Clinical trials: Old Age; Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Multiple Dose Study of TRx0037
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of TRx0037 after multiple doses in elderly volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01253499
- Testing
- TRx0037
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TauRx Therapeutics Ltd
Alzheimer Disease
Socially Assistive Robots for Interaction With Older Adults With Dementia
A 12-month pilot study will be comprised of two groups of people diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementia for a total of 80 senior subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04384978
- Testing
- Play Serious Games with a Social Robot (Ryan), Play Solitary Games Without a Social Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- DreamFace Technologies, LLC
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia
Exercise Workshop, Skill-Based Art Approaches, and Awareness Studies for Elderly Individuals
Purpose: The aim of the project is to contribute to the physical, social, and psychological well-being of elderly individuals with cognitive impairment within a multidisciplinary approach framework, and to increase the level of…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT07016893
- Testing
- Healthy aging interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Cognitive Symptom, Pre Senile Dementia
Compensatory Training to Support Brain Healthy Lifestyle Changes in Those at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
The Researchers are trying to better understand if behavioral interventions can help improve memory compensation and engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors in those with memory concerns but normal mental status exam.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Symptom, Pre Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04118985
- Testing
- Cognitive rehabilitation and health behavior change intervention, Self-implementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Dementia
Safe Use of Mobility Aids Checklist (SUMAC) for 4-wheeled Walker Use in Turkish Geriatric Population
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the Safe Use of Mobility Aids Checklist (SUMAC) for 4-wheeled walker use in Turkish geriatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT07139678
- Testing
- SUMAC
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Dementia
Combining Acupuncture and Acupressure for Dementia Elderly
This is an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. A total of 248 (anticipated) elderly people aged ≥65 years with a mild to moderate dementia will be recruited from local nursing and care homes.
- Trial name
- NCT04305951
- Testing
- Comprehensive acupuncture therapy (CAT), Comfy Acupressure for the Elderly (CAE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cognitive Ability, General, High Blood Pressure
Assessing the Impact of Calcium Channel Blockers on COGnitive Function in the Very Elderly (AI-COG)
Older adults are at increased risk of high blood pressure and cognitive decline. High blood pressure itself also increases risk of cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01868165
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Alzheimer Disease
A Program to Reduce Inappropriate Medications Among Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease
Potentially inappropriate prescribing includes the use of medications that may no longer be necessary or that may increase the risk of harm.
- Trial name
- D-PRESCRIBE-AD (NCT05147428)
- Testing
- Educational Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14,442 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Aging, Healthy, Risk Reduction
The REMINDER Program for Older Adults Supported by Residential and Daycare Facilities
Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) deeply impact individuals' well-being and are expected to increase due to population aging, with global cases projected to rise to 152.8 million by 2050.
- Conditions
- Aging, Healthy, Risk Reduction, Old Age; Dementia
- Trial name
- REMINDER (NCT06733181)
- Testing
- REMINDER intervention
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Depressive Disorder
Escitalopram and Depression in Elderly Alzheimer's Patients
To investigate the effect of Escitalopram in a large and diverse of dementia patients suffering from depression.
- Trial name
- NCT00488670
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Oral Health, Old Age; Dementia
Evaluation of the Use of a Novel Oral Health Screening Instrument by Caregivers in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: Oral health of nursing home residents is often poor. Oral health is related to general health, quality of life and well-being.
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Old Age; Dementia, Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes
- Trial name
- OHS-interRAI (NCT06536322)
- Testing
- OHS-interRAI
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 462 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementias
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Biomarkers Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Non-AD Dementias
To establish a cutoff value using a ratio of CSF tau to Aβ42 (tau/Aβ42) for distinguishing patients wth mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) from health elderly control subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01730430
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Multicenter Prospective Cohort of Informal Caregivers in Burgundy and Franche-Comté
Medical progress and modification of lifestyles have prolonged life expectancy, despite the development of chronic diseases. The support and care are often provided by a network of informal caregivers composed of family, friends…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- ICE (NCT02626377)
- Testing
- Support provided by social worker, Information booklet receipt
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Cognitive Impairment, Stroke
Effect of a fNIRS-based Personalized Multi-domain Intervention on Cognitive in Elderly Population With High Risk of Stroke
This functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based personalized multidomain intervention study aims to prevent cognitive impairment and reduce dementia and cerebrovascular events in 45-74 years old persons with high risk of stroke…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Stroke, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05930249
- Testing
- Personalized multidomain intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Alzheimer's Disease
Valproic Acid in Subjects With Intact Cognition - Proof of Concept Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of administration and effects of valproic acid on clusterin expression in cognitively-intact, healthy, elderly subjects.
- Trial name
- VPA (NCT01729598)
- Testing
- Valproic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gregory Jicha, 323-5550
Dementia
REspectful CAring for the AGitated Elderly
The treatment of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) continue to raise difficult problems. Both the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies often fail to achieve the expected results.
- Trial name
- RECAGE (NCT03507504)
- Testing
- SCU-B
- Where
- 12 sites in Belgium, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Europea di Ricerca Biomedica Ferb Onlus
Alzheimer Disease
Pharmaceutical Collaborative Care Integrated to a Multidisciplinary Psychosocial Program
Caring for patients with Alzheimer Disease or Related Disorders (ADRD) is accompanied with a caregiver burden that increases with the progression of the disease.
- Trial name
- PHARMAID (NCT02802371)
- Testing
- Psychosocial intervention, Pharmaceutical care and psychosocial support
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity
Effects of a Multi-intervention Programme for the Elderly
1. To develop a multiactivity training programme. 2. To explore the effect of this programme on sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, cognitive impairment and Parkinson's disease. 3.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05720416
- Testing
- protein supplementation, muscle strength training, usual care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Alzheimer's Disease
A Multiple Ascending Dose Study of BPN14770 in Healthy Young and Elderly Male or Female Subjects
This is a randomized, double-blind (Investigator and subject-blinded) placebo-controlled, multiple, ascending-dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of BPN14770 in healthy young and elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT02840279
- Testing
- BPN14770
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tetra Discovery Partners
Validate the French Version of GMS Package
Validation of the French Version of the Geriatric Mental State (GMS)
A major public health issues of today's aging population is the development of knowledge and expertise in geriatric medicine and psychiatry of the elderly.
- Trial name
- GMS-Package (NCT01061827)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours