Clinical trials: Physical Frailty
Aging, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Novel Respiratory Training as Part of Palliative Care for Older Adults With Heart Failure
In a randomized controlled trial, to study the utility of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) to improve functional outcomes in adults aged ≥70 years with heart failure (HF) who have been referred to palliative care for end-stage…
- Conditions
- Aging, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Frailty
- Trial name
- RETRO (NCT06576297)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Frailty, Sedentary Behavior
Stand if You Can: A Standing Intervention in Long Term Care
It is currently unknown if reducing sitting time, an activity that is highly prevalent in frail older adults living in long term care (LTC) facilities, is associated with an improvement in physical capacity such as walking speed.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03796039
- Testing
- Standing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick
Physical Frailty, Hip Fracture
Exercise and Testosterone Therapy in Elderly Men With Physical Frailty
The primary aim of this study is to determine, in hypogonadal older men with physical frailty, whether exercise training combined with testosterone replacement therapy can improve skeletal muscle strength, and lean mass, to a…
- Conditions
- Physical Frailty, Hip Fracture, Elective Hip Replacement, Hypogonadism
- Trial name
- NCT00345969
- Testing
- Transdermal Testosterone gel (1%), Supervised exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Frailty, Sarcopenia
FrAilty Care and wEll-funcTion in Community Dwelling Older Adults
This study is looking at whether older people could benefit from an online monitoring platform to support their individual ambitions to maintain or improve functional ability.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Aging
- Trial name
- FACET (NCT03707145)
- Testing
- Consultation, Online Support, Empowered
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aberystwyth University
Aging, Sedentary Lifestyle
Nitrites, Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, and Physical Activity in Old Age
This 2-site randomized double blinded controlled trial is to confirm and more definitively clarify the impact of a 12-week course of nitrite versus placebo on mitochondrial bioenergetics in older sedentary adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Sedentary Lifestyle, Frailty
- Trial name
- Nitrite (NCT04405180)
- Testing
- 20mg sodium nitrite tid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Gladwin, Mark, MD
HIV-1 Infection
PREPARE (A5361s) Ancillary Study of REPRIEVE (A5332)
Aging with HIV is associated with earlier development of frailty (weakness) or disability, including loss of physical and muscle strength, and walking speed.
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT03070223)
- Testing
- Pitavastatin
- Where
- 31 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections
Frailty, Cirrhosis
LIFT Intervention in Liver Transplant Candidates
Frailty is a significant problem in patients undergoing liver transplant and is associated with poor outcomes and survival. Hence, optimizing physical fitness and counteracting frailty is important.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT04836923
- Testing
- "LIver FrailTy" intervention (LIFT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Aging
Cycled Testosterone Therapy to Improve Physical Function in Frail Nursing Home Residents
Frailty is a recognized cause for disability, hospitalization, and mortality in nursing home residents. Testosterone treatment is among the potentially beneficial treatments in addition to resistance exercise for improving muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT02679274
- Testing
- Testosterone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Dependency
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People
The study "Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for frail older people in Swedish acute care settings - a randomized controlled study" comprised two study arms: one intervention and one control group.
- Trial name
- NCT02773914
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Hiv, Fatigue
High-Intensity Exercise to Attenuate Limitations and Train Habits in Older Adults With HIV
This is a multi-site, randomized, single-blind (researchers), active treatment concurrent control trial with individuals aged 50-80 living with HIV who experience fatigue and live a sedentary lifestyle.
- Conditions
- Hiv, Fatigue, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- HEALTH (NCT04550676)
- Testing
- HIIT (intervention), CME (active control), Coaching
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hematologic Malignancy
Patient-Centered Care for the Older Adult With Hematologic Malignancy
This research study is evaluating if co-management by a geriatrician embedded in the oncology clinic can improve outcomes for frail older adults with blood cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT02359838
- Testing
- Baseline Geriatric Screening/Assessment, Geriatrician Co-Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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
Frailty, Frail Elderly
Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy
The objective of this project is to pilot test an ADL (activities of daily living)-enhanced program as an adjuvant therapy to usual home health rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Frail Elderly, Occupational Therapy, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT05411393
- Testing
- ADL-enhanced program, Usual home health rehabilitation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida