Clinical trials: Frailty/Sarcopenia
Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Alzheimer Disease
An Integrated Solution for Sustainable Care for Multimorbid Elderly Patients With Dementia
The CAREPATH will conduct Technical Validation and Usability (TVU) study by involving ≥ 45 target end users (16 patients with MCI or mild dementia with their informal caregivers and 16 healthcare professionals from various…
- Conditions
- Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- CAREPATH (NCT05104593)
- Testing
- Intervention tested (CAREPATH)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete
Lower-limb Orthoses, Frailty/Sarcopenia
Enhancing Voluntary Motion in Broad Patient Populations With Modular Powered Orthoses
The overall goal of this project is to develop modular, lower-limb, powered orthoses that fit to user-specific weakened joints and control force/torque in a manner that enhances voluntary motion in broad patient populations.
- Conditions
- Lower-limb Orthoses, Frailty/Sarcopenia, Chronic Overuse Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05240014
- Testing
- Modular powered orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Sarcopenia, Frailty Syndrome
Fun Exercise Intervention for Older Adults to Improve Intrinsic Capacity and Motivation
This randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured, multicomponent recreational exercise program (FEXO: Fun Exercise for Older Adults) in improving intrinsic capacity, motivation, and adherence…
- Trial name
- FEXO-COM (NCT07133568)
- Testing
- Fun Exercise for Older Adults (FEXO), OTAGO
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Oral Nutritional Supplementation With HMB Enhance Muscle Quality in Sarcopenic Surgical Patients
Aims: Clinical frailty severely impacts the physical, functional and physiological reserves necessary for the recovery after surgery.
- Trial name
- HEROS (NCT05344313)
- Testing
- Ensure Plus Advance
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sengkang General Hospital
Aging, Frailty
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Whole Body Vibration Therapy With Usual Care and Usual Care to Improve Muscle Health in Older Adults
This study is a randomized controlled trial where participants would be randomly assigned to one of 2 groups. One group would receive Whole body vibration therapy and usual care and the other group only usual care.
- Conditions
- Aging, Frailty, Sarcopenia, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT07205133
- Testing
- Whole Body Vibration Training, Otago Exercise
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Effect of Sarcopenia and Frailty on Rocuronium Pharmacodynamics in Geriatric Patients
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate whether sarcopenia and frailty affect the pharmacodynamic profile of rocuronium in geriatric patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Neuromuscular Blockade, Rocuronium
- Trial name
- NCT07580144
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Konya Meram State Hospital
Ageing
Effect of Strength Training and Protein Supplementation on Muscles in the Very-old
Three months intervention study, investigating the effect of nutrient supplementation (including 20g of milk protein) twice daily with or without additional heavy resistance exercise three times weekly on muscle size, structure…
- Trial name
- 83+ (NCT01997320)
- Testing
- Heavy resistance exercise and nutrition, Nutrition supplement
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Heart Failure, Sarcopenia
The Sarcopenia Study
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with Heart Failure. The main question it aims to answer is: Whether there is a difference in the prevalence of sarcopenia across…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sarcopenia, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
- Trial name
- NCT05888688
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Frailty, Sarcopenia
Clinical Evaluation, Biomarkers and Metabolomics of Sarcopenia in Frail Older Adults at Ambulatory Clinics
Sarcopenia related mobility dysfunction was a preventable presentation in transitional variation of frailty. However, the definition, associated risk factors, clinical course and outcome of sarcopenia in Taiwanese older adults…
- Trial name
- EC0991002-E (NCT02073370)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Gastrointestinal Cancers, Frailty
Longitudinal Geriatric Vulnerability, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Gastrointestinal Cancer
Older adults with gastrointestinal cancers may be more likely to experience side effects from chemotherapy and difficulties with everyday activities. These problems are not always explained by age alone.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Cancers, Frailty, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- VITAL-GI (NCT07184047)
- Testing
- Standard-of-Care Systemic Chemotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
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
Sarcopenia
Implementing Resistance Exercise to Reduce Frailty for Older Adult
To develop an intervention specifically targeted for these clients who have the frailty syndrome. The Investigators propose to develop an exercise intervention that can reduce frailty in older adults to facilitate their ability…
- Trial name
- NCT02942992
- Testing
- Resistance exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Osteoporosis
The Oswestry Metabolic BONE Cohort
Osteoporosis is a chronic condition characterised by reduced bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to fracture.
- Trial name
- OsBONE (NCT07014306)
- Testing
- MRI, Computed tomography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Pre-Frailty, Sarcopenia
TCM Formula vs. HMB in Pre-Frail Elders: Muscle Strength and Bone Status
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a standardized Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formula versus beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) on muscle strength and bone health in pre-frail older adults .
- Conditions
- Pre-Frailty, Sarcopenia, Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- TCM-HMB-PF (NCT07597850)
- Testing
- TCM Formula, HMB (beta-Hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Old Age; Debility, Age-Related Sarcopenia
Muscle Quality, Fall Concern and Lower Extremity Functionality in Older Women
The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of muscle quality on fear of fall, and lower extremity functionality in older women.
- Trial name
- NCT05758792
- Testing
- Muscle Quality Index
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Fatigue, Lactate
Lactate Kinetics After Multimodal Exercise and Adjunctive Virtual Reality Exercise in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether adding virtual reality exercise to conventional multimodal exercise affects exercise-related lactate kinetics, functional status, frailty, sarcopenia risk, perceived…
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Lactate, Frailty, Sarcopenia in Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT07149272
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exercise (VRE) using VRAGMENT software
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Fall Injury, Frailty
A Personalized Video-based Exercise Program for Fall Prevention in Frail and Pre-frail Older Adult
This is a randomized interventional clinical trial, whereby 100 participants will be randomized to either follow the SAFE exercise program (experimental group) or not (control group).
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Frailty, Old Age; Atrophy, Age-Related Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06363942
- Testing
- SAFE program (exercise intervention)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Esophageal Cancer (EsC)
Semmelweis Esophageal Cancer Study: Noninvasive Prognostic Parameters in Patients With Oesophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer
The objective of this observational study was to gain a deeper understanding of the epidemiology of the disease in Hungary through a broad analysis of patients with new-onset esophageal-oesophageal-stomach junction tumors, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT06713993
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Sarcopenia
A Study of Muscle Strength Maintenance in Older Adults
This research study is being done to see whether losartan can prevent the decrease in strength associated with aging. Muscle loss is associated with aging and has multiple symptoms such as weakness, slowness, and fatigue…
- Trial name
- NCT01989793
- Testing
- Losartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Effectiveness of Individual Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Sarcopenia and Frailty Among Older Adults
Sarcopenia and frailty could be prevented and rehabilitated through individual physical activities in the form of combined exercise that could be practiced at home in daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT06149871
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Thailand