Clinical trials: Pre-Frailty
Frailty Syndrome, Surgery--Complications
Pre-frailty and Rehospitalization in Cardiac Surgery
Background: It has been demonstrated that pre-frailty has more adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery, however, data on prognosis and long-term evolution in pre-frailty patients after cardiac surgery without postoperative…
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, Surgery--Complications, Coronary Artery Disease, Valve Anomalies
- Trial name
- NCT03949439
- Testing
- Elective Cardiac Surgery
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
Head and Neck Cancers
Prospective Evaluation of Frailty in Patients With Head and Neck Tumors Before Curative Intended Therapy
In a prospective study the fragility of patients with head and neck tumors before the start of curative therapy will be assessed. Primary objective: Fragility is assessed using the G8 questionnaire.
- Trial name
- PRE-KOVERI (NCT06638216)
- Testing
- Geriatric Assessment
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Fragility
Exercise Intervention to Reverse Frailty
The objective of this study is to evaluate a multi-component exercise intervention as an effective therapy to reverse pre-frailty phenotype in females age 65 or older.
- Trial name
- ERF (NCT02952443)
- Testing
- Exercise, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Frailty Syndrome, Pre-frail Older Adults
Targeted Physical Function Exercises on Frailty and Falls Management in Pre-Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of targeted physical function exercises on frailty and falls in community-dwelling adults over 65 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT06731712
- Testing
- Physical Function Exercises
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hellenic Mediterranean University
Frail Elderly, Dual Task Exercises in Elderly People
FreeFrail Project: A Multicomponent Intervention for the Management of Frailty in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The primary aim is to assess the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention including dual-task exercise in improving functionality and cognitive performance and in reducing frailty among community-dwelling adults aged ≥65…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Dual Task Exercises in Elderly People, Exercise Training, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT07205016
- Testing
- Dual task exercise, Otago exercise
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Lleida
Frailty
Intraoperative EEG Marker of Preoperative Frailty in Elderly Patients
Frailty is a state of vulnerability, characterized by a loss of mechanisms that maintain homeostasis, determining a lower capacity for recovery in the event of a stressful incident.
- Trial name
- NCT04783662
- Testing
- Intraoperative frontal electroencephalogram
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Cognitive Decline Prevention in Robust Older Adults, Cognitive Decline Prevention in Pre-frail Older Adults
The StayFitLonger Study: an Innovative Computerized Home-based Training to Foster Independent Life at Home
Multimodal training, including physical and cognitive activities, has been associated with a reduction in age-related physical and cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline Prevention in Robust Older Adults, Cognitive Decline Prevention in Pre-frail Older Adults, Physical Decline Prevention in Robust Older Adults, Physical Decline Prevention in Pre-frail Older Adults
- Trial name
- SFL (NCT04237519)
- Testing
- SFL training, Active controlled training
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
Assessment of Patient Frailty Prior to Thoracic Surgery
Determine the feasibility of assessment of measures of frailty and determine if these measures provide a clinically important contribution of risk assessment in a population of patients undergoing major thoracic surgery for lung…
- Trial name
- NCT02803281
- Testing
- Frailty Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Frailty, Dementia
HEalthy Aging Team Supported Home-care Services (HEAT-YASAM)
Depending on the YASAM project which was established to home-visit evaluate community-dwelling older adults (80 years of age and over), we aimed to determine the prevalence (prevalence) of geriatric syndromes (dependence…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Dementia, Depression, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- HEAT-YASAM (NCT05993572)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Frailty
Piloting Prehabilitation Before Abdominal Surgery
Frail Veterans are at increased risk for poor surgical outcomes, and as the Veteran population grows older and more frail, there is a critical need to identify effective strategies for reducing surgical risks for these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03040336
- Testing
- Prehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pre-sarcopenia, Old Age; Debility
Effectiveness of Power Training in Older Women With Pre-sarcopenia
This is a randomized, parallel, double-blind clinical trial. The main objective is to compare the efficacy of resistance training based on power training, multimodal exercise with non-specific exercises and a control group on…
- Trial name
- POSARC (NCT05870046)
- Testing
- Power training in women older than 65 years with pre-sarcopenia, Multimodal and nonspecific exercises in women older than 65 years with pre-sarcopenia
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Dance, Older Adults
Dose-response Effect of Community Dance Programme
The goal of this interventional study is to examine the dose-response effect of Community Dance Programme (CDP) on the physical, cognitive and psychological health of pre-frail and mildly frail community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Dance, Older Adults, Frailty at Older Adults, Active Ageing
- Trial name
- NCT07081191
- Testing
- Dance, Active Control
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Frailty, Frail Elderly
Prehabilitation of Elderly Patients With Frailty Syndrome Before Elective Surgery (PRAEP-GO)
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of a shared decision-making conference and three-week prehabilitation program on the outcome "care dependency" one year after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04418271
- Testing
- Prehabilitation- new form of care
- Where
- 23 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,199 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Muscle Strengh, Frailty
Effectiveness of Intervention in Prevention of Sarcopenia, Frailty and Functional Decline in Pre-frail Community Elderly
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by a decrease in the function of various organs and systems that leads to a greater risk of suffering from diseases or disabilities.
- Conditions
- Muscle Strengh, Frailty, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- ESPAI-F (NCT06280586)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari del Maresme
Geriatric Diseases
Increased Focus on Protein Intake Among Geriatric Patients
Up to approximately 38 (unknown drop-out rate) geriatric patients (at least 65 years old) are recruited from a Geriatric ward at Slagelse Sygehus.
- Trial name
- NCT03075189
- Testing
- Whey protein supplement
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Spine Degeneration, Spine Fusion
Pre-operative Risk Assessment Combined With Targeted Intervention in the Chinese Elderly With Spine Surgery
With the extended life expectancy of the Chinese population and improvements in surgery and anesthesia techniques, the number of aged patients undergoing surgery has been increasing annually.
- Conditions
- Spine Degeneration, Spine Fusion, Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- PRACTICE (NCT06140797)
- Testing
- Multimodal prehabilitation combined with perioperative ERAS care（PREERAS）
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Fragility
Investigation of a Link Between Heart Rate Variability and Frailty in Geriatric Patients
The aim of this study is the evaluation of differences in heart rate variability (both time- and frequency-domain) [a]: between frail and non-frail patients and [b] at the beginning and end of a geriatric therapy which included…
- Trial name
- NCT03585985
- Testing
- Standard patient monitor, Photoplethysmographie-Imaging (PPGI) + Infrared thermography (IRT)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Home-based Prehabilitation for Elderly Patients
As a consequence of the increasing life expectancy hospitals are seeing a growing number of elderly patients undergoing elective surgery.
- Trial name
- TRAilty (NCT03964363)
- Testing
- Unsupervised home-based physical prehabilitation
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Description of Treatment Patterns and Population Characteristics of Pre-dialysis CKD Patients in the Czech Republic
The decision making in the Czech nephrology offices depends on the local common practice which is likely to be heterogenous. In other words, the same patient would be indicated to different therapy and regimen at different sites.
- Trial name
- NCT05380843
- Where
- 5 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Value Outcomes Ltd.
Coronary Artery Disease, Valvular Heart Disease
PRehabilitiation in Elective Frail and Elderly Cardiac Surgery PaTients
Older and more frail adults are more often being referred for cardiac surgery. These patients are often in suboptimal health, and may be physically frail, malnourished, and have other conditions, such as diabetes, that complicate…
- Trial name
- PREFECT (NCT03399162)
- Testing
- PREHAB Workshop, PREHAB Exercise Program
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation