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OAIC Supported Studies

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.

Studies Currently Recruiting

 

 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

 Physical Activity/Weight Loss 

 5 months  

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

 

Last Updated 12/9/2011
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