Clinical trials: Well Aging
Physical Inactivity
Intergenerational Behavioral Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
This is a four-week pilot randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Older participants are a subgroup from the PREVENT-AD longitudinal cohort.
- Trial name
- HABS (NCT06038643)
- Testing
- Motivational behavioural intervention and daily activities monitoring, Active Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Bilateral Hearing Loss, Healthy Aging
Dual-Task Cost in Bilateral Hearing Loss
The specific aims of the research study are: 1. Compare single-task gait parameters between individuals with hearing loss (HL) and age and education matched controls with normal hearing [normal vs moderate-profound hearing loss…
- Trial name
- NCT05540535
- Testing
- Gait assessment, Cognitive assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
We-PAP: A Couples-based Intervention for Sleep Apnea
The purpose of this study is to develop, refine and evaluate the feasibility of a novel couples-based intervention to improve adherence for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Trial name
- We-PAP (NCT04759157)
- Testing
- Couples-based treatment, Standardized education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Healthy Aging
A Mobile Tai Chi Platform for Fall Prevention in Older Adults - Phase II
This is a single-arm longitudinal feasibility study for older adults that involves a 12-week home-based Tai Chi program and includes four remote and/or in-person data collection visits.
- Trial name
- NCT05006261
- Testing
- Tele-Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Healthy Aging
Online Grammatical Reasoning Training for Older Adults
The START study will investigate the impact of playing a Grammatical Reasoning brain training task on overall brain function (cognition) and day-to-day function in people over 50. .
- Trial name
- START (NCT03661190)
- Testing
- Grammatical Reasoning, Card Pairs
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6,544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Healthy Aging
What Makes People Better at Describing Photographs?
This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to provide verbal descriptions of photographs.
- Trial name
- NCT05444114
- Testing
- Mental Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Sedentary Lifestyle
Healthy Aging Resources to Thrive (HART)
Healthy Aging Resources to Thrive (HART) uses a rigorous two-stage randomized control design, adapted and refined based on pilot studies, to test a novel intervention to reduce sitting time in older adults.
- Trial name
- HART (NCT03739762)
- Testing
- i-STAND, Healthy Living control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 283 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Anhedonia, Depression
Sleep and Healthy Aging Research on Depression for Younger Women
Compelling evidence indicates inflammation plays a role in depression, but potential mechanisms linking inflammation to depression, such as dysregulated reward processing, are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT03848715
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Healthy Aging
Modifying Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Filipino Faith Leaders
The outcomes of this application will provide nursing researchers with information about ways to increase physical activity (PA) and decrease sedentary time (ST) in at-risk older Filipinos adults who are lay leaders in Filipino…
- Trial name
- NCT03439852
- Testing
- Light-to-Moderate Physical Activity / Sedentary Time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Alzheimer Disease 2 Due to Apoe4 Isoform, Healthy Aging
Dementia Risk and Dynamic Response to Exercise
Research suggests that physical exercise supports brain health and cognition as we age. The goal of this project is to examine the specific changes in brain blood flow and biological factors in the blood immediately after…
- Trial name
- DYNAMIC (NCT04009629)
- Testing
- Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Aging Well
Immersive Technology and Virtual Reality as a Health Support Tool in a Residence for the Elderly
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn more about the potential for using virtual reality in older adults living in residences for elderly to maintain health (physical activity, cognitive activity, social behaviors).
- Trial name
- NCT06117319
- Testing
- Individual assistance Virtual reality training sessions, Collective assistance Virtual reality training sessions
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TOPMED
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Internet-based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial
The study aims to randomize 320 (160 Caucasian, 160 African American) socially isolated adults 75+ years old (50:50 split between those with normal cognition and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)) recruited from the community to…
- Trial name
- I-CONECT (NCT02871921)
- Testing
- Conversational Engagement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness
Healthy Aging Through Functional Food
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary inducers of glyoxalase 1 are effective in improving metabolic and vascular health.
- Conditions
- Glucose Intolerance, Aortic Stiffness, Vasodilation
- Trial name
- HATFF (NCT02095873)
- Testing
- Glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) inducer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Healthy Aging
Improving Neurological Health in Aging Via Neuroplasticity-based Computerized Exercise
This study is a validation study to evaluate efficacy of a neuroplasticity-based, computerized cognitive training program INHANCE (Improving Neurological Health in Aging via Neuroplasticity-based Computerized Exercise) to improve…
- Trial name
- INHANCE (NCT04149457)
- Testing
- Computerized Plasticity-Based Adaptive Cognitive Training, Commercially available computerized training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Posit Science Corporation
Healthy Aging
What Makes People Better at Retrieving Proper Names?
This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to produce names of pictured people.
- Trial name
- NCT05550779
- Testing
- Mental Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Aged, Older Adults
danceSing Care Evaluation: Testing the Feasibility
The investigators wanted to find out if digital music and movement resources could be delivered in care homes. They rolled out a 12-week programme to 10 care homes and had 47 care home residents participate in the research.
- Conditions
- Aged, Older Adults, Healthy Aging, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05559203
- Testing
- danceSing Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stirling
Healthy Aging
Using Teleneuropsychology to Optimize Cognition in Healthy Aging: the Web-based Breakfast Game
Executive control processes involve initiate, coordinate, synchronize, and regulate elemental cognitive functions for the conduct of goal-directed behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT05506852
- Testing
- Web-based training strategy, Web-based regular training (no strategy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Loneliness, Social Isolation
The Emotional, Physical and Cognitive Benefits of Purposeful Green Space Activities on Seniors
This project explores if various nature based activities can lead to acute improvements in emotional, physical and cognitive health outcomes and encouraging senior center (JABA) service users to return to a safe environment.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Mood, Well Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04913363
- Testing
- Green space
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of the Benefits for Overall Health Following Cochlear Implant Treatment in the Elderly Population
The purpose of this study is to show that cochlear implant treatment improves the overall health related quality of life and general well-being in elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT03072862
- Testing
- Commercial Nucleus Cochlear Implant Systems
- Where
- 8 sites in France, Israel and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Social Isolation, Loneliness
Engage Coaching for Latinos
This study asks: "what behavioral strategies are needed to help socially disconnected Hispanic/Latino caregivers with significant barriers to increasing connectedness?" This study uses a mixed methods approach to adapt a brief…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Loneliness, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT04875065
- Testing
- Engage coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester