Clinical trials: Community-dwelling Older Adults, open to volunteers
Healthy Subjects (HS)
Reactive Balance Training in Augmented Reality for Older Adults
This is a single-blinded study. The participants will be equally randomized to either the reactive balance training with augmented reality (RBT+AR) group or the control (treadmill walking) group.
- Trial name
- NCT07860619
- Testing
- Reactive balance training with augmented reality group, Treadmill walking
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Depression
Empower@Home: Community Implementation for Older Adults With Ambulatory Disabilities
This study is a randomized Type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of Empower@Home, an internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) program supported by social service…
- Trial name
- NCT06721559
- Testing
- Empower@Home: An online cognitive-behavioral therapy self-care program for geriatric depression, Telephone friendly visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)
Gymnastics and Multicomponent Training Intervention in Community-dwelling Older Adults
Introduction: Extension projects focused on physical activity can offer health practices and promote quality of life for participants of different ages.
- Trial name
- NCT07766954
- Testing
- Multicomponent training intervention Multicomponent training intervention - Protocol includes mobility, resistance exercises for the lower and upper limbs and major muscle groups, and aerobic exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri
Community-dwelling Seniors
Dual-task Training to Prevent Cognitive Decline in Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Pragmatic RCT
Objectives: This study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptance of group-based dual-task training for prevention of cognitive decline in a pragmatic setting for community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06648707
- Testing
- Dual-task training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Loneliness, Sleep Quality
Mindfulness for Lonely Older Adults With Emigrant Children
This study is to examine the feasibility of a proposed mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) and study methodology for future main study.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Sleep Quality, Quality of Life, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07711860
- Testing
- Intervention, Active Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Healthy Subjects (HS)
Self-initiated Perturbation-based Training in Older Adults
This is a single-blinded study. Participants will be randomly assigned to self-initiated perturbation-based balance training (SePBT) group or control (conventional balance training) group.
- Trial name
- NCT06774833
- Testing
- Self-initiated perturbation-based balance training, Conventional balance training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Aging, Health Promotion
Social Prescribing Intervention for Health Promotion in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This study evaluates the effects of a social prescribing intervention on health promotion outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Health Promotion, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT07540117
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation and Walking-Pole Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Apathy, Loneliness
A Virtual Life Story Club Intervention to Improve Loneliness and Apathy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Reminiscence therapy is a non-invasive, non-pharmacological intervention that has been shown to improve cognition, mood, functional status, quality of life, and apathy in older adults.
- Conditions
- Apathy, Loneliness, Reminiscence Therapy
- Trial name
- LSC Feasible (NCT06919094)
- Testing
- Life Story Club
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Geriatrics, Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)
Comorbidity, Cognition, Gait Speed, and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Older Adults
This cross-sectional observational study aims to examine the associations of comorbidity burden and cognitive function with gait speed and respiratory muscle strength in community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older.
- Conditions
- Geriatrics, Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07753421
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Sacropenic Obesity
Effects of the EatWelLog App on Enhancing Diet Management for Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity
Background: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) affects 10% of older adults increased to 23% of those 75+, raising health risks and health cost.
- Trial name
- NCT07867795
- Testing
- Dietary Modification programme, Exercise Training, The EatWelLog App
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Frailty, Cognitive Dysfunction
Trajectory of Frailty and Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults
To explore the heterogeneity of the development trend of frailty and cognitive function of older adults.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Cognitive Dysfunction, Community-dwelling Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT06276166
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 934 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zheng Li
Refractive Errors
Cognitive Level Enhancement Through Vision Exams and Refraction
The investigators aim to conduct a mixed-method study in which a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and a descriptive qualitative study will be conducted.
- Trial name
- CLEVER (NCT05458323)
- Testing
- Free near and Distance Vision glasses
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 820 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Frailty in Older Adults, Intrinsic Capacity
Optimizing INtrinsic Capacity for Functional INdependence and to Impede FrailTY in Older Adults: Adaptation of the WHO-ICOPE for Healthy Ageing in Singapore
The goal of this intervention study is to screen and identify frailty and decline in intrinsic capacity (physical and mental capacities) in community-dwelling older adults in Singapore, and to evaluate whether early…
- Conditions
- Frailty in Older Adults, Intrinsic Capacity, Age-related Functional Decline, Healthy Ageing
- Trial name
- INFINITY-ICOPE (NCT07477561)
- Testing
- INFINITY-ICOPE programme
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sengkang General Hospital
Age-related Cognitive Decline
ItaliaN Study With Tailored Multidomain Interventions to Prevent Functional and Cognitive Decline in Community-dwelling Older Adults
The goal of this interventional non-pharmacological study is to investigate the effects of a multi-domain intervention ( "active intervention"), compared to that followed by normal clinical practice ("self-guided intervention")…
- Trial name
- IN TeMPO (NCT06248723)
- Testing
- Nutritional intervention, Physical exercise, Cognitive training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
Comparative Effects of Exercises on Reactive Balance and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This randomized clinical trial is comparing the effects of sensory perturbation and dual task training in combination with square-stepping exercises on reactive balance and fall risk in community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07920432
- Testing
- Square-Stepping Exercises (SSE) with Sensory Perturbation, Square Stepping Exercises (SSE) with Dual-Task Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Management and Technology Lahore
Pressure Injuries, Caregiver
Evaluate the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Community-based Care Bundle in Managing and Preventing Pressure Injuries
Community-acquired pressure injuries are pressure injuries that developed outside of hospital, typically in the patient's own home environment. Pressure injuries (PI) used to be commonly known as bedsores or pressure ulcers.
- Conditions
- Pressure Injuries, Caregiver, Community Dwelling Older Adult
- Trial name
- NCT07074743
- Testing
- community-based PI care bundle, Wait-list
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Wellbeing
Jockey Club Stand-by-U Caregivers Community Support Project: In-home Respite for Caregivers of Older Adults
The goal of this study is to investigate whether the in-home respite service model is effective in relieving caregiver's burden and improving their mental wellbeing.
- Trial name
- StandByU2 (NCT06981117)
- Testing
- 12 hr Respite Service, 36 hr Respite Service
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 5,166 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Hip Fractures
Stronger at Home: Improving Outcomes for Older Adults After Hip Fracture
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a new 14-week individually-tailored home-based rehabilitation program called "Stronger at Home" with usual care in improving functional recovery in…
- Trial name
- S@H (NCT05972005)
- Testing
- The Intervention (Stronger at Home Intervention), Usual care (Control)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Mohammad Auais, PhD
Mobility Limitations, Community-dwelling Older Adults
Smart Nursing AI Agent for Health Self-Management
This study aims to develop and evaluate a smart nursing AI agent to support health self-management among middle-aged and older patients, and further to examine its effectiveness in home care and health self-management.
- Conditions
- Mobility Limitations, Community-dwelling Older Adults, Middle-aged and Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT07761663
- Testing
- Smart Nursing AI Agent
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
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