Clinical trials: Old Age
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease Among Frail Elderly
Chronic kidney disease is a common diagnosis in the elderly population and it is associated with significant morbidity and health care costs. The prevalence rates increase with age to about 40% for adults aged > 65 years.
- Trial name
- FRED-CKD (NCT02351349)
- Testing
- multidisciplinary intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sameena Iqbal
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Phase 2 Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of OCV-501 in Elderly Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
To compare disease-free survival in patients 60 years or older with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are randomly assigned to receive either OCV-501 monotherapy or placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01961882
- Testing
- OCV-501
- Where
- 14 sites in Japan, South Korea and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Urinary Tract Infection
Cranberry for UTI Prevention in Residents of Long Term Care Facilities
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect over 7 million men and women per year and cost the health care industry over 1 billion dollars annually.
- Trial name
- PACS (NCT00596635)
- Testing
- Once Daily Cranberry Capsule, Twice Daily Cranberry Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Healthy
Relative Bioavailability of Colcrys™ 0.6 mg Tablets in Healthy Young and Elderly Volunteers Under Fasted Conditions
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the relative bioavailability of a single dose of Colcrys™ (colchicine) 0.6 mg when administered to a group of young , healthy subjects 18-30 years of age compared to a group of…
- Trial name
- NCT01001052
- Testing
- Colcrys™ (colchicine)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
Depression, Depressive Symptoms
VITAL-DEP: Depression Endpoint Prevention in the VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL; NCT 01169259) is an ongoing randomized clinical trial in 25,871 U.S. men and women investigating whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 (2000 IU) or omega-3 fatty acids…
- Conditions
- Depression, Depressive Symptoms, Mood
- Trial name
- VITAL-DEP (NCT01696435)
- Testing
- vitamin D3, omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18,353 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stroke
Alteplase in Elderly Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Patients During Hospitalization
The objective of the study is to find out the in-hospital clinical outcomes among Chinese Acute Ischaemic Stroke (AIS) patients, who were treated with intravenous (IV) Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator (rt-PA) within 4.5…
- Trial name
- NCT05395351
- Testing
- rt-PA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 113,035 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Restless Leg Syndrome
Prevalence of OSAS in Chinese Elderly and Its CPAP Compliance
Objective: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) causing sleep fragmentation, daytime sleepiness, cognitive function impairment, and poor health status in addition to…
- Trial name
- NCT02085720
- Testing
- CPAP therapy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 819 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Intranasal Esketamine Plus an Oral Antidepressant in Elderly Participants With Treatment-resistant Depression
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of switching elderly participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) from a prior antidepressant treatment (to which they have not responded) to either…
- Trial name
- TRANSFORM-3 (NCT02422186)
- Testing
- Esketamine, Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant), Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant)
- Where
- 69 sites in United States, Belgium and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Anesthesia, General
Using the SEDLine for the Titration of Sevoflurane in Elderly Patients Recovery Using the SEDLine TM for the Titration of Sevoflurane in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery After Beta-Adrenergic Blockade
Asses the effect of the use of Patient State Index (PSI) monitoring on difference in emergence profiles in the elderly (age >65 yrs) population to develop a cost-benefit profile.
- Trial name
- NCT00938782
- Testing
- Sedline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Gleevec and Weekly Paclitaxel in Patients Aged 70 or Older With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of combining Gleevec (imatinib mesylate), a PDGFR antagonist, with front-line, single-agent paclitaxel in a cohort of elderly patients with advanced, non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- 6137p (NCT01011075)
- Testing
- Imatinib mesylate, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance
Leukemia, Acute Disease
Study of Voreloxin (Vosaroxin) in Older Patients With Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This study will evaluate the overall remission rate of treatment with vosaroxin (formerly voreloxin) Injection in patients at least 60 years of age with previously untreated AML
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Acute Disease, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00607997
- Testing
- vosaroxin
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
Influenza
Immunogenicity and Safety Study of Different Formulations of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals H7N1 Influenza Vaccine Administered to Adults 65 Years of Age and Older
The purpose of this placebo controlled study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of different formulations of GSK Biologicals H7N1 influenza vaccine in subjects 65 years of age and older.
- Trial name
- NCT01949090
- Testing
- Investigational H7N1 vaccine GSK2789869A
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Venetoclax and Azacitidine for Non-Elderly Adult Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This study aims to treat non-elderly adult patients, who were previously untreated for acute myeloid leukemia, using venetoclax and azacitidine.
- Trial name
- NCT03573024
- Testing
- Azacitidine, Venetoclax
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Urinary Incontinence in Old Age, Fecal Incontinence in Old Age
Tailoring Online Continence Promotion
This project seeks to understand whether, and how, tailoring an online continence intervention can increase engagement and uptake of health behaviors known to improve bladder and bowel symptoms.
- Trial name
- TOCP (NCT05183217)
- Testing
- Online Continence promotion program without tailoring, Online Continence promotion program with tailoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 445 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fall
Impact of Telephone Coaching on Physical Performance in a Physical Exercise Maintenance Program for Fallers Elderly Patients Living at Home
At home, maintenance, physical performance declines more or less rapidly from 6 weeks depending advancing age and duration of the training period .
- Trial name
- STEP-PA (NCT02828826)
- Testing
- telephone coaching
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Cancer
Automated Geriatric Co-Management Program in Older Patients With Solid Mass or Nodule Suspicious for Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find out if it is possible to use the automated geriatric co-management program to manage the participants care before, during and after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03885908
- Testing
- in-person geriatric co-management, automated geriatric co-management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Stage III Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
Chemoradiation Followed by Durvalumab in Poor Risk and/or Elderly Patients With Stage III NSCLC
Elderly (age 70 years or older) or >18 years old AND poor risk (ECOG 2) newly diagnosed stage IIIA-C (AJCC 8th edition) inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are eligible to participate in this phase II open…
- Trial name
- ESR1814205 (NCT04441138)
- Testing
- Durvalumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Influenza
Immunogenicity and Reactogenicity of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Quadrivalent Split Virion Influenza Vaccine Fluarix Tetra (2015 Season Southern Hemisphere) in Adults 18 Years of Age and Above
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of GSK Biologicals' Quadrivalent Split Virion Influenza Vaccine Fluarix Tetra (2015 Southern hemisphere) in adults (18 to 60 years of age) and in the elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT02369341
- Testing
- Fluarix Tetra
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Healthy
Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Multiple Rising Doses
The primary objective of this trial was to investigate safety and tolerability of multiple doses of BI 409306 in healthy young and elderly volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01505894
- Testing
- BI 409306
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy With or Without Temozolomide in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them…
- Trial name
- NCT00482677
- Testing
- temozolomide, DNA methylation analysis, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 22 sites in Canada, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 562 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group