Clinical trials: The Frailty Syndrome
Gastric Cancer, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Frailty and Postoperative Outcomes After Gastric Cancer Surgery
Background. Gastric cancer is an important health care problem even though treatment advances, and it is diagnosed mainly in elderly.
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Postoperative Complications, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- TOREGA (NCT03568110)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 432 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Protocol for Multi-site Evaluation of New Community-based Frailty Programme
Background: Frailty is increasing in prevalence internationally with population ageing. Frailty can be managed or even reversed through community-based interventions delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, but to…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04866316
- Testing
- There is no active intervention as this is a service evaluation
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 335 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
Frailty, Oncology
Approaches and Metrics in Fraily Patients During COVID-19 Era
The COVID-19 pandemic started in December 2019 in Wuhan, the Chinese province of Hubei. Compared to the period of the first epidemic wave (March to May 2020), in the period of the second epidemic wave (October 2020 to July 2021)…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Oncology, Immune Deficiency
- Trial name
- COMETA (NCT05792891)
- Testing
- Collecting biological material from frail patients, with or without COVID-19
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Regina Elena Cancer Institute
Pre-frail Elderly
The Effect of Cholecalciferol in Pre-frail Elderly
Vitamin D plays important role in musculoskeletal health and has been known to influence immune system. Inflammaging is one of risk factors that may contribute to development of frailty in elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT04847947
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Development of Clinical Indicators From the Swiss RAI-HC
The project aims at deriving frailty (FI) and complexity (CI) indices from data collected with the Resident Instrument Assessment - Home Care adapted for Switzerland (RAI-HC).
- Trial name
- IndiRAI (NCT03139162)
- Testing
- Swiss RAI-HC assessment
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Sedentary Behavior, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Effect of an Intervention on Health in Older Care Home Residents
Care home residents spent 79% of their time being sedentary. Reduced physical activity and lack of mental stimulation causes general weakness and frailty in older adults that can result in increased healthcare needs.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Frailty, Lifestyle, Sedentary
- Trial name
- NCT04659694
- Testing
- Wellness programme provided by Oomph! Wellness company
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Frailty Syndrome
The Correlation and Intervention of Intestinal Flora and Frailty in the Elderly
The study aim to evaluate the improvement and correlation of soluble dietary fiber (prebiotics) in the frailty of elderly people by a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT03995342
- Testing
- Inulin, Maltodextrin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Patient Admission
Geriatric Assessment and Intervention for Older Patients With Frailty in the Emergency Department
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is an established approach for better detection of frailty-related problems and includes individualized treatment plan with multi-discipline supportive and treating measures for the older…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Patient Admission, Hospital Readmission, Length of Stay
- Trial name
- GAOPS (NCT03751319)
- Testing
- CGA
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 432 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Tricuspid Regurgitation, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
Evaluation of the Impact of Interventional Treatments for Symptomatic, Severe Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency on Renal Integrity and Function, as Well as on Physical Function and Activity in Older Adults.
The hypothesis is that renal function will improve following tricuspid valve intervention. A reduction in renal biomarkers is also expected.
- Conditions
- Tricuspid Regurgitation, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency, Cardio-Renal Syndrome, Frailty
- Trial name
- TriRenGe (NCT07464106)
- Testing
- Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Bosch Medical Center
Quality of Life, Syndromes
Long-term Follow-up of the Helsinki Businessmen Study
The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS) is a clinico-epidemiological longitudinal study started in 1964. It also included a 5-year randomized, controlled multifactorial primary prevention trial of cardiovascular diseases between…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Syndromes, Aging, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- HBS (NCT02526082)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Volunteers
- 3,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Frailty Syndrome
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Stemis™ in Elderly Subjects With Mild to Moderate Frailty Syndrome
This is a Phase 1 clinical study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of an investigational cell therapy product, Stemis™, in older adults with mild to moderate frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT07462819
- Testing
- Stemis™, Normal Saline
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Ji Yan Biomedical Co., Ltd.
Frail Elderly Syndrome
The Dynamics of Frailty in Older People
In the context of reduced resources and rising demand for unplanned care, the delivery of appropriate services to support people with frailty will be key to providing cost-effective, quality care for older people.
- Trial name
- NCT04139278
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Fragility
Mobility Assessment & Follow-up in Frail Elderly: Clinic-technical Validation of a Smart Insole in Real Life
The investigators aim is to evaluate an instrument for supporting physical activity and monitors multiple parameters of frailty (a pre-disability condition) in frail elderly persons.
- Trial name
- RESPECT (NCT02316600)
- Testing
- smart insole
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Fragility Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure
Frailty Assesment in the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic
Frailty is known as an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality in older cardiac patients, including patients with congestive heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT03465605
- Testing
- frailty test
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Frail Elderly Syndrome
HOPE (Healthy Older People Everyday) To Age in Place
Certain clinical syndromes eg frailty, sarcopenia, dementia, depression, cognitive impairment, vision impairment, falls in older adults carry an increased risk for poor health outcomes and if identified early, can be prevented…
- Trial name
- NCT03797352
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Frailty Syndrome, Dementia
The Impact of Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Frailty Syndrome in Older Adults
This clinical study, conducted at the Techirghiol Balneary and Rehabilitation Sanatorium, aims to evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in improving clinical and biological…
- Trial name
- NCT07416708
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Physiotherapy
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Balnear and Rehabilitation Sanatorium Techirghiol
Dysphagia, OSA
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Oral Frailty, Dysphagia, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the CPAP treatment on oral frailty and dysphagia among OSA patients.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, OSA, CPAP
- Trial name
- NCT05977296
- Testing
- CPAP
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Fall
Relationship Between the Risk of Falls and Frailty, and the Effect of a Physical Exercise Program on These Conditions in the Elderly: a Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial.
The goal of this randomized crossover clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a new therapeutic exercise program in elderly patients with risk of falls and physical fragility.
- Trial name
- NCT05940779
- Testing
- Therapeutic exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Frailty, Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome
Cognitive Prefrail and Frailty, and Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: Prevalence and Association With Incident Adverse Health Events
We defined a new and early condition in the spectrum of cognitive frailty: the "cognitive-prefrailty" which is a combination of prefrailty stage and subjective cognitive impairment (SCI).
- Conditions
- Frailty, Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome, Cognitive-prefrailty
- Trial name
- NCT04275817
- Testing
- Data collection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Surgery--Complications
Outcome of Very Old Patients Admitted for Elective Major Surgery, the Effect of Frailty
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of frailty in patients ≥ 80 years admitted for elective major abdominal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03721471
- Testing
- Scoring of frailty
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital