Clinical trials: Frail Elderly
Transitional Care, Frail Elderly
Making Health Care Safer for Older Adults Receiving Skilled Home Health Care Services After Hospital Discharge
Care transitions are the movement of a person from one healthcare setting to another. Older adults who require skilled home health care ("home health") services (e.g., home-based nursing) after hospital discharge are at high risk…
- Conditions
- Transitional Care, Frail Elderly, Home Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT05182060
- Testing
- Transition Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 761 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Frailty
Effectıvenes Of Frail Scale And Daily Lıfe Activity Assesment For Major Abdominal Surgery Patients
The effectiveness of assessing postoperative outcomes in eldely patients undergoing major abdominal surgery through the Frailty Scale and Katz Activities of Daily Living evaluation is investigated in individuals aged 65-85.
- Trial name
- NCT06182228
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Frailty Syndrome, Sarcopenia
Design and Validation of FEXO: A Playful Exercise Program for Institutionalized Frail Older Adults
This multicenter randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a playful multicomponent exercise intervention (FEXO - Fun Exercise for Older Adults) on intrinsic capacity, frailty, and functional health in…
- Trial name
- FEXO-FRAIL (NCT07133581)
- Testing
- FEXO (Fun Exercise for Older Adults)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Frail Elderly
Prevalence of Malnutrition and Frailty Among the Urban Community Elderly in Bandung
The goal of this observational study is to learn prevalence of malnutrition and frailty in elderly in Community in Bandung. The main question it aims to answer: what is the prevalence of malnutrition and frailty in elderly in…
- Trial name
- NCT06701045
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Padjadjaran
Lung Cancer, PROM
Impact of COVID-19 on Lung Cancer Patients
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people's lives have changed dramatically. People with lung cancer who are shielding may have been particularly affected as they may be unable to carry out many of their normal daily activities, such…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, PROM, Covid19, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT04538456
- Testing
- questionnaire and optional interview
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Physical Activity, Biological Aging
Exercise Referral Schemes Enhanced by Self-Management Strategies to Battle Sedentary Behaviour
The increase of the elderly population leads to increased prevalence of frailty, risk for poor health outcomes, and related health and social care costs.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Biological Aging, Frail Older Adults, Controlled Clinical Trials, Randomized
- Trial name
- SitLESS (NCT02629666)
- Testing
- ERS and/or Self-management Strategies
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Management of Frailty in Older Adults With Turmeric and Tulsi Supplements
The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of turmeric and tulsi polyherbal formulation in the management of frailty in the elderly population.
- Trial name
- NCT03365310
- Testing
- C. longa, curcuminoids , Z. officianale, O. sanctum along with 200 ml of Milk, Standard of Care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Composite Interceptive Med Science
Physical Inactivity, Frailty
The 'Outdoor Rehab-Fit' App-based Physical Activity Education Intervention for Frail Older Adults in Hong Kong
In recent years, research teams around the world have developed interventions to educate older adults to use outdoor exercise facilities (OEFs) to improve health outcomes like strength, balance, mobility, PA level, and weight.
- Trial name
- NCT06326710
- Testing
- mHealth, Health Talk
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sarcopenia;, Osteoporosis
Effects of Whole-body Vibration in the Frail Elderly
Objective: To study the acute and chronic effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises on the lower extremity blood flow, mobility function, balance, muscle strength, bone density, and general health status, and its…
- Trial name
- NCT02090192
- Testing
- WBV training, PRT training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Li Zhang
Sarcopenia, Aged
HIT Training in the Frail Elderly.
This pilot study aims to investigate whether high intensity interval training can result in rapid improvements in physical fitness amongst the frail elderly (over 70 years old).
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Aged, Exercise, Preoperative Care
- Trial name
- eHIT (NCT03138265)
- Testing
- HIIT Device: ergometer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Frail Elderly Syndrome
ICT-supported Multidimensional Approach for Frailty Screening in Community-dwelling Individuals Aged ≥ 65 Years
SUNFRAIL+ is a prospective observational cohort study aimed to carry out a multidimensional assessment of community-dwelling older adults, through an IT platform, which allows to connect the items of the SUNFRAIL frailty…
- Trial name
- SUNFRAIL+ (NCT05646472)
- Testing
- Frailty multidimensional assessment
- Where
- 8 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Comparative Analysis of Risk Factors and Prediction of Frailty Syndrome
Assessing frailty syndrome in elderly patients in Almaty To study the features of the clinical course in the group of patients with a pre-frailty and in the group with frailty syndrome
- Trial name
- FRAILTY-KZ (NCT06496022)
- Testing
- Frail scale, Barthel scale, SARC-F
- Where
- Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Exercise Mediation on Hormonal, Immune and Psychological Well-being in Institutionalized Frail Older Women.
Frailty syndrome is a complex aging expression determined by ontogenetic and phylogenetic factors. Chronic stress has been shown to have immunosuppressive effects, to accelerate immunosenescence and to cause cumulative disorders…
- Trial name
- UC (NCT04435899)
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Frail Older Adults
Effect of Involving Community-dwelling Older Adults in Activities in Relation to Meals
Community-dwelling older adults receiving support at home such as meals-on-wheels may lose the ability to preserve social, cognitive, and functional abilities, when becoming accustomed to and dependent of community aged care.
- Trial name
- NCT03289598
- Testing
- A rehabilitation process involving collaborative goal setting with a case manager about managing own food and meals
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Danish Dietetic Association
Frailty
Effects of Low-Speed and High-Speed Resistance Training Programs on Frailty Status
The present study refers to a three-arm randomized controlled trial that investigated the effects of two types of RT on frailty status, physical performance, cognitive function, and blood pressure of prefrail and frail older…
- Trial name
- RTF (NCT04868071)
- Testing
- Physical Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Cognitive Impairment
Taiwan Health Promotion Intervention Study for Elders
Objectives: 1-year multidomain health promotion on prevention of physical and cognitive decline for community-living older people.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- THISCE (NCT03056768)
- Testing
- Multidomain intervention, Active control
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Poor Performance Status, Muscle Weakness
SR-WBV Training for Frail Elderly in the Skilling up Stage
This randomized controlled study aims to examine long term effects in the skilling up phase over 4 weeks on physical functional performance and strength of mechanical SR-WBV and dance therapy intervention in a frail elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT01704976
- Testing
- SR-WBV
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Development of Clinical Indicators From the Swiss RAI-HC
The project aims at deriving frailty (FI) and complexity (CI) indices from data collected with the Resident Instrument Assessment - Home Care adapted for Switzerland (RAI-HC).
- Trial name
- IndiRAI (NCT03139162)
- Testing
- Swiss RAI-HC assessment
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Pre-Frail Older Adults
Pharyngeal Exercise (Plus Protein)
The swallowing muscles are prone to decreased strength and function as part of the natural aging process which can lead to difficulty swallowing, malnutrition, and frailty.
- Trial name
- PE(PP) (NCT05963113)
- Testing
- Pharyngeal Swallowing Exercises, Protein Supplementation, MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Frail Elderly
Effect of Hot Water Foot Bath on Daily Living Activities, Insomnia and Fatigue Levels in Frail Geriatric Individuals
Aim: A randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of hot water foot bath on daily living activities, sleep and fatigue levels in frail geriatric individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07048015
- Testing
- Hot Water Foot Bath
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University