Clinical trials: Retirement
Physical Activity, Aging
Promoting Walking in Older Adults Living in Independent Living Communities in Northern Ireland: A Feasibility Study.
The multi-level 12 week peer-led walking intervention incorporates aspects from all three levels of the ecological model (with the aim of producing sustained (>6months) physical activity behaviour change in older adults living in…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Aging, Health Behaviour, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT02596672
- Testing
- The friendly walking group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Happiness, Educational Problems
A RCT of Walking With Positive Education in Retired Elders
Three arms of experimental design were used: Pedometer walking training (PWT), positive education and pedometer walking training (PEPWT), and pedometer walking (PW).
- Conditions
- Happiness, Educational Problems, Exercise
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT03607877)
- Testing
- Pedometer walking training and positive education, Pedometer walking with training, pedometer walking
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Cognitive Deficits, Proprioceptive Disorders
Effects of Multiple Concussions in Retired NHL Players
To investigate long term affects of multiple concussions on the cognition, balance, proprioception, and biomarkers in retired National Hockey League players
- Trial name
- NHL (NCT02746523)
- Testing
- Sensory Organization Test, Biomarkers, Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Aging
Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02807506
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Healthy
Fit & Active Retirement: A Physical Function Programme for Young-old Retirees
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of mortality in the world; as such, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adults engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity every week.
- Trial name
- Fit&Active (NCT06972342)
- Testing
- education
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
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
Kidney Transplantation
REgulatory T Cell Therapy to Achieve Immunosuppression REduction
The goal of this multi-national, multi-center, open-label, randomized Phase 2 trial is to determine the safety and efficacy of administering expanded regulatory T cells (TRK-001) to prevent allograft rejection in living donor…
- Trial name
- RETIRE (NCT06552169)
- Testing
- Arm 1: SOC (mTOR + CNI), Arm 2A: TRACT/MONO mTOR, Arm 2B: TRACT/MONO CNI
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Singulera Therapeutics Inc.
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Neuroimaging Markers of Alzheimer Disease: a Longitudinal Population Study
It is now acknowledged that Alzheimer's disease is characterized by a long period of pathophysiological change. Developing new strategies to achieve diagnoses as early as possible has become a major goal for therapies aimed at…
- Trial name
- AMIMAGE 2 (NCT01582919)
- Testing
- Neuroimaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Stress Disorders
Psychotherapy Treatment of Deployment-Related PTSD in Primary Care Settings
The purpose of this study is to evaluate Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for deployment-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that can be used by behavioral health consultants working with Service Members in the…
- Conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Stress Disorders, Combat Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00974402
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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
Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Acute Pain
Evaluating the Impact of Focused Muscle Contraction Therapy in Retire APF Players
This study will investigate the effects of an exercise intervention on retired American professional football (APF) players. A total of 20 retired APF players (≥ 18 years of age), who suffer from chronic pain, will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Acute Pain, Depression, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- GH-APF (NCT04822311)
- Testing
- Experimental: Investigate the effects of an exercise intervention on retired APF players
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Post-Concussion Syndrome
ATCell™ Expanded Autologous, Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Deployed Via Intravenous Infusion
This is a Phase 1 Clinical Safety Study intended to provide preliminary assessments of the safety, tolerability, and clinical alleviation of symptoms associated with Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS), also known as Chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT04744051
- Testing
- 50 Adipose Derived Stem Cell Infusion, 150 Adipose Derived Stem Cell Infusion, 300 Adipose Derived Stem Cell Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- American CryoStem Corporation
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
Frailty, Quality of Life
VOCALE: A Digital Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Frailty Among Older Adults in Retirement Communities
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an 8-week online program called VOCALE can improve quality of life and reduce frailty in adults age 65 and older who live independently in retirement communities and have mild…
- Trial name
- VOCALE AGING (NCT07860892)
- Testing
- VOCALE Healthy Aging Online Program
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
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
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
Parkinson Disease
Examining Parkinson's Disease-Related Retirement: Results of Turkey
Although Parkinson Disease's (PD) is usually associated with an older patient population, 5% of patients are diagnosed at age 50 and 30% before 65 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT03779880
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Kültür University
Patient With no Severe Behavioural Disorders and Whose Situation Would Require Entry Into Classique EHPAD (Retirement Home)
Measuring the Impact of Taking Care in the Context of an Innovative System for Keeping Dependent Elderly People in Their Homes
The purpose of this study is to compare life quality of patients taking care by DIAPASON 92 with patients or residents from control group EHPAD (retirement home)
- Trial name
- DIAPASON (NCT03976661)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
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