of life in community-dwelling older population.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Physical Exercise, Nutrition Poor, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT04777279
- Testing
- individual physical exercise group, individual Branched-Chain Amino Acids supplements group, combination of physical exercise and nutrition supplements group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Frail Elderly, Malnutrition
Healthy Life for Frail Malnourished Seniors Performed Together With Trained Lay Buddies
Background: In elderly subjects frailty and malnutrition are very common and can lead to serious health hazards, increase mortality, morbidity, dependency, institutionalization and a reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01991639
- Testing
- Nutritional and physical activity intervention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
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
Muscle Weakness, Muscular Atrophy
Physiologic Effects of PRMS & Testosterone in the Debilitated Elderly
This study's primary objective is to determine the independent and combined effects of progressive resistance muscle strength training and testosterone on the development of sustainable improvements in physical function.
- Trial name
- NCT00018356
- Testing
- exercise, testosterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Vitamin D Deficiency, Metabolic Syndrome
Vitamin D Supplementation and Metabolism in Vitamin D Deficient Elderly
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Vitamin D supplementation on the reasons (mechanisms) underlying the development of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome (high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, body…
- Trial name
- VitD (NCT01145703)
- Testing
- RDA Vitamin D3 only, Vitamin D2/3 Repletion only, Vitamin D2/3 Repletion + AEX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baltimore VA Medical Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Effect of a Probiotic Formula in Mild Cognitive Impairement
Mild cognitive impairment is currently one of the most relevant social challenges, as its prevalence is expected to increase and it is associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia.
- Trial name
- PROBIOMIND (NCT06670807)
- Testing
- Probiotic Arm
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Atrial Fibrillation, Overweight and Obesity
LOSE-AF: Can Weight Loss Help Patients With Atrial Fibrillation?
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects over 1 million individuals in the UK and results in costs of over £450 million per year to the National Health Service (NHS).
- Trial name
- LOSE-AF (NCT03713775)
- Testing
- Meal Replacement Weight Loss Programme, Usual Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
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
Malnutrition
Early Detection of Malnutrition in Oncology Patients and Elderly Patients
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, non-interventional pilot project of malnutrition screening in the Czech Republic.
- Trial name
- MALNUTRITION (NCT06499623)
- Testing
- Blood test, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Nutritional Risk Assessment Questionnaire
- Where
- 9 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Osteoporosis Senile, Obesity, Visceral
Anthropometric And Body Composition Measurements Related To Osteoporosis In Geriatric Population
The patients who consulted to the geriatric outpatient clinic between 2018 and 2019 were included in the study. The inclusion criterions were being at or over the age of 65 and diagnosed with osteoporosis according to WHO…
- Trial name
- NCT04255173
- Testing
- Body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 571 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet 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