Clinical trials: Old Adults
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)
WhatsApp Radio Taiso Exercise Program for Adults Aged 60+
The aim of this research is to examine the contribution of the Radio Taiso exercise program, offered via the WhatsApp application, to the process of establishing exercise habits in individuals aged 60 and over, and to evaluate…
- Trial name
- NCT07497529
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)
The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Collaborative Deprescribing Intervention to Reduce Anticholinergic Burden Among Hospitalised Older Patients
Why this research is important? It is estimated that over one third of all older adults are prescribed medication which are known to have "anticholinergic" side effects.
- Trial name
- DART (NCT07489677)
- Testing
- DART
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Healthy Adult, Between 20-25 Years Old
Occlusal Contact Registration Using Jaw Tracking Device Versus Articulating Paper at Different Head Positions
this study will test the ability of the Jaw Tracking Device to detect occlusal contacts as an additional data that could be used during diagnosis and occlusion analysis and the results will be compared to contacts gotten from…
- Trial name
- jaw tracking (NCT07490483)
- Testing
- jaw tracking device
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), OA Knee
Home-Based Quadriceps Isometric Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Knee osteoarthritis is a common cause of pain and reduced mobility in older adults. Many people have limited access to supervised rehabilitation programs, highlighting the need for simple and safe home-based treatment options.
- Trial name
- KOA-ISO01 (NCT07445568)
- Testing
- Cannabidiol (CBD) Topical Gel, Arnica montana Topical Gel, Home-based Quadriceps Isometric Exercise
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Cuernavaca
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)
Effect of Exercise of Shoulder - Pelvic Coupling Pattern on Breathing Using Proprioceptive Technique
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation scapula-pelvis coupling pattern exercise on Respiratory capacity and quality of life in elderly people aged 65 years or older and…
- Trial name
- NCT07442942
- Testing
- PNF combination of scapular and pelvic pattern intervention, Chest cages expansion exercises intervention
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boung-hyoun Moon
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)
Readiness to Change and the Implementation of Home Modifications for Adults Over 60
This study is focused on home modifications and the changes that older adults may experience while aging. We are conducting this study to better understand how people feel about making changes to their homes or utilizing…
- Trial name
- NCT07383727
- Testing
- Face-to-face educational session, On-line educational session
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Generally Healthy Adults Over 60 Years Old
Time-restricted Eating (TRE) and Protein in Older Adults
The aim this study is to investigate the effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) on body composition, muscle function and markers of metabolic health of adults over 60 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT07314658
- Testing
- TRE, ProtAM TRE, ProtPM TRE
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
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
Adult Patient (Over 18 Yr-old) Admitted to the ICU for Acute Peritonitis
Evaluation of BD Glucan in Peritoneal Fluid for the Diagnosis of Fungal Peritonitis
Invasive candidiasis has a high mortality rate, around 40%. Outcome remains tightly linked to the time of treatment administration.
- Trial name
- PERICAND (NCT03469401)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Aged 65 Years or Older, Community Dwelling Older Adults
Validating a Multifactorial Algorithm to Predict Fall Risk in Community Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 Years or Older
Falls in older adults have an annual incidence between 23 and 34% for persons of 65 years and older. The lack of transfer of promising research results on falls prevention to daily practice may have several explanations.
- Conditions
- Aged 65 Years or Older, Community Dwelling Older Adults, Falls Risk, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT06961799
- Testing
- Multifactorial algorithm to predict fall risk
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care
EXploring Patterns of Use and Effects of Adult Day Programs to Improve Trajectories of Continuing CarE
This study seeks to understand the impact of Canada's adult day program on attendees and non-attendees, especially those with dementia and other co-morbidities.
- Conditions
- Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care, Old Age; Dementia, Family/friend Caregivers
- Trial name
- EXPEDITE (NCT06440447)
- Testing
- Adult day program use, Other community care (non-attendees)
- Volunteers
- 500,000 people
- Sponsor
- York University
Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care
Assessing the Impact of DAy Programs on Individuals Living with Dementia and Their Family/friend Caregivers
This study seeks to understand the effects of adult day programs on older adults, especially those with dementia, and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care, Old Age; Dementia, Family/Friend Caregivers
- Trial name
- NCT06496945
- Testing
- Adult day program use, Other community care (non-attendees)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- York University
Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Users, Relatives of Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Users
Validation of a Life Stories Methodologies in Long-Term Care Centres
The objective of the research is to validate a methodology for implementing narrative care, through the incorporation of people's biographies and life stories, in interventions in long-term care centres for older adults.
- Conditions
- Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Users, Relatives of Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Users, Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Professionals
- Trial name
- NCT06569628
- Testing
- Envita Stories Methodology in Long-term care Centres for old adults, Contact Methodology in Long-term Care Centres for old adults
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 378 people
- Sponsor
- Envita Digital Solutions S.L.
Old Adults
Perturbation Training to Improve Balance Recovery of Old Adults
Falls are major contributors for immobility and independency. Most falls in older adults occur during walking after a sudden unexpected loss of balance.
- Trial name
- BalancING (NCT04455607)
- Testing
- perturbation training
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Surgery, Old Age; Debility
Pre-surgical Protocol for Frail Elderly People in Order to Reduce Hospitalization Days (APOPM).
Elderly people (EP) have increased, as well as life expectancy at birth. In Chile there are more than 2 million 800 thousand EP, which corresponds to 1/6 of the Chilean population.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Old Age; Debility, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Post-Operative Confusion
- Trial name
- APOPM (NCT04770259)
- Testing
- Timely pre-surgical conditioning
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Elective Surgery of Gastrointestinal Tract, 100 Adults Aged Between 20 and 70 Years Old
Nasogastric Tube Insertion Using Cook Airway Exchange Catheter in Anesthetized Patients
we first examined whether use of tube exchange catheter during NGT insertion could increase the success rate on the first attempt of NGT insertion compared with conventional technique.
- Conditions
- Elective Surgery of Gastrointestinal Tract, 100 Adults Aged Between 20 and 70 Years Old, ASA Physical Status of I or II
- Trial name
- NCT01783366
- Testing
- TUBE EXCHANGER
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Hospital