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A Single-center Randomized Clinical Trial to Test the Efficacy of Pharyngeal Swallowing Exercises (With or Without Protein Supplementation) to Build Pharyngeal Muscular Reserve in Pre-frail Older Adults
The swallowing muscles are prone to decreased strength and function as part of the natural aging process which can lead to difficulty swallowing, malnutrition,…
Get Fit for Function Pilot Study
The purpose of this study will be to implement and evaluate a prehab program for pre-frail and frail adults who need to undergo thoracic surgery. The study tea…
SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery
This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between physical frailty and measurements of the muscles of the neck in patients undergoing non-cancer Head a…
A Precision Nutrition Approach to Enhancing Physical Function in Older Adults: A Pilot, Feasibility Study
The investigators aim to conduct a 12-week, single-arm, pre/post-intervention of b-hydroxy-methylbutyrate in persons aged 65 to 85 years to assess feasibility …
A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) on Frailty and Inflammation in Older Survivors of Cancer
This study is a two-arm placebo controlled randomized clinical trial, to assess the effect of a 12-week EGCG intervention on physical frailty compared to place…
BandPass: A Remote Monitoring System for Sarcopenia and Functional Decline Phase II Aim 4
This study evaluates a home-based strengthening program supported by the BandPass system, which includes a Bluetooth-enabled resistance exercise band, a mobile…
Feasibility and Correlation of Functional Muscle Strength Tests and Objective Frailty Measures With Clinical Frailty Scale in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to learn if simple tests for frailty and muscle strength can help predict which older adults (age 65 and older) are at …
Identifying Modifiable PAtient Centered Therapeutics Frailty: An Observational Cohort Study
Frailty, the decline in physical and cognitive reserves leading to vulnerability to stressors is increasingly being recognized as a public health concern. Alth…
Human/Machine Interface: What the HeartMate 3 ® Device Tells Us About the Future
Durable left ventricular assist devices (dLVAD) have been increasingly utilized since the mid to late 1990s, with an uptick of utility starting in 2010 followi…
Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Versus Community-Based Otago Exercise Programs for Fall Risk Reduction in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The long-term goal of this project is to effectively bridge the research-clinic-community gap and to foster partnerships that support the implementation, utili…
A Pilot Study of the Utility of Auricular Acupressure in Enhancing Prehabilitation Benefits in Candidates for Thoracic Surgery.
Complementary medicine is recognized for its ability to enhance appetite, increase energy, reduce anxiety, decrease pain, and improve sleep, among many other b…
Pilot Feasibility Trial of Dose Adjusted Chemoradiotherapy in HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer of the Elderly (DACHOC-E)
Previous studies of this type of head and necl cancer have shown high rates of cancer control but result in many short and long term side effects when treated …