Clinical trials: Frail Older Adults
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Cognitive Impairment
Investigating My Active and Healthy Aging
This is a multicenter, multicultural, randomized control trial. Participants will be recruited from 10 centers located in Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Cognitive Impairment, Physical Dependence
- Trial name
- my-AHA (NCT03342976)
- Testing
- My-AHA platform
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
CPAP Randomized Controlled Trial
The overall goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test the hypothesis that in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and previously untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 4 months of web-based sleep…
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Cognitive Decline Prevention in Pre-frail Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT06773416
- Testing
- CPAP Therapy Combined with Web-Based Sleep Education for Cognitive and Sleep Health, Delayed CPAP Therapy Combined with Web-Based Sleep Education for Cognitive and Sleep Health
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Complication, Postoperative, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
The Impact of Prehabilitation Bundle on Perioperative Outcome for Frail Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery
This study aims to study the efficacy of a preoperative "bundle" of interventions, which consists of preoperative physiotherapy, nutritional support and cognitive exercises on elderly frail patients undergoing major abdominal…
- Trial name
- NCT02921932
- Testing
- Ensure, Resource 2.0 and Glucerna, Cognitive Training, Memory Card Game, 'Threshold' Inspiratory Muscle Trainer, Respironics of New Jersey Inc
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Aging, Frail Elderly Syndrome
HMB Supplementation in Addition to Multicomponent Exercise in Old Adults
Evidence supports the fact that multicomponent exercise and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation are, separately, effective in improving old adult's health and palliate functional metabolic diseases in the elderly.
- Conditions
- Aging, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- HEAL (NCT03827499)
- Testing
- HMB dietary supplementation, Multicomponent physical exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Older Adults, Gastro-Intestinal Cancer
PeRsonalizing the Approach to the Oncologic Frail Individual Through Tailored Assessment and Intervention (PROFIT Study)
The PROFIT study has two complementary aims. The first aim is to compare, in a cohort study enrolling N=257 older adults (>65 years) with lung, gastrointestinal and prostate cancer, different easy measures of frailty (Geriatric 8…
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Gastro-Intestinal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- PROFIT (NCT05319145)
- Testing
- Intervention group, Control group
- Where
- 3 sites in Andorra, Spain
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Frailty, Aging
AGE SELF CARE: Promoting Healthy Aging Through a Group Visit Program
Aim 1: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of delivering AGE SELF CARE through virtual medical group visits by measuring recruitment rate, adherence, and participant satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Aging, Frailty Syndrome, Frail Elderly Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06079762
- Testing
- AGE SELF CARE group visit program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Caregiver, Disabled Veterans
Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a caregiver skill training program (HI-FIVES), offered as a part of a randomized control trial to caregivers of Veterans referred to home and community-based long-term care.
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Disabled Veterans, Referred to Long-term Care, Residing at Home
- Trial name
- HI-FIVES (NCT01777490)
- Testing
- Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences - Control, Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences - HI FIVES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 484 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Implementing, Evaluating, and Scaling Up of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program
This study will evaluate the implementation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) program using a cross-jurisdictional, effectiveness-implementation type II hybrid design (dual testing of clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT03935997
- Testing
- Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 594 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Frail Elderly, Physical Activity
Effectiveness of an Intervention in Multicomponent Exercise in Patients Over 70 Years in Primary Care
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a multicomponent physical activity program, compared with the usual medical practice, to reverse prefrailty by Fried in people over 70 years, one year after the end of the intervention.
- Trial name
- MEFAP (NCT03568084)
- Testing
- MEFAP, control usual practice
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Madrid
Immune System Diseases
Zoster Vaccine Response in the Frail Elderly
This study is being done to evaluate the zoster vaccine response in the nursing home elderly (80 years or older). As the immune system ages, the response to vaccines is not always as strong as in younger people.
- Trial name
- NCT01328548
- Testing
- Zostavax
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Frail Older Adutls
Systems Addressing Frail Elders (SAFE) Care Implementation
Systems Addressing Frail Elders (SAFE) Care is a nurse-led interprofessional team model to rapidly identify and provide safe and effective inpatient care to high risk older adults and help support their successful transition back…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT02854826)
- Testing
- SAFE Care model of care
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Frail Elderly, Elderly
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of the Nursing Home Patients - 12 Month Retrospective Study
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital poses significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Elderly, Hospitalization, Geriatrics
- Trial name
- NCT01213225
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Frail Elderly
Project ABLE:Advancing Better Living for Elders
The specific aims of the study are to: 1) test the effectiveness of a home-bases intervention to improve home safety, fall efficacy and functional performance; 2) determine if the use of environmental strategies results in…
- Trial name
- NCT00249925
- Testing
- Home-Based Intervention, Multi-component home-based intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Frail Elderly, Aging
Targeting Aging With a Ketone Ester for Function in Frailty
This study aims to find out if a food supplement that contains a naturally occurring substance, ketones, can help to improve strength and general wellness in adults at, or over the age of 65 years who are experiencing a slight…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Aging, Immune Function, Muscle Function
- Trial name
- TAKEOFF (NCT06645847)
- Testing
- Ketone ester
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Atrial Fibrillation
Reaching the Frail Elderly for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
The overall objective of the project is to develop a collaboration model between the patient, the patient's General Practitioner (GP) and the cardiologist at the hospital in a seamless collaborative model dubbed the "Cardio-relay…
- Trial name
- REAFEL (NCT04162548)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 344 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
NSCLC Stage IV, NSCLC, Stage III
Phase II Efficacy Study of Repotrectinib in Frail and/or Elderly Patients With ROS1-rearranged Advanced NSCLC
ROS1 rearrangements are rare, accounting for only 1-2% of NSCLC cases, but have been associated with response to ROS1 inhibitors, such as crizotinib and entrectinib.
- Trial name
- REPOROS (NCT06552234)
- Testing
- Repotrectinib
- Where
- 20 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Odontoid Fracture
The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) Trial
The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) study is a randomised controlled trial comparing early removal of a hard collar with treatment in a hard collar for 12 weeks in older or frail adults with odontoid (dens)…
- Trial name
- DENS (NCT04895644)
- Testing
- No Hard Collar
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Candidiasis
Effect of Probiotic Bacteria on Oral Candida in Frail Elderly
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of daily intake of the probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri on the prevalence and counts of oral Candida in frail elderly living in nursery homes.
- Trial name
- NCT02391532
- Testing
- L. reuteri DSM 17938/ATCC PTA
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Acalabrutinib and Rituximab in Previously Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma
This is a phase II, single-arm, open-label, multicentre study of acalabrutinib and rituximab for elderly or frail patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma.
- Trial name
- CARAMEL (NCT05004064)
- Testing
- Acalabrutinib, Rituximab
- Where
- 12 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Malignant Neoplasm, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness - Pilot Study
This two-year pilot study will test whether a one-page "Jumpstart Form" will affect goals-of-care discussions in the hospital. This form will be provided to clinicians and will include patient-specific information about…
- Conditions
- Malignant Neoplasm, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Lung Disease Chronic, Congestive Heart Failure
- Trial name
- PICSI-P (NCT03746392)
- Testing
- Jumpstart Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington