aging Clinical Trials
A listing of aging medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 443 clinical trials
Sleep-dependent Learning in Aging
The specific objective of this proposed research is to understand whether deficits in sleep-dependent memory changes reflect age-related changes in sleep, memory, or both. The central hypothesis is that changes in both memory and sleep contribute to age-related changes in sleep-dependent memory processing. To this end, the investigators will investigate …
Adopting a Health-social Partnership Program to Promote Health and Self-care Management Among Older Adults in the Community
Hong Kong has notably the longest life expectancy in the world. Ever-increasing demand and challenges are posing to the healthcare, social welfare, and elderly care service system. As a global public health strategy to address the increasing burdens, there is a strong urge for an effective approach to enhance the …
Effectiveness of the WHO ICOPE (Integrated Care for Older People) Program in Preventing Age-related Functional Decline (ICOPE Trial.Fr)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designed an integrated care program (ICOPE) aimed at maintaining the functions of elderly people to preserve their autonomy. It includes four steps (Screening, Comprehensive Assessment, Personalized Prevention and Care Plan, Follow-up). The screening tool assesses a person's intrinsic capacity in six key functional domains …
Using EMR Data and AI to Develop a Passive Digital Marker to Predict Postoperative Delirium
This study will be a pilot randomized controlled trial that will determine the effect of an indicator of delirium risk, which will be delivered either via a paper form or via the electronic medical record, on (1)postoperative delirium incidence; and (2)the development of long term cognitive decline and dementia.
Improving Adult Protective Services Client Outcomes: A Stepped-Care Social and Mental Health Engagement Program
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the feasibility and effectiveness of an 8-week social engagement program aimed at reducing depression and increasing social engagement among seniors who are transitioning out of Adult Protective Services (APS) for either elder abuse or self-neglect.
The Effect of Lavender Essential Oil for Delirium in Elderly Intensive Care Unit Patients: Study Protocol
Elderly critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk of delirium, which is primarily characterized by acute consciousness impairment and perceptual, cognitive, and memory impairment, resulting in excess death, care expenditures, and acquired dementia, depression and anxiety, which severely affect the prognosis of critically ill patients. …
Keep On Keep Up Bladder Health: Co-creating and Testing a Self-management Technological Solution for Ageing Well
KOKU Bladder aims to develop and test an evidence based digital health program with behavior change techniques to improve bladder health of adults aged 50 and over. A novel module embedded in the approved app "Keep-on-Keep-up" (KOKU) will be co-created with end-users, researchers, health professionals, and stakeholders through a participatory …
Exercise and Nutrition for Healthy AgeiNg
The aim of this randomized placebo-controlled 5-arm clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of combined anabolic interventions compared to single or placebo interventions on physical performance in community-dwelling (pre)sarcopenic elderly (≥ 65 years) and to determine the underlying mechanisms of action. Important secondary outcome measures are muscle mass, muscle …
The Krill Ageing Muscle Mechanisms (KAMM) Study
This study aims to determine the mechanisms via which krill oil supplementation increases muscle strength and whether this translates to improvements in gait and functional characteristics in older adults. The studies we will carry out will establish, in healthy older adults, the effects of 6 months of supplementation with krill …
ASSIST 2.0: a Reablement Program for Healthy Ageing
The goal of this study is to continue to develop, implement, and evaluate a unique reablement service, ASSIST 2.0. The project will determine the differences in the reablement service (ASSIST 2.0) compared to regular home care in terms of older adults' performance in daily activities, self-efficacy, perceived health, quality of …
