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.

Current Studies:

Cooperative Lifestyle Intervention Program (CLIP) 

Assessment of body composition, CVD risk, and physical performance one-year after completion of a weight loss program (DEMO Maintain)

Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly Phase 2 (PIE II)

Intensive Dietary Restriction with Exercise in Arthritis (IDEA) 

Vascular Stiffness and Pulmonary Congestion (PREDICT) 

Exercise Training and Inflammatory Risk Factors for Disability (LIFE-Time) 

Impact of an exercise program on physical function and quality of life in aged candidates fro renal transplantation (PART) 

Completed Studies:

Research on Optimal Recovery Practices in Breast Cancer (RESTORE) 

Optimizing Body Composition for Function in Older Adults (OPTIMA)

Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) 

Arthritis, Diet and Activity Promotion Trial (ADAPT) 

Cardiovascular Health and Activity Maintenance Program (CHAMP) 

Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Aging Muscle 

The Fitness Arthritis in Seniors Trial (FAST Follow-Up)

Exercise Intolerance in the Elderly with Diastolic Heart Failure, renamed Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly (PIE)  

Trial of ACE Inhibition and Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors (TRAIN) 

Gene Polymorphisms and prevention of disability (GENE) 

Rehabilitation Exercise and COPD Trial (REACT II) 

Diet, Exercise and Metabolism in Older Women (DEMO)