Clinical trials: Vascular Aging
Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction
Targeting Inflammation to Treat Cardiovascular Aging
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States with older age being a primary risk factor.
- Conditions
- Vascular Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Diastolic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- TIVA (NCT01775865)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance
Connected Healthcare for Individuals Living at Home With Chronic Conditions
Managing and taking medications as prescribed can be a difficult task. This is especially true for older adults living at home with chronic conditions while managing multiple prescribed medications.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance, Medication Nonadherence, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT04339296
- Testing
- Spencer
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Aging
Dietary Nitrate and Physiological Aging
The main purpose/s of this study is to examine the effects of 4 weeks of dietary nitrate supplementation on peripheral chemoreceptor sensitivity, spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity, and blood pressure responsiveness to a variety…
- Trial name
- NCT02593305
- Testing
- Super Beets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Darren P Casey
Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- Bingocize (NCT03629912)
- Testing
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action
The lack of efficacious research-based interventions for such vulnerable older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/RD) and their caregivers (CGs) is a significant public health problem.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson Disease Dementia
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT03550131)
- Testing
- Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action (IDEA), Reducing Disabilities in Alzheimer's Disease (RDAD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Vascular Aging
Sodium Nitrite to Treat Arterial Aging
The proposed research will determine the effectiveness of nitrite, a naturally occurring compound in the body, for improving the health and function of arteries in middle-aged and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02022670
- Testing
- Sodium Nitrite
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Sarcopenia, High Blood Pressure
The Impact of a Resistance Training Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Older Adults With Sarcopenia
Current prevention and treatment of high blood pressure (BP) in sarcopenia, by non-pharmacological approaches remain limited and are far from optimal.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension
- Trial name
- INERTIA (NCT04255745)
- Testing
- progressive resistance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Aging
Sex Differences in Vascular Responses to Exercise
A key early event in cardiovascular disease development is endothelial dysfunction, characterized by impaired flow-mediated dilation.
- Trial name
- NCT04128215
- Testing
- Control Period, Exercise Period
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Aging, Vascular Endothelium
Vascular Dysfunction During Physical Inactivity
Prolonged periods of reduced activity are associated with decreased vascular function and muscle atrophy. Physical inactivity due to a sedentary lifestyle or acute hospitalization is also associated with impaired recovery…
- Conditions
- Aging, Vascular Endothelium, Skeletal Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04872998
- Testing
- Step Count Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Aging, Inflammation
Effect of Age and Fitness on Vascular Function and Oxidative Stress During Acute Inflammation
This study focuses on whether high cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults has a protective effect on the vascular response to acute inflammation in comparison to low-fit older and young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03889158
- Testing
- Typhoid Vaccine, Ascorbic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness
Healthy Aging Through Functional Food
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary inducers of glyoxalase 1 are effective in improving metabolic and vascular health.
- Conditions
- Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness, Vasodilation
- Trial name
- HATFF (NCT02095873)
- Testing
- Glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) inducer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Middle-aged Adults, Major Depressive Disorder
Daily Stress and Vascular Function in Midlife as a Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to begin to understand how day-to-day stress affects cardiovascular health and brain function in middle-aged adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06466655
- Testing
- MitoTempol, Lactated Ringer's (control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Aging, Arterial Stiffness
Inorganic Nitrate Supplementation on Cerebrovascular Aging and Arterial Stiffness Study
This study investigates the effect of dietary inorganic nitrate supplementation on 1) large elastic artery stiffness and hemodynamics and 2) cerebrovascular function in middle-aged and older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Hypertension
- Trial name
- INCA (NCT03617302)
- Testing
- Experimental: Nitrate-containing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce, PhD
Endothelial Dysfunction, Aging
Passive Mobilization and Vascular Function
With aging, vascular function (VF) declines. Inactivity and sedentary life style have been shown to contribute to the worsening of VF.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Aging, Bed Rest
- Trial name
- NCT03087643
- Testing
- Passive mobilization - PM
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Aging
Role of Flavanols In Cardiovascular Function in Healthy Aging
Groups of naturally occurring compounds called flavonoids are found in foods such as fruits and vegetables, red wine, tea, dark chocolate and cocoa products.
- Trial name
- NCT01395277
- Testing
- High Flavanol first then Low Flavanol, Low Flavanol first then High Flavanol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Cardiovascular Diseases, Aging
Cardio-vascular Protective Effects of Wolfberry in Middle-aged and Older Adults
This purpose of this study is to assess the impact of consuming wolfberry on cardiovascular risk in Singapore's middle-aged and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03535844
- Testing
- Wolfberry, Healthy diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Hypertension, Physical Disability
The Effect of Sodium Reduction on Blood Pressure and Physical Function in Older Adults
This study will examine the effects of low sodium meal plan on seated blood pressure in older adults from a community-based, congregate senior living facility.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Physical Disability, Aging
- Trial name
- SOTRUE (NCT04074941)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife