Clinical trials: Long Term Care Facilities
Mobility Limitation
Mobility of Vulnerable Elders (MOVE): Translating Knowledge to Health Care Aides in Long-term Care Facilities
Almost 90 percent of residents living in long-term care facilities have some type of mobility limitation, which worsens quickly once they move into a long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT01474616)
- Testing
- Sit-to-Stand Activity
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Sleep Disturbance
Sleep Detection in Residents of Long-term Care Facilities
Sleep disorders are common among older people. People who suffer from sleep disorders typically have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, wake up early and do not get restful sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT07819409
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Toolbox to Optimize Data Quality of the National MQIs
Testing the Implementation of a Toolbox to Optimize Data Collection and Data Quality of the National Medical Quality Indicators in Long-term Care Facilities: A Pilot Study. (NIP-Q-UPGRADE Subaim 1.8)
Since 2019, long-term care facilities in Switzerland are obliged by the Federal Insurance Law (KVG, Art. 59a) to report data for the calculation and public reporting of medical quality indicators (MQI).
- Trial name
- NCT06848725
- Testing
- Data quality development toolkit concerning the medical quality indicators (MQI)
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Influenza, Human, Pneumonia
Rapid Assessment of and Prophylaxis for Influenza in Dwellers of Long-term Care Facilities
RAPID-LTCF is a stratified, block-randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a simple ARI case definition, rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT) with wireless transmission of results, and provision of infection…
- Trial name
- Rapid-LTCF (NCT02964871)
- Testing
- Sofia Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzer Influenza A+B, Usual care
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Accidental Falls, Bone Fracture
Flooring for Injury Prevention Trial
This study will evaluate the efficacy of novel compliant flooring in reducing injuries due to falls in a long-term care facility, determine the cost effectiveness of this intervention, and assess perceptions about compliant…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Bone Fracture, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Injuries, Closed
- Trial name
- FLIP (NCT01618786)
- Testing
- SmartCell flooring, Plywood flooring
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Stephen Robinovitch
Urinary Tract Infection, Antibiotic Use
Optimizing Antibiotic Use in Long Term Care
The purpose of this study was to determine if a multi-faceted intervention to implement diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms for management of suspected urinary infection in nursing home residents could reduce antibiotic…
- Trial name
- NCT00243360
- Testing
- diagnostic and treatment clinical algorithms
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Residents in Longterm Care Facilities
Better tArgetting, Better Outcomes for Frail ELderly Patients
The acronym for this proposal, BABEL, refers to the fact that a common "language" - the interRAI risk-stratification and decision-making tool - will be used in this project, allowing several measures of care quality in long-term…
- Trial name
- BABEL (NCT06034444)
- Testing
- interRAI LTCF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,692 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Major Neurocognitive Disorder, Alzheimer Disease
Exergaming Revolution in Dementia
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of a 12 weeks exergaming training in people with major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD) living in long-term care facilities.
- Conditions
- Major Neurocognitive Disorder, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
- Trial name
- GameDementia (NCT06631742)
- Testing
- Exergaming on Dividat Senso, Usual Care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Infection
Far-UVC and Infections in Long-term Care Facilities
Background Elderly residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities are highly susceptible to infections, often leading to hospitalizations and placing significant strain on the healthcare sector.
- Trial name
- NCT07511881
- Testing
- Far-uvc (222 nm), Standard Care (Treatment as Usual)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 635 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vejle Hospital
NAsal MEthicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
Prevalence of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria in Long-term Care Facilities
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is recognized as one of the major threats to global health [1], causing up to 25.000 deaths in the European Union every year, longer hospitalizations and increased healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- PreMDRinLTCF (NCT07234734)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 581 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Dementia
SHARED DECISION MAKING IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Shared Decision Making (SDM) is defined as a process where healthcare professionals and patients make decisions together, using the best available evidence.
- Trial name
- NCT02118701
- Testing
- Shared Decision-Making educational training
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Dementia, Depression
Pilot Study to Examine Health Effects of Daylight Exposure on Dementia Patients
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that an intervention increasing exposure to daylight indoors will reduce depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms among people living with dementia in long term care facilities.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Depression, Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03483896
- Testing
- Daylight Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Covid19, Death
COVID-19 Infections and Mortality in Long-term Care Facilities During the First Wave
The medical charts of all COVID-19 cases (n=1200) from 17 long-term care facilities in Montreal, Canada will be reviewed, to compare patients who survived to patients who did not survive.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Death, Infection Viral, Infections, Respiratory
- Trial name
- NCT04782427
- Testing
- COVID-19 infection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre integre universitaire de sante et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
Death
Perspectives on End-of-Life Care for Medically-Fragile Children and Young Adults
Hattie Larlham is a specialized long-term care facility for pediatric and young adult residents who are medically fragile and intellectually disabled, whose daily care is provided by direct care staff, Habilitation Assistants…
- Trial name
- NCT00724646
- Testing
- Survey, Focus group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Frailty, Exercise
Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04481438
- Testing
- Acupunch Exercises
- Where
- 10 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Resistance Bacterial, Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Understanding and Modeling Reservoirs, Vehicles and Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the Community and Long Term Care Facilities
The continuing spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) is among the most important problems in antimicrobial resistance.
- Trial name
- MODERN (NCT03477084)
- Testing
- ESBL-producing enterobacteriaceae carriage
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, Respiratory Virus Infection
Preventing Respiratory Viral Illness Invisibly
Elderly people who have multiple health problems are at higher risk of illness from viral respiratory infections, such as influenza (the flu) and COVID-19.
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, Respiratory Virus Infection, Influenza -Like Illness
- Trial name
- PRiVII (NCT05084898)
- Testing
- Far-UVC light as an additional method of disinfection
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Kenneth Rockwood
Physical Health, Mental Health
The Effectiveness of 3DVR Horticultural Therapy on Older Adults
This study intends to develop a 3DVR-based horticultural therapy intervention to explore the health effectiveness among older adults
- Trial name
- NCT04324203
- Testing
- Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Horticultural Therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Hypoalbuminemia
Valproic Acid-associated Hypoalbuminemia in Medically Fragile Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate potential mechanisms of valproic acid-associated low serum albumin in medically fragile pediatric and young adult epileptic patients of a long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT00723762
- Testing
- Specimen collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital