Clinical trials: Long-term Care
Frailty, Sedentary Behavior
Stand if You Can: A Standing Intervention in Long Term Care
It is currently unknown if reducing sitting time, an activity that is highly prevalent in frail older adults living in long term care (LTC) facilities, is associated with an improvement in physical capacity such as walking speed.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03796039
- Testing
- Standing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Evaluating Clinical Outcomes of Treatment Effectiveness for Children and Adults With ADHD
To evaluate clinical effectiveness of medication treatment for ADHD. It is hypothesized that the effectiveness is lower than efficacy outcomes measured in clinical trials
- Trial name
- NCT00307268
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Diabetes
A Study of the Effect of a Chronic Disease Management System on Diabetes Care Within Multidisciplinary Primary Care Practices in Ontario
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of using a web-based (P-PROMPT) chronic disease management system (CDMS) by primary care practitioners and their team members and on their care for patients with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00914706
- Testing
- P-PROMPT
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Chronic Conditions, Multiple
Pharmacist and Family Medicine Physician Collaboration for Pre-Visit Planning and Team Huddles for CCM Patients
This is a novel project which incorporates clinic and community pharmacists in three aspects of the Patient-Centered Medical Home: pre-visit planning, pre-visit care team huddles, and chronic care management (CCM).
- Trial name
- NCT04342338
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeast Iowa Medical Education Foundation
Guideline Implementation, Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy Practice in Flemish Nursing Homes
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the extent to which physiotherapy sessions in Flemish nursing homes adhere to the IAGG-GARN guidelines and to explore factors influencing clinical practice among…
- Conditions
- Guideline Implementation, Physiotherapy, Nursing Homes, Focus Group
- Trial name
- NCT07576751
- Testing
- Mapping therapy sessions
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Continuous Temperature, Syndromic Surveillance
Continuous Temperature Measurement for Syndromic Surveillance
Is it possible to detect infection before it is clinically apparent? Fever is one indicator of infection. However, until recently, continuous temperature monitoring has not been feasible.
- Conditions
- Continuous Temperature, Syndromic Surveillance, Long-term Care
- Trial name
- NCT03345277
- Testing
- Continuous Temperature monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Dementia
Education Program for Enhancing Healthcare Students' Attitudes Toward People Living With Dementia
The aim of this single-arm pre-post study is to examine the effectiveness of gaming-based dementia educational programs for enhancing healthcare students' attitudes toward people living with dementia (PLWD).
- Trial name
- NCT06122623
- Testing
- Health Education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga
Postoperative Complications
Derivation and Validation of the Extended Care (Ex-Care) Model II
The goal of this study is to develop a novel surgical risk stratification tool designed to adults operated in Brazil. The main question it aims to answer is: •Is the Extended Care (Ex-Care) II model a good tool to assess the risk…
- Trial name
- Ex-CareII (NCT05796024)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 107,372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
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
Pressure Ulcers
Silk-Like Fabric for the Prevention of Pressure Sores in a Long Term Care Setting
The primary purpose of this research study is to evaluate if DermaTherapy® bedding will significantly reduce pressure ulcer incidence by decreasing maceration, friction, and shearing among residents of Nursing Homes.
- Trial name
- NCT01355666
- Testing
- DermaTherapy® Linen and underpads.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
Childhood Cancer, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Mobile App to Help Survivors of Childhood Cancer Navigate Long-Term Follow-Up Care
This clinical trial studies the effectiveness of a newly developed survivorship mobile application (app) designed for survivors, or their caregivers, of childhood cancer to help them better navigate long-term follow-up care.
- Conditions
- Childhood Cancer, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT05641961
- Testing
- Survivorship mobile application, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Preterm Birth
NICU-HEALTH (Hospital Exposures and Long-Term Health)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of environmental exposures during the NICU hospitalization on preterm infant development. The research team is interested in both chemical and non-chemical exposures.
- Trial name
- NCT01963065
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Major Injury
Perioperative Research Into Memory: Cognitive Outcome Following Major Burns
The long term survival of patients who require admission to critical care (CC) following a major burn injury (MBI) continues to improve with advanced clinical management.
- Trial name
- PRiMe (NCT03470844)
- Testing
- Face-to-face neurocognitive tests, Psychological screening, fMRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Adolescent Baseball Players
Risk Stratification Care for Injury Prevention in Taiwan Adolescent Baseball Players
Due to frequent practices and competitions, Taiwanese adolescent baseball players gradually accumulate fatigue, leading to injuries in their throwing arms.
- Trial name
- NCT06637241
- Testing
- Risk stratification care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Malaria
Early Childhood Malaria Prevention With Maloprim in The Gambia
A trial was conducted in the 1980s to compare two strategies for control of malaria in young children aged 3-59 months: treatment with chloroquine versus treatment combined with fortnightly chemoprophylaxis with Maloprim.
- Trial name
- NCT00294580
- Testing
- Maloprim
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 2,253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Moral Distress, Job Satisfaction
Nurse Practitioner Led Implementation of Team Huddles in Long-Term Care Homes
A pre-experimental design to conduct a process evaluation and to compare the outcomes after implementing team huddles for the intervention and control groups.
- Conditions
- Moral Distress, Job Satisfaction, Mental Health, Physical Health
- Trial name
- NCT05387213
- Testing
- Team Huddles
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
SARS-CoV-2
Post-marketing Surveillance (PMS) Use-Result Surveillance With SPIKEVAX BIVALENT, SPIKEVAX X Injection, SPIKEVAX JN Injection and SPIKEVAX IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
The main objective of the surveillance is to evaluate the incidence of the adverse events (AEs), and other safety-related information in South-Korean population.
- Trial name
- NCT06333704
- Testing
- SPIKEVAX Bivalent BA.1, SPIKEVAX Bivalent BA.4/5, SPIKEVAX XBB.1.5
- Where
- 26 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 4,207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ModernaTX, Inc.