Clinical trials: Psychological Well-being in Older Adults
Distress, Psychological, Negative Affect
Nature Exposure Through Virtual Reality (NET-VR) in Older Adults
Daily exposure to nature is associated with improved mood and reduced anxiety symptoms in the overall population. Even brief contact with natural environments can lower stress and restore productivity.However, access to natural…
- Conditions
- Distress, Psychological, Negative Affect, Cognitive Functioning, Older Adults
- Trial name
- NET-VR (NCT07443657)
- Testing
- Nature-Based Virtual Reality Intervention, Waiting list
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Mental Health, Cognition
Short-term Effect of Glucose and Sacharose Ingestion on Cognitive Performance and Mood in Elderly
The objective of the current study is to determine the acute effect of a glucose drink and a sacharose drink compared to a placebo on cognitive performance in elderly with light memory complaints.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Cognition, Memory, Attention
- Trial name
- NCT01427231
- Testing
- glucose, sacharose
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Institutionalization, Elderly
Aurora: AI-Based Narrative Intervention to Support Emotional Well-Being in Clinical and Non-Clinical Populations
Aurora is an interdisciplinary project evaluating a chatbot-mediated supportive care intervention designed to promote emotional expression, autobiographical meaning-making, identity processes, and emotional well-being through…
- Conditions
- Institutionalization, Elderly, Mental Health, Wellbeing
- Trial name
- Aurora (NCT07494110)
- Testing
- chatbot-mediated supportive care intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Preventive Intervention
Preventive Intervention to Promote Healthy Ageing
The aim of the project is the support of healthy ageing of older adults in acommunity. Efficient educational and psychosocial intervention will besuggested and verified to prevent anxiety, depression, and cognitivedisorders of…
- Trial name
- NCT05637177
- Testing
- Anging Wisely, Music therapy, Reminiscence therapy
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ostrava
Oral Health of Older Men
Talking Pen Audio-Interactive Program for Oral Frailty Delay in Community-Dwelling Elderly
This study aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a talking pen audio-interactive technology integrated with an oral frailty delay care program for community-dwelling older adults in rural agricultural regions of…
- Trial name
- NCT07191600
- Testing
- Talking Pen Audio-Interactive Oral Frailty Care Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Exercise Mediation on Hormonal, Immune and Psychological Well-being in Institutionalized Frail Older Women.
Frailty syndrome is a complex aging expression determined by ontogenetic and phylogenetic factors. Chronic stress has been shown to have immunosuppressive effects, to accelerate immunosenescence and to cause cumulative disorders…
- Trial name
- UC (NCT04435899)
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Aging, Health Promotion
Social Prescribing Intervention for Health Promotion in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This study evaluates the effects of a social prescribing intervention on health promotion outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Health Promotion, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT07540117
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation and Walking-Pole Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Aging, Age Problem
Impact of Comprehensive Dietary Counseling on Dietary Quality, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Older Adults
As a person ages, an incidence of mental distress such as depression and anxiety increases while the quality of life decreases. Singapore's population is aging rapidly and older adults may suffer from mental distress and…
- Conditions
- Aging, Age Problem, Age-related Cognitive Decline, Age-Related Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03702335
- Testing
- Dietary Counselling
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Age Problem, Healthy Aging
Resistance Training on Elderly Resilience
Background: There is on one hand sufficient evidence showing strong association between resilience and self-rated successful aging.
- Conditions
- Age Problem, Healthy Aging, Activity, Motor
- Trial name
- NCT04690465
- Testing
- Resistance training, Eight-form Yang-style Tai Chi program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Healthy Aging, Aging
The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy in Older Adults
This randomized controlled study examined the effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological well-being and mindfulness among community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06964399
- Testing
- Reminiscence therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muş Alparslan University
Physical Inactivity, Healthy
Supervised Center-based vs. Unsupervised Home-based Exercise Programs (PRO-Training)
The superiority of supervised center-based training programs compared with unsupervised home-based ones in older adults remains unclear, and no evidence exists on whether including a motivational component could moderate these…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Healthy, Older Adult
- Trial name
- PRO-Training (NCT05619250)
- Testing
- Unsupervised home-based exercise group without motivational intervention (UNSUP), Unsupervised home-based exercise group with motivational intervention (UNSUP+), Supervised center-based exercise group without motivational intervention (SUP)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Healthy Aging
Effect of Mindfulness on EEG Brain Activity for Cognitive and Psychological Well-being in the Elderly
As the worldwide population of older adults rapidly increases over the coming years, effective strategies are needed to help this population to maintain and enhance physical, cognitive, and psychological well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT05941143
- Testing
- mindfulness-based intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Old Age; Debility, Vaccine Hesitancy
COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness in Older Adults Based on Self-determination Theory
Introduction: The COVID-19 vaccine is an effective measure for preventing and controlling COVID-19 epidemics, and the World Health Organization lists older adults as a high-priority group for COVID-19 vaccination.
- Conditions
- Old Age; Debility, Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccine Refusal
- Trial name
- CVWIOABOSDT (NCT06575114)
- Testing
- Self-determination theory-based health education measures
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jing-Shan Deng
Mandala Coloring, Mental Well-being
The Effect of Mandala Coloring on Mental Well-Being and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Individuals in Nursing Homes
This study investigates whether mandala coloring affects life satisfaction and mental well-being in older adults. Data will be collected at the Hatice Hakkı Polat Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center between…
- Conditions
- Mandala Coloring, Mental Well-being, Life Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT07142577
- Testing
- Mandala coloring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Healthy, Older Adults
Group-Based Exercise Intervention to Prevent Cognitive and Motor Decline
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the Ideomotor Program in healthy older adults living in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT07494149
- Testing
- Ideomotor, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergamo
Elderly, Game
The Impact of Game Activities on Life Satisfaction and Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults
The rapid global increase in the elderly population has made supportive interventions for enhancing quality of life and psychological well-being in older adults increasingly important.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Game, Well Being
- Trial name
- Game4elders (NCT06965179)
- Testing
- Jenga game, Bocce game
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Elderly Individuals Aged 60 Years or Older
Group Mandala Art Therapy for Well-Being and Loneliness in the Elderly (GEMEL-WB:RCT)
The research is being conducted at an elderly day care center between June 12 and August 31, 2025, as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study using a pre-test, post-test design.
- Trial name
- GEMEL-WB:RCT (NCT07162103)
- Testing
- GMART
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Mental Health
Effect of a Telephone Reminiscence Intervention on Mental Health
The goal of this study is to learn whether a telephone-based program that helps people share life memories can reduce loneliness and improve mental well-being, life satisfaction, and social support in older adults and their…
- Trial name
- TRIM (NCT07576855)
- Testing
- Telephone Reminiscence Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Nursing Caries
Hand Massage and Play Activity in the Elderly
There is no study found that examined the effects of hand massage and play activity on the loneliness, comfort and psychological well-being of the elderly in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT05569616
- Testing
- Hand massage, Play activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University