2017
Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials
Datta R, Trentalange M, Van Ness PH, McGloin JM, Guralnik JM, Miller ME, Walkup MP, Nadkarni N, Pahor M, Gill TM, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Group F. Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2017, 9: 77-80. PMID: 29696228, PMCID: PMC5898490, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnanticipated serious adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsNursing home residentsTotal serious adverse eventsHome residentsSAE incidenceAdverse eventsClinical trialsOlder adultsCommunity dwellersNursing homesIncidence of SAEsFemale nursing home residentsProportion of patientsRandomized clinical trialsCommunity intervention trialStructured physical activityCranberry capsulesLifestyle interventionRandomized trialsIntervention trialsElders StudyHealth centersSecondary data analysisPhysical activity
2016
Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men
Snyder PJ, Bhasin S, Cunningham GR, Matsumoto AM, Stephens-Shields AJ, Cauley JA, Gill TM, Barrett-Connor E, Swerdloff RS, Wang C, Ensrud KE, Lewis CE, Farrar JT, Cella D, Rosen RC, Pahor M, Crandall JP, Molitch ME, Cifelli D, Dougar D, Fluharty L, Resnick SM, Storer TW, Anton S, Basaria S, Diem SJ, Hou X, Mohler ER, Parsons JK, Wenger NK, Zeldow B, Landis JR, Ellenberg SS. Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 611-624. PMID: 26886521, PMCID: PMC5209754, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1506119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-normal rangeMen 65 yearsSerum testosterone concentrationsYears of ageTestosterone treatmentTestosterone levelsTestosterone concentrationsMen 19Depressive symptomsOlder menChronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue ScalePsychosexual Daily QuestionnaireSerum testosterone levelsPercentage of menAdverse eventsErectile functionPrimary outcomePlacebo gelSexual functionStudy groupWalking distanceFunctional assessmentMen ageModerate benefitDaily questionnaires
2014
Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial
Pahor M, Guralnik JM, Ambrosius WT, Blair S, Bonds DE, Church TS, Espeland MA, Fielding RA, Gill TM, Groessl EJ, King AC, Kritchevsky SB, Manini TM, McDermott MM, Miller ME, Newman AB, Rejeski WJ, Sink KM, Williamson JD. Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2014, 311: 2387-2396. PMID: 24866862, PMCID: PMC4266388, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.5616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor mobility disabilityPhysical activity groupModerate-intensity physical activity programHealth education groupPhysical activity programHealth education programsMobility disabilityOlder adultsActivity programClinical trialsActivity groupPhysical activityIncident major mobility disabilityShort Physical Performance BatteryPersistent mobility disabilityPhysical activity preventsEducation groupSerious adverse eventsIndependent risk factorPhysical Performance BatteryDefinitive clinical trialsStructured physical activityVulnerable older adultsAdverse eventsLifestyle intervention