Clinical trials: Pre-frail Elderly
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
Stroke, Frailty
Pilot of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Pre-frail Stroke Survivors
Frailty is described as a type of vulnerability where one can struggle to recover fully from things that can put stress on one\'s body, e.g., cold weather or bronchitis.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Frailty, Carers
- Trial name
- NCT06733103
- Testing
- Stroke Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of East Anglia
Arthritis, Cancer
MoveStrong at Home: A Feasibility Study of a Model for Remote Delivery of Functional Strength and Balance Training Combined With Nutrition Education for Older Pre-frail Adults.
Sufficient muscle strength helps to get out of a chair and can prevent falls. Up to 30% of older adults experience age-related loss of muscle strength, which can lead to frailty and health instability.
- Conditions
- Arthritis, Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Lung Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04663685
- Testing
- Exercise program, Nutrition education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Fatigue
Evaluation and Training of Muscle Fitness in Pre-frail Individuals
Muscle strength and endurance are important indexes of fitness. The muscle strength is the most important single predict factor of functional ability in aged frail individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT02122653
- Testing
- Weight training, Electronic muscle stimulator
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Older Adults
A Digital Home-Based Physiotherapy Program for Active Aging
This clinical trial will aim to understand the effects of the TRAK-SILVER digital platform on pre-frail and older adults living at home, assessing its impact on physical activity level, emotional variables, and overall quality of…
- Trial name
- TRAK-SILVER (NCT06381336)
- Testing
- TRAK-SILVER platform
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Trak Health Solutions S.L.
Older Adults
Exercise Intervention for Pre-frail Elderly
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of multicomponet exercise for reversing pre-frailty among Chinese community-dwelling pre-frail older adults.Meanwhile,to explore the effects of multicomponent exercise on…
- Trial name
- NCT06519695
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercises
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Normal University
Pre-frail Senior Adults
What Are the Effects of a Bilateral Hip Exoskeleton During Daily Use by 65+ Adults?
Despite the huge popularity exoskeletons have gained in the past years and the benefits that they have shown to provide to users, there are still many aspects of wearing an exoskeleton that have yet to be determined.
- Trial name
- NCT06041100
- Testing
- Exoskeleton
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Pre-frail Elderly
Effects of Combined Motor and Cognitive Training in Pre-frail Elderly
The objective of this study is to investigate psychometric properties of dual-task walking assessments and compare effects of combined motor and cognitive training on physical fitness, brain fitness, and dual-task walking…
- Trial name
- NCT04605809
- Testing
- combined motor and cognitive training, motor training alone, cognitive training alone
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Fall, Fall Prevention
Study on the Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly
This study focuses on administering home-based exercises which include balance, strength, endurance, and mobility training to pre-frail subjects via one of the 3 intervention arms.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Prevention, Pre- Frail
- Trial name
- SAFETRIP (NCT05207215)
- Testing
- Home Base Exercises
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Frailty Syndrome
Ultrasound Assessment of a Physical Exercise in The Water in a Frail Population
It is an experimental, longitudinal prospective, controlled trial. The project will be developed in the General University Hospital of Valencia (CHGUV), and the University of Valencia.
- Trial name
- SWIMFRAIL (NCT03955302)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Cancer, Frailty
Qigong for Pre-frail and Frail Older Cancer Survivors
To-date, there is no evidence on qigong's effects for improving well-being of pre-frail and frail older cancer survivors. Our aim is to conduct a pilot study for testing out the feasibility and acceptability of a qigong…
- Trial name
- NCT04694066
- Testing
- Qigong, Light flexibility exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Pre-Frailty, Sarcopenia
TCM Formula vs. HMB in Pre-Frail Elders: Muscle Strength and Bone Status
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a standardized Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formula versus beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) on muscle strength and bone health in pre-frail older adults .
- Conditions
- Pre-Frailty, Sarcopenia, Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- TCM-HMB-PF (NCT07597850)
- Testing
- TCM Formula, HMB (beta-Hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Effect of Baduanjin on Functional Performance in Pre-Frail/Frail Older Adults
The aim for this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a 16-week realistic community-delivered Baduanjin training program compared to a waitlist control intervention, in improving functional outcomes among pre-frail and…
- Trial name
- NCT04549103
- Testing
- Baduanjin exercise program
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
Surgery, Physical Activity
Understanding Pre-operative Activity Levels in Elderly Patients
The investigators aim to determine whether a wrist-worn accelerometer device is able to objectively measure physical activity, and whether it is an acceptable process for high-risk elderly patients prior to planned surgery.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Physical Activity, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03737903
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Joanne Outtrim
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
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
Pre-frail, Pre-Frail Older Adults
The Impact of Whey Protein on Frailty in Older Adults Classified as Pre-frail
This pilot study aims to determine the impact of whey protein supplementation on brain antioxidant levels and to assess the effects of whey protein supplementation on physical function, body composition, and cognition in…
- Conditions
- Pre-frail, Pre-Frail Older Adults, Cognition, Physical Function
- Trial name
- NCT07167277
- Testing
- Whey Protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Effects of Exercise on Older Adults
Effects of Resistance-based Exercise Snacks With Varying Fragmentation Patterns on Lower Limb Function and Executive Cognition in Pre-frail Older Adults
This four-arm randomized pilot trial (N=48-60) compares four fragmentation patterns of a three-exercise resistance snack (sit-to-stand, squat, heel raise; 15 repetitions/exercise/day) in pre-frail older adults (Fried score 1-2…
- Trial name
- NCT07551206
- Testing
- Highly Fragmented Exercise Snack, Moderately Fragmented Exercise Snack, Lowly Fragmented Exercise Snack
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China
Frailty
Blood Flow Restriction Training in Pre-frail and Frail Older Adults
Frailty is most often defined as a syndrome of physiological decline in late life, characterized by marked vulnerability to adverse health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04507152
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction resistance training, Resistance training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng Kung University
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