Clinical trials: Vascular Aging, active
Obesity, Menopause
Aging Well: Targeting Obesity With GLP-1 Agonists to Enhance Physical and Vascular Health in Postmenopausal Women
In postmenopausal women, obesity increases the risk of physical function decline, premature aging, and vascular dysfunction. Semaglutide and tirzepatide are potent obesity medications.
- Trial name
- NCT07057310
- Testing
- semaglutide or tirzepatide, Lifestyle modification intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Diabetes, Cerebrovascular Disease
Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the Life Span (HANDLS)
The Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) study is an interdisciplinary, community-based, prospective longitudinal epidemiologic study examining the influences of race and socioeconomic status…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Cerebrovascular Disease, Age-Associated Decline, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01323322
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,720 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Blood Pressure Management, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Impact of Resistance Training Intensity on Blood Pressure
The goal of the clinical trial is to understand the effect of two resistance training protocols employing different loading intensities (% of 1 repetition maximum; 1-RM), but with standardized effort intensity (2 repetitions in…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure Management, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Blood Pressure, High, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- HEART (NCT06845514)
- Testing
- Condition LL-RE, Control, Condition HL-RE
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Iron Deficiencies
Effect of Intravenous Iron on Quality of Life in Older Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
The goal of this phase IV, open-label, randomized clinical trial is to evaluate whether intravenous iron improves quality of life in adults aged 65 years and older with iron deficiency after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Iron Deficiencies, Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
- Trial name
- HI-COR-65 (NCT07476859)
- Testing
- Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection [Ferinject]
- Where
- 9 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 538 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project
This study will use an observational cohort to cross-sectionally and longitudinally relate vascular health to clinical, imaging, and biological markers of early Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease among aging adults.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Aging, Aged, 80 and Over, Biomarkers
- Trial name
- VMAP (NCT05372159)
- Testing
- none, observational study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stroke, Chronic, Aging
AMPLIFI: Adaptive Modulation of Plasticity Through Lactate and Fitness Interventions
The AMPLIFI study (Adaptive Modulation of Plasticity through Lactate and Fitness Interventions) investigates how short-term aerobic exercise influences brain plasticity and learning in older adults and stroke survivors.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Chronic, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Motor Dysfunction
- Trial name
- AMPLIFI (NCT06950060)
- Testing
- High intensity cycling, Low-intensity cycling, Health education session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vascular Aging
SNRK & Vascular Endothelial Aging
Cardiovascular diseases pose a serious threat to public health, and their prevalence is on the rise year by year. Vascular aging is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and endothelial cell senescence is an…
- Trial name
- NCT07591337
- Testing
- serum tests and carotid ultrasound test
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Vascular Aging
Vascular Aging and Lp299v Study in Healthy Adults
Emerging data suggest the gut microbiota regulates multiple mechanisms related to vascular aging, but no intervention targeting the gut microbiota has been tested in older adults without cardiovascular risk factors or…
- Trial name
- NCT05296395
- Testing
- Lactobacillus Plantarum 299v in fermented oat drink
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Cardio Vascular Disease
Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging Study (ALOHA)
The Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging (ALOHA) Study is a community-based research project led by the Marymount University Center for Optimal Aging (MCOA).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease (AD), Cardio Vascular Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Frailty Syndrome
- Trial name
- ALOHA (NCT07180147)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marymount University
Aging, Endothelial Dysfunction
Fisetin to Improve Vascular Function in Older Adults
This is a pilot clinical trial to test the efficacy of intermittent treatment with the flavonoid compound fisetin for improving vascular endothelial function and reducing aortic stiffness in older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Endothelial Dysfunction, Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT06133634
- Testing
- Fisetin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
bpMedManage: Digital Technology to Support Adherence to Hypertension Medications
The purpose of the bpMedManage study is to rigorously test the efficacy of a smartphone technology to help improve high blood pressure medication adherence among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a 16-week…
- Conditions
- Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06307574
- Testing
- bpMedManage
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Aging, Fragility
Ischemic Conditioning to Promote Microvascular Resiliency in Frail Individuals
The goal of this clinical trial is to see how small blood vessels respond to the stress of high intensity exercise, and if a safe and simple intervention called ischemic conditioning can protect blood vessels from the stress of…
- Conditions
- Aging, Fragility, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05808686
- Testing
- Ischemic Conditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Hypertension, Aging
Nicotinamide Riboside for Treating Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Middle-aged and Older Adults
Aging is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the number one cause of death in developed societies. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) increase with age and is a key intermediary factor linking aging to increased…
- Trial name
- NCT03821623
- Testing
- Nicotinamide riboside
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Seals
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 and 4, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Exercise Activity to Improve Mobility in Patients With CKD and PAD
People affected by chronic kidney disease and concomitant diagnosed peripheral artery disease at intermediate stages, without contraindications to exercise therapy will be invited to participate in the study.
- Trial name
- EXACT-CKDPAD (NCT06621264)
- Testing
- EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION, Control (Standard treatment)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
Stroke
Virtual Reality and Field Training to Enhance Community Walking After Stroke
While stroke survivors discharged from rehabilitation present with some recovery in mobility, their ability to ambulate in the community remains limited.
- Trial name
- NCT04559373
- Testing
- Virtual Reality and Field Training (VRFT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Healthy Young, Healthy Aging
Reactive Balance Training for Fall Prevention
The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate and compare the effect of three different perturbation based training devices on the reactive balance control among healthy young adults, healthy older adults, and neurologically…
- Conditions
- Healthy Young, Healthy Aging, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04205279
- Testing
- Experimental: Treadmill training, Experimental: Overground training, Experimental: Surefooted training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Aging
The Effect of NAD Supplementation on Brain Vascular Health in Aging
Daily consumption of one of the forms of Vitamin B3, the Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), energizes the body and combats cellular aging. This study is designed to test whether NR can also improve brain health and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT05483465
- Testing
- Nicotinamide riboside
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Aging, Brain Metabolic Disorder
Monitoring of Brain Metabolites Using Proton and Deuterium MR Techniques
MR pulse for whole brain optimal Deuterium (2H) Metabolic Imaging and EPSI (echo planar spectroscopic imaging) based SLOW-edited 1H-MRSI will be developed and optimized for use at an UHF scanner at 7 Tesla.
- Conditions
- Aging, Brain Metabolic Disorder, Carotid Stenosis, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- SIGNATURES2023 (NCT06705010)
- Testing
- Application of new pulse sequence package SIGNATURES2023 to healthy controls, Application of new pulse sequence package SIGNATURES2023 to 4 groups of patients (pilot)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
MRI-Based Lesion Differentiation in Older Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This study investigates whether an advanced MRI technique called Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) can improve the differentiation of white matter lesions in people aged 50-70 years with multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT07444047
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Stroke
Stopping Cognitive Decline and Dementia by Fighting Covert Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Cerebral small Vessel Disease (cSVD), characterized by an alteration of the structure and function of small penetrating brain arteries, is highly prevalent in older persons from the general population and represents a leading…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Stroke, Dementia
- Trial name
- SHIVA (NCT05306834)
- Testing
- Retinal Imaging, Blood sample, Evaluation of cardiovascular risks
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux