Clinical trials: Aged
Inflammation, Malnutrition
Effects of Camelina Sativa Oil in Free-living Older Adults
The present study aims at evaluating the anti-inflammatory effects of a novel food in older adult volunteers. Briefly, this randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study is performed on 91 apparently healthy older adults…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Malnutrition, Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT04965948
- Testing
- Novel food snack
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Cancer Caregivers of Older Adults
Older Cancer Caregiver Needs Post Hospital Discharge
The goals of the study are to investigate the needs of older (age 60+) caregivers caring for adults with cancer at 1-week and 2 weeks following hospital discharge and to explore strategies that may assist caregivers in their home…
- Trial name
- NCT02099526
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Urinary Tract Infection
Cranberry for UTI Prevention in Residents of Long Term Care Facilities
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect over 7 million men and women per year and cost the health care industry over 1 billion dollars annually.
- Trial name
- PACS (NCT00596635)
- Testing
- Once Daily Cranberry Capsule, Twice Daily Cranberry Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pain
"Lidocaine 4% Cream (LMX4) vs Placebo for Pain Due to Lumbar Puncture in Infants 0-60 Days of Age."
The study's hypothesis is LMX4 cream, a topical anesthetic cream, will reduce the pain of infants undergoing Lumbar Puncture (spinal tap).
- Trial name
- NCT00533468
- Testing
- Lidocaine Cream 4%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Fatigue
Fatigue and Kinematics During Isometric Activity of the Upper Limbs in Young and Older Adults
The aim of this study is to understand the relationship between perceived effort and physiological and kinematic variables caused by isometric activity of the upper limbs, as well as its relationship with socio-demographic…
- Trial name
- NCT04938791
- Testing
- Isometric activity
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Saude da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa - Lisboa
Influenza, Human
Tropical Influenza Control Strategies for the Elderly
TROPICS1 is a randomized, observer-blind, active comparator-controlled, single-center, Phase IV trial in 200 participants aged ≥65 years.
- Trial name
- TROPICS1 (NCT02655874)
- Testing
- Influenza vaccine, Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Influenza Vaccination
Family Physician Nudges for Influenza Vaccination Among Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a family-physician nudge intervention works to improve influenza vaccination among adults aged 65 years and older in China.
- Trial name
- NCT07864597
- Testing
- Family Physician Influenza Vaccination Nudge
- Volunteers
- 3,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Delirium
Hypertension and Controlled Hypotension in the Elderly
Comparision of Exposed Factors of Preoperative Hypertension and Intraoperative Controlled Hypotension on Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly under Radical Resection of Head, Neck and Maxillofacial Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04433416
- Testing
- hypertension
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Zhang Lei
Elderly Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients
The GOLD Study: G8 in OLDer Patients
Management of older cancer patients is challenging, due to a lack of good quality evidence to guide treatment decisions, as well as the wide variability in the level of fitness for treatment of elderly patients.
- Trial name
- GOLD (NCT03449914)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
Frail Elderly
Resistance Training to Optimize Health in Pre-frail Older Adults
Exercise programs, particularly resistance training programs using weights or resistance bands, can help improve or maintain mobility and function in older adults, preserve independent living, and improve quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02593084
- Testing
- Higher Intensity Resistance Training, Lower Intensity Resistance Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Antiviral Activity of Remdesivir (VEKLURY®) in Hospitalized Children With RSV
THAI-CARES RSV Study is a Phase II, open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled trial with a two-arm, parallel-group design. The study aims to assess the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of a five-day course of Remdesivir…
- Trial name
- THAI-CARES RSV (NCT06873633)
- Testing
- Remdesivir
- Where
- 8 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- PENTA Foundation
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Zanzhu (BL02) for Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration
This study is to see if laser acupuncture is a better way to treat dry-AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) compared to sham laser acupuncture, in the aspect of visual acuity.
- Trial name
- NCT06264947
- Testing
- laser acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
Breathing Training for Improving Cardiovascular Health in Older Adults With Sleep Apnea
This clinical research study will investigate the effects of respiratory strength training on blood pressure and cardiovascular health in adults who are 50 years of age and older and have been diagnosed with moderate or severe…
- Trial name
- NCT04932447
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Diabetes Type 1
Transition of T1DM Patients Aged Over 65 Years Into AHCL (780G) Insulin Pump
Older people with diabetes have a higher risk for cognitive impairment and for physical disability whether this may be effected by an improvement in glucose indices is unknown.
- Trial name
- 780G65+ (NCT06207838)
- Testing
- MiniMed 780G system
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University
Aged, Aged, 80 and Over
An Individualized Physical Activity Program in Patients Over 65 Years With Hematologic Malignancies
Older people with cancer differ from younger patients due to the combined effects of aging, comorbidities and cancer treatments on their health.
- Conditions
- Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
- Trial name
- OCAPI (NCT04052126)
- Testing
- Individualized physical activity program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Leon Berard
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Evaluation of Oral Minocycline in the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy Associated With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main reason older people lose their vision. It affects the macula, the center of the retina needed for sharp, clear vision.
- Trial name
- NCT02564978
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
Sorbent Therapy of the Cutaneous Porphyrias
The investigators demonstrated that cholestyramine is an effective binding agent in vitro for porphyrins. A few isolated case reports of treatment of individuals with a cutaneous porphyria suggest that cholestyramine and…
- Trial name
- EPP (NCT01422915)
- Testing
- Colestipol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sense of Coherence
The Effect of Salutogenes-Based Nursing Intervention on Older Adults
The world population is rapidly aging, and Turkey is one of the countries where aging is occurring quickly. When the investigators examine the proportion of the elderly population to the total population over the years and…
- Trial name
- NCT07130435
- Testing
- Salutogenic Model-Based Healthy Aging Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Chronic Hand Eczema
Efficacy and Safety of Delgocitinib Cream in Adolescents 12-17 Years of Age With Moderate to Severe Chronic Hand Eczema
The purpose of this trial is to test if delgocitinib cream is effective in treating chronic hand eczema (CHE) and to find out what side effects it may have compared with a cream vehicle with no active medical ingredient in…
- Trial name
- DELTA TEEN (NCT05355818)
- Testing
- Delgocitinib, Cream vehicle
- Where
- 37 sites in Australia, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- LEO Pharma
Age Related Macular Degeneration
Wet AMD Recurrence Rate in Patients Stable on Three Month Ranibizumab Dosing
The current norm in clinical practice for the treatment of choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVM) secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration(AMD) involves monthly injections of Ranibizumab until the disease is stabilized.
- Trial name
- NCT01453920
- Testing
- Ranibizumab
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto