Clinical trials: Older Women
Prevention of Stroke or Systemic Embolism, Atrial Fibrillation
A Study to Learn How Well the Study Treatment Asundexian Works and How Safe it is Compared to Apixaban to Prevent Stroke or Systemic Embolism in People With Irregular and Often Rapid Heartbeat (Atrial Fibrillation), and at Risk for Stroke
Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people with atrial fibrillation (AF) and prevent stroke or systemic embolism (blood clots travelling through the blood stream to plug another vessel).
- Trial name
- OCEANIC-AF (NCT05643573)
- Testing
- Asundexian (BAY2433334), Apixaban
- Where
- 1,069 sites in United States, Argentina and 36 more
- Volunteers
- 14,830 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Resilience, Psychological
Resilience Intervention for Older, HIV-Infected Women
The goal of this study is to refine and pilot the Relaxation Response Resiliency (3RP) intervention for women age 50 and over who are living with HIV, a group especially burdened by stressors related both to aging and living with…
- Trial name
- BRIgHT (NCT03071887)
- Testing
- Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (3RP)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer Survivors, African Americans
Grateful Strides Toward Physical Activity and Well-Being for Black Breast Cancer Survivors
This pilot study will assess the feasibility of a gratitude intervention to promote physical activity, and well-being and positively impact biomarkers of health among older African American breast cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Cancer Survivors, African Americans, Women, Psychology, Positive
- Trial name
- NCT05473026
- Testing
- Gratitude Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
A Study of TAK-919 in Healthy Japanese Adults (COVID-19)
TAK-919 is a vaccine in development to protect people against Covid-19. The main aims of the study are to learn if TAK-919 can protect people from Covid-19 and to check for side effects from TAK-919.
- Trial name
- NCT04677660
- Testing
- TAK-919
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Obesity
Healthy Me: A Program for Older Women
The first phase of the study is a feasibility survey of eligible participants, completed prior to initiating the intervention. The intervention consists of a 6-month 1:1 randomized trial with a waitlist control that recruits 120…
- Trial name
- NCT03843190
- Testing
- Take of Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), Waitlist Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
HIV, AIDS
Acute Effects of Cannabis on Cognition and Mobility in Older HIV-infected and HIV-Un-infected Women
The purpose of this study is to try to understand and explain why HIV-infected and uninfected women who use cannabis (marijuana) currently, or have used cannabis in the past, have higher risk of having experienced a fall in our…
- Conditions
- HIV, AIDS, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03633721
- Testing
- Cannabis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Osteoporosis, Osteopenia
µMRI of Therapeutic Intervention in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
The purpose of this study is to apply a novel advanced magnetic resonance imaging methodology to evaluate the response to drug intervention involving two treatment arms of postmenopausal participants with osteoporosis, randomized…
- Trial name
- TERIZOL (NCT01153425)
- Testing
- Virtual Bone Biopsy, Teriparatide, Zoledronic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Anorexia Nervosa, Osteoporosis
Transdermal Estrogen in Older Premenopausal Women With Anorexia Nervosa
Decreased bone strength is a common and serious medical problem present in many women with anorexia nervosa. Women with decreased bone strength are more likely to suffer broken bones than women with normal bone strength.
- Trial name
- 1180 (NCT02475265)
- Testing
- estradiol 0.045 mg/levonorgestrel 0.015mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer
Improving the Immune System With Human IL-7 Vaccine in Older Subjects Who Have Had Chemotherapy
Background: Drugs given to treat cancer (chemotherapy) can weaken the human immune system. But it can also become weaker because of aging.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Bladder Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01339000
- Testing
- Glycosylated Recombinant Human Interleukin-7, Diphtheria/Tetanus Vaccine, Polio Vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
End Stage Renal Disease
Study Response of 13-valent Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease
The purpose of the study is to determine the response of 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in patients 50 years or older with end stage renal disease on dialysis.
- Trial name
- NCT01974817
- Testing
- 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Osteopenia
Zoledronic Acid in the Prevention of Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia, 45 Years of Age and Older
Osteoporosis prevention is important in patients with osteopenia (low bone density). This study will test the safety and efficacy of zoledronic acid in patients diagnosed with osteopenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00132808
- Testing
- Zoledronic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 581 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Prevention of Infection Disease Caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
A Study of TAK-019 in Healthy Japanese Adults (COVID-19)
TAK-019 is a vaccine in development to protect people against Covid-19. The main aims of the study are to learn if TAK-019 can protect people from Covid-19 and to check for side effects from TAK-019.
- Trial name
- NCT04712110
- Testing
- TAK-019
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Cachexia
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of 13 Weeks of the Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) GSK2881078 in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Impaired physical function and muscle dysfunction are a major consequence of COPD, which may be associated with increased mortality, poor quality of life and increased health care use.
- Trial name
- NCT03359473
- Testing
- GSK2881078
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Obesity, Sarcopenia
Biological Effects of Weight Loss In Older, Obese Women
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are associated with physical impairments and biological changes in older adults. Weight loss combined with exercise may reduce inflammation and may improve physical functioning in older adults who…
- Trial name
- WL+E (NCT01032733)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Advance Care Planning With Older Patients Who Have End-stage Kidney Disease
This study will test the feasibility of carrying out a randomised controlled trial, incorporating a mixed methods process evaluation, to evaluate advance care planning with older patients who have end-stage kidney disease.
- Trial name
- ACREDiT (NCT02631200)
- Testing
- Advance care plan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Coronary Heart Disease
A Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention for Older Sedentary Women
Making physical activity an integral part of daily life is imperative to the health and well-being of our nation's older adults.
- Trial name
- LPAW (NCT01707693)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention, Information / Attention Comparison
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
UTI
Randomized Trial of Culture Directed Versus Empiric Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women
To evaluate the feasibility of recruiting eligible subjects into a randomized trial of a culture-directed versus empiric antibiotic strategy for patient-reported urinary tract infection symptoms in older women and the adherence…
- Trial name
- REDUCTION (NCT05726318)
- Testing
- Antibiotics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Megan Bradley
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Deprescribing for Older Dialysis Patients
Aim 1 of the study is to identify the elements of a deprescribing intervention that address contextual factors specific to dialysis.
- Trial name
- NCT03631290
- Testing
- Deprescribing Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Metabolic Acidosis, Chronic Kidney Disease
Bicarbonate Administration and Cognitive Function in Midlife and Older Adults With CKD
This is a pilot, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, 12-month trial of 50 patients with CKD stage 3b-4 with metabolic acidosis to examine the effect of sodium bicarbonate therapy on cognitive and cerebrovascular…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Acidosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04600323
- Testing
- Sodium Bicarbonate Tablets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Breast Cancer
Trastuzumab in Treating Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as trastuzumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00796978
- Testing
- trastuzumab, laboratory biomarker analysis, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Cynthia Owusu, MD