Clinical trials: Retirement
Obesity
Heart Obesity Prevention Education
Study to collect data on weight management on a male population of retired NFL athletes.
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT02092545)
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Tampa General Hospital
Stroke
Mobile Service Robot for Task-Oriented Stroke Therapy: User Evaluations
By developing an affordable mobile service robot for therapeutic activities in a health center environment, this project addresses the issue of both the high cost and man-power required to provide rehabilitation for stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT02779517
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot Survey, Mobile Service Robot Survey for Patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Traumatic Chronic Encephalopathy
Cerebral and Cognitive Impact of Female Professional SoccerPractice
The objective of this study is to evaluate, using MRI, the microstructural consequences and the onset of any cognitive impairment in female professional soccer players at the end of their career, who have experienced repeated…
- Trial name
- TCFOOT F (NCT06788262)
- Testing
- Cerebral MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion
Enhancing Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Functions After Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injuries (rTBI) in Retired NFL Players and Military Veterans.
The purpose of this study is to compare different combinations of cognitive training in retired professional football players and military veterans with a history of repeated concussions and persistent symptoms of impaired…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild Cognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02699476
- Testing
- Psycho-Social Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Computer Training, Interactive Trainer-Subject Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain & Body Health Foundation
Sarcopenia
Validation of a Screening Test for Sarcopenia in Older People
Identify the threshold which the handgrip strenght can be used as a screening test of sarcopenia. Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of…
- Trial name
- SARCSA (NCT03196622)
- Testing
- Handgrip test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Anxiety Disorders, Residents of Retirement Home (EHPAD)
Tolerance for Using Virtual Reality With Subjects Living in Accommodation Establishment for the Elderly Dependent (EHPAD)
The main purpose of this study is to assess the tolerance of the virtual environment in the elderly living in a nursing home (EHPAD).
- Trial name
- RAVI (NCT04365829)
- Testing
- virtual reality headset "Occulus GO"
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Concussion, Brain
Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy for Retried Professional Football Players
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial with an open-label extension to evaluate the efficacy of growth hormone (GH) on cognitive functions of retired professional football players with growth…
- Conditions
- TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Concussion, Brain, Sport Injury, Anterior Pituitary Hyposecretion Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04121780
- Testing
- Growth Hormone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Neurological Studies
Malnutrition, Nutrition Poor
Extending the Validation of SCREEN to Persons Living With Dementia or in Retirement Homes
Older adults (≥ 55 years) who do not eat enough nutritious food are at risk of malnutrition. Malnutrition can lead to frailty, hospitalization, poor quality of life, and death.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Nutrition Poor, Dementia
- Trial name
- SCREEN (NCT04675229)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Rheumatoid Arthritis
REstore Working Ability in RheumatoiD Arthritis
The purpose of the study is to assess whether a 6-month treatment with adalimumab added on the treatment with conventional antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) will decrease the number of days on sick leave compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- REWARD (NCT01405326)
- Testing
- adalimumab
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- The Rheumatological Center of Helsinki
Healthy Volunteers
Quality of Life and Behavioral Change of Retired Persons
Researchers have found that the first phase of aging, called "frailty", is insidious, silent and slowly progressive. It begins well before the first signs of aging and possibly before retirement age with physiological reserves…
- Trial name
- R-FORM' (NCT06432010)
- Testing
- Group nutrition and physical activity coaching, Group cognition coaching
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur de Lille
Training, Sensorimotor Disorder
Active Retirement: Effects of the Application of a Training Program
The study will include 160 participants. They will be randomized into 2 groups, experimental and control. The intervention will take place over 24 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT05398354
- Testing
- Active retirement
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Brain Injuries, Concussion, Brain
The Monaco Initiative for Concussion in Motorsport Pilots
The study aims: to observe a population particularly exposed by the past to brain trauma and concussion: Motorsport Pilots who are retired from a professional practice of motor sport; to report results of their neuro-cognitive…
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Concussion, Brain, Sport Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04730167
- Testing
- Neurological and neuropsychological assessments / MRI / PET scan / Video-oculography.
- Where
- Monaco
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Association de Recherche Bibliographique pour les Neurosciences
Lifestyle
Everyday Activity Supports You (EASY) Pilot Study
The investigators propose a 6-month, parallel, single-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) feasibility study of a self-management program to reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity (Sit Less to Move More) in women…
- Trial name
- EASY-Pilot (NCT01842061)
- Testing
- Active Living Program, Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Disability
Staying Healthy Through Education and Prevention Study
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a structured physical activity program, relative to a wellness program, in preventing the onset and progression of disability in the setting of senior housing communities…
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT00817193)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Wellness
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LeadingAge
Physical Activity, Blood Pressure
Multilevel Intervention for Physical Activity in Retirement Communities
The purpose of this study was to assess whether a 6-month multilevel physical activity intervention can significantly increase physical activity levels in sedentary adults, 65 and older, living in Continuing Care Retirement…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Blood Pressure, Physical Functioning, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- MIPARC (NCT01155011)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Group educational sessions, Phone counseling call
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Food Preferences, Eating Behavior
Food Intake and Blue Dishware in Residents Living With Dementia
Blue dishware was alternated with white dishware for lunch and dinner for residents living with dementia. Food consumption occurred in the home dining room and food was weighed before and after consumption to determine proportion…
- Trial name
- NCT04298788
- Testing
- Blue dishware
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on Employment, Earnings, and Retirement
Starting in 2001, the Look AHEAD study randomized patients with type 2 diabetes to an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) focused on weight loss versus a control group receiving diabetes education ("Diabetes Support and…
- Trial name
- NCT04563598
- Testing
- Intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI), Diabetes support and education (DSE)
- Volunteers
- 3,091 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Healthy
The Effect of Retirement Education on Individuals' Retirement Planning and Quality of Life
The aim of this study is to learn the effects of retirement education applied to individuals aged 50 and over approaching retirement, according to Meleis's Transition Theory, on their retirement planning processes and quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT06839781
- Testing
- Retirement education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi
Health Behavior
Lifestyle Interventions at Retirement
The LiveWell research programme aims to develop evidence-based, acceptable and scalable interventions to improve health and wellbeing in the retirement transition.
- Trial name
- NCT02136381
- Testing
- LEAP intervention, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle University
Healthy Older Adults
tDCS Effects on Associative Learning in Older Adults of Retirement Age
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied training of audio-visual associative memory leads to a performance improvement in healthy older individuals.
- Trial name
- TRAINSTIM2 (NCT02839993)
- Testing
- tDCS, training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany