Clinical trials: Retirement
Low Back Pain
A Trial on the Effect on Low Back Pain Related Disability of Different Health Education Programs for Retired Persons
The primary purpose of this study is to compare, in retired persons living in the Balearic Islands, the effectiveness on low back pain related disability of three educational programs.
- Trial name
- NCT00441038
- Testing
- The Back Guide, The Back Book, Cardiovascular and general health
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kovacs Foundation
Traumatic Chronic Encephalopathy
Cerebral and Cognitive Impact of Professional Soccer Practice
The objective of this study is to evaluate, using MRI, the microstructural consequences and the onset of any cognitive impairment in professional soccer players at the end of their career, who have experienced repeated minor head…
- Trial name
- TC-FOOT (NCT04903015)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Accidental Falls, Aged, Exercise Movement Techniques
Balance Recovery Training for Fall Prevention in Retirement Communities
Falls are the leading cause of injuries and injury-related deaths among older adults over the age of 65 in the United States. To help reduce the number of these falls, there is growing interest in using reactive balance training…
- Trial name
- NCT02551666
- Testing
- Balance recovery training, Tai Chi exercise
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
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
COVID-19
Impact of Long COVID-19 on the Health and Quality of Life of Military Personnel (Active or Retired) and Their Families
Severe and sometimes irreversible sequelae are observed in people who have developed a severe form of COVID-19 (pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, neurological sequelae among others).
- Trial name
- IMP@LA (NCT05200832)
- Testing
- Online questionnaire, Semi-structured interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Reside Either in Retirement Home or Long-term Care Units
Evaluation of Covid-19 Vaccination in Elderly Subjects in Retirement Home (EHPAD) and Long-term Care Units (USLD) in Ile-de-France
The main objective of this non-interventional, multi-center study is to compare the incidence of serious health events (death, unscheduled hospitalizations) in subjects vaccinated against Coronavirus with that of unvaccinated…
- Trial name
- COGEVAX (NCT04900376)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Augmenting Massed Prolonged Exposure With a Stellate Ganglion Block to Treat PTSD
This is a small, open-label treatment study that tests the potential safety and treatment effectiveness of a stellate ganglion block combined with Massed Prolonged Exposure (PE).
- Trial name
- NCT04302181
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Healthy Older Adults
tDCS Effects on GABA Concentration and Brain Functional Connectivity in Older Adults of Retirement Age
The aim of this study is to investigate whether anodal tDCS over the left M1 leads to a decrease of GABA concentration and alterations of functional brain connectivity in older people, compared to sham tDCS.
- Trial name
- TRAINSTIM1 (NCT02794259)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Retirement, Healthy Adults
Transitions and Old Age Potential - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wave
With the third wave of the Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP) study, the longitudinal study of initially 5,002 individuals was completed in 2019.
- Conditions
- Retirement, Healthy Adults, Elderly
- Trial name
- TOP (NCT07301112)
- Volunteers
- 5,002 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
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
Exercise, Aging
Enhancing Physical Activity and Healthy Aging Among Recent Retirees
The purpose of REACT project is to provide cost-effective way to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary time among older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Aging, Retirement
- Trial name
- REACT (NCT03320746)
- Testing
- Polar Loop 2 activity tracker
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 231 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
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
Physical Activity, Health Promotion
Reframing Retirement: An Examination of Identity Change and Self-Regulation Approaches to Promote Physical Activity
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of an innovative multimodal eHealth \& mHealth intervention (focused on emphasizing identity/habit and/or self-regulation) on increasing moderate to vigorous…
- Trial name
- NCT07446231
- Testing
- Self Regulation Digital Health Online Platform, Identity Digital Health Online Platform, Control Digital Health Online Platform
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
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
Physical Activity, Health Promotion
Increasing Physical Activity in Empty Nest and Retirement Populations: A Feasibility Trial of an Online Intervention
Internet-based health promotion programs have the potential to reach more individuals than in person interventions, without overtaxing healthcare resources.
- Trial name
- NCT04116372
- Testing
- Digital Health Online Platform
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Dementia, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Clinical Characteristics of Dementias That Occur Remotely After Traumatic Brain Injury in Retired Military Personnel
The objective of this study is to measure the frequency and clinical types of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia that occur among up to 150 military retirees with and without a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI)…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Trial name
- NCT01891383
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Knee Osteoarthritis Risk in Retired Professional Footballers
The OA and Football Study is an epidemiological study designed to establish the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in retired professional footballers.
- Trial name
- NCT02098044
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Aging, Retirement
A Technology-based Intervention With Retired People
The main objective of the study is to understand retired people's perception of retirement, to know their personal experience and to jointly seek solutions to the needs and problems encountered.
- Trial name
- Tech-Retired (NCT04422704)
- Testing
- Technology-based-Intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laura Nieto Riveiro
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
Fall Injury, Osteoporotic Fractures
Pole Walking Intervention in Retirement Communities
This patient-oriented, multi-site study aims to co-design and test a pole walking program with resident and staff representatives from participating independent living and retirement communities.
- Trial name
- NCT05388227
- Testing
- Pole walking
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan