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Frailty Clinical Trials
Studies of frailty, matched by condition name and medical subject headings. Start with those open to enrolment.
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All 431Frailty, Sarcopenia
PROfiles of FGF-19 Post-prandial Secretion in Older Adults With Frailty and Without Frailty
Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 (FGF-19) is an intestinal hormone secreted in the post-prandial state, whose primary role is to inhibit bile acid synthesis in the liver.
- Trial name
- PRO-FGF (NCT07893665)
- Testing
- FLEXMEAL : post-prandial blood sampling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Surgery, Frailty
The VICTORY Trial: Virtual, Innovative, Postsurgical Care To Optimize Return Home for Older People With frailtY
Canadian hospitals continue to struggle with severe emergency department and hospital bed capacity shortages. Maximizing bed availability and minimizing emergency department and urgent-centre visits by providing patients with…
- Trial name
- VICTORY (NCT06503198)
- Testing
- Virtual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Neoplasms
Resistance vs Aerobic Prehabilitation Before Colorectal Cancer Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn which type of exercise before surgery best reduces complications after colorectal surgery in adults with colorectal cancer or precancerous lesions.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Neoplasms, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT07896174
- Testing
- Resistance Training Prehabilitation, Aerobic Training Prehabilitation, Standard Trimodal Care
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Frailty/Sarcopenia, Frailty in Older Adults
Effects of a Community-based Multicomponent Physical Exercise Program on Physical Function, Frailty, and Sarcopenia in Older Adults From the Municipality of Santoña: a Quasi-experimental Study.
This study evaluates the effects of a community-based multicomponent exercise program on physical function, frailty, and sarcopenia in older adults living in the municipality of Santoña (Cantabria, Spain).
- Conditions
- Frailty/Sarcopenia, Frailty in Older Adults, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT07732478
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program (Vivifrail-based)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Frail Elderly, Frailty
Frailty Training for Emergency Nurses: A Cluster RCT in Morocco
This study tests whether a training program helps nurses better recognize and care for older adults with frailty in hospital emergency departments.
- Trial name
- NCT07892612
- Testing
- Structured Educational Program on Geriatric Frailty
- Where
- Morocco
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Cadi Ayyad University
Renal Insufficiency,Chronic, Dietary Intake Patterns
Strategies for Proactive Health in People With Kidney Function Decline
This prospective cohort study aims to investigate how kidney function decline affects multiple body systems and how personalized nutrition can help maintain health and slow disease progression.
- Conditions
- Renal Insufficiency,Chronic, Dietary Intake Patterns, Malnutrition, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT07245186
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Accidental Falls, Aged
Whole-Body Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department After a Fall
Falls are one of the most common reasons older adults visit the emergency department. In many older patients, a fall that looks "mechanical" is actually caused by an underlying medical problem such as syncope, heart disease…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Aged, Syncope
- Trial name
- NCT07886164
- Testing
- Whole-body point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli City Hospital
Colon Cancer, Frailty
Optimised Post-discharge Care in Older Patients After Surgery for Colon Cancer (ERAS 3.0)
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether an extended program (ERAS 3.0) initiated hospital discharge, can improve recovery in elderly, frail patients who have undergone surgery for colon cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT06802991
- Testing
- ERAS 3.0 (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Frailty, Cardiac Surgery
Frailty and Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheterization Difficulty in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the association between preoperative frailty and the procedural difficulty of ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization in adult patients undergoing elective…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Cardiac Surgery, Central Venous Catheter
- Trial name
- FRAILCVC (NCT07701538)
- Testing
- Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Frailty
Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord or Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Intravenous Infusion for Aging Frailty
This trial will study the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion of cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord or placental derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of Aging Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05018767
- Testing
- cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord or placental derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Greece
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- The Foundation for Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine
Completed, with results posted
All 57Chronic Disease, Frail
Functional Exercise and Nutrition Education Program for Older Adults
There is strong evidence that specific types of exercise can improve health and physical function in older adults. While community exercise classes exist, many older adults with chronic conditions may need guidance from…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Frail, Diabetes Mellitus, Cancer
- Trial name
- MoveStrong (NCT04037436)
- Testing
- Strength and Balance Training & Nutrition Education, Usual Care
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Frailty
Metformin for Preventing Frailty in High-risk Older Adults
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome which leads to poor health outcomes in older adults, such as falls, disability, hospitalization, institutionalization, and death. Due to the dramatic growth in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT02570672
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Frailty, Sarcopenic Obesity
Diet and Exercise Plus Metformin to Treat Frailty in Obese Seniors
The continuing increase in prevalence of obesity in older adults including many older Veterans has become a major health concern.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenic Obesity, Aging
- Trial name
- DEMFOS (NCT04221750)
- Testing
- Lifestyle therapy, Metformin Hydrochloride, Healthy Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Novel Respiratory Training as Part of Palliative Care for Older Adults With Heart Failure
In a randomized controlled trial, to study the utility of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) to improve functional outcomes in adults aged ≥70 years with heart failure (HF) who have been referred to palliative care for end-stage…
- Conditions
- Aging, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Frailty
- Trial name
- RETRO (NCT06576297)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hiv, Fatigue
High-Intensity Exercise to Attenuate Limitations and Train Habits in Older Adults With HIV
This is a multi-site, randomized, single-blind (researchers), active treatment concurrent control trial with individuals aged 50-80 living with HIV who experience fatigue and live a sedentary lifestyle.
- Conditions
- Hiv, Fatigue, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- HEALTH (NCT04550676)
- Testing
- HIIT (intervention), CME (active control), Coaching
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver