Welcome to the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) Studies area of our website! The Pepper Center conducts studies in order to support and empower older Americans with disabilities and their family members. The Pepper Center studies promote innovative practices and policies that advance services for older adults.
Name of Study
Study Type
Duration
I’M FIT Improving Muscle for Functional Independence
Physical Activity/Weight Loss
5 months
INFINITE Investigating Fitness Interventions in the Elderly
SECRET Study of the Effects of Caloric Restriction and Exercise Training
Physical Activity/Weight Loss/Cardiovascular
12 months
SILVER Soy Isoflavones and Loss of Visceral Fat
Weight Loss
3 months
Ongoing Studies
Intensive Dietary Restriction with Exercise in Arthritis (IDEA)
LIFE – Main Study Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders
Look AHEAD Ancillary Study Intentional Weight Reduction and Physical and Cognitive Function
PREDICT Vascular Stiffness and Pulmonary Congestion
Completed Studies
ADAPT Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion Trial
CLIP Cooperative Lifestyle Intervention Program
DEMO Diet, Exercise and Metabolism in Older Women
GENE GENE POLYMORPHISMS
LIFE – Pilot Study Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders
LIFE TIME Exercise Training and Inflammatory Risk Factors for Disability
PART Impact of an Exercise Program on Physical Function and Quality of Life in Aged Candidates for Renal Transplantation
PIE Exercise Intolerance in the Elderly with Diastolic Heart Failure, renamed Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly
PIE 2 Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly Phase 2
REACT 2 Rehabilitation Exercise and COPD Trial
REACT 3 Strength training and ACE I/D genotype in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
RESTORE Research on Optimal Recovery Practices in Breast Cancer
TRAIN ACE Inhibition and Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors
VITAMIN D Vitamin D, Falls, Fractures and Function in Community-dwelling Older Adults
e.g., "allergy," "diabetes"
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