Clinical trials: Nursing Home
Adverse Drug Events
Enhancing the Detection and Management of Adverse Drug Events in Nursing Homes
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are the most clinically significant and costly medication-related problems in nursing homes (NH) and are associated with an estimated 93,000 deaths a year and as much as $4 billion of excess healthcare…
- Trial name
- NCT01531088
- Testing
- Active medication monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke
Explore the Sharing Model Intervene to Improve the Knowledge, Attitudes, Service Intentions and Service Start-up Effects of the Eight Major Non-cancer Disease End-stage Caregivers on Well-being and Palliative Care
Since September 1st, 2009, Taiwan has begun to pay attention to the care of patients with organ failure, dementia and the elderly, and brought eight of non-cancer terminal patients into health insurance subsidies to implement the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT05407272
- Testing
- Health Education Manual, manual
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wen-Shiou Pan
Incontinence
The Integration of Sensor Technology Into Incontinence Materials: a Single-group Pretest-posttest Study in a Nursing Home Environment
The smart diaper aims to (1) detect humidity, (2) be capable of sending real-time indication of the saturation to the healthcare workers when urine loss occurs and (3) generate alerts when the diaper requires changing.
- Trial name
- Smart Diapers (NCT05316012)
- Testing
- Smart diapers
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Postpartum
Home-based Delivery of the Contraceptive Implant in Postpartum Guatemalan Women
Abstract Background: Postpartum contraception is important to prevent unintended and closely spaced pregnancies following childbirth.
- Trial name
- NCT04005391
- Testing
- Offer of Participant's Choice of Contraception Method
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Benefit of Expanded Surveillance of Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Residents in nursing homes for the senior citizens (NH) are at high risk for death from COVID-19. We investigated whether repeated non-mandatory RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 surveillance of NH staff and visitors reduces COVID-19 incidence…
- Trial name
- NCT04933981
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,587 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Human Microbiome, Antibiotic Resistant Infection
Clinical/Microbiological Impact of a Specific Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Nursing Homes
Background: In nursing homes, excessive and inappropriate use of antimicrobials, adverse events caused by these drugs, and infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) are more frequent than in the general population, posing…
- Conditions
- Human Microbiome, Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Nursing Homes
- Trial name
- PROA-SENIOR (NCT03543605)
- Testing
- PROA Experimental, PROA Control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla
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
Communication Skills, Self Directed Learning
Home Visit Simulation-based Earthquake Preparedness Training for Nursing Students
In earthquake preparedness, nurses, who constitute the largest group among healthcare professionals, are expected to play an active role.
- Conditions
- Communication Skills, Self Directed Learning, Earthquake
- Trial name
- NCT07712185
- Testing
- Home Simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duzce University
Acute Respiratory Infections
Efficacy of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Devices to Reduce Respiratory Infections in Nursing Homes: Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial
RESPROTECT is a trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of upper room ultraviolet devices in reducing the frequency of severe respiratory infections in elderly nursing homes.
- Trial name
- RESPROTECT (NCT06569160)
- Testing
- Upper-room UVGI (Ultra-Violet Germicidal Irradiation)
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,687 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
Mandala Coloring, Mental Well-being
The Effect of Mandala Coloring on Mental Well-Being and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Individuals in Nursing Homes
This study investigates whether mandala coloring affects life satisfaction and mental well-being in older adults. Data will be collected at the Hatice Hakkı Polat Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center between…
- Conditions
- Mandala Coloring, Mental Well-being, Life Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT07142577
- Testing
- Mandala coloring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Pain Management
Improving Pain Management in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study
This study aims to improve pain management in Swiss nursing homes by addressing behavior change of the care workers with a multilevel intervention
- Trial name
- ProQuaS (NCT03471390)
- Testing
- ProQuaS 2 Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Falls
Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents
Tiredness, lack of motivation and low compliance can be observed in nursing home residents during the practice of physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT01759680
- Testing
- Vibrosphère device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Cognitive Symptom, Depression
Psychotropic Drug Use in the Elderly Living in Nursing Homes and the Influence of a Structured Drug Review
The overall aim of this study is to explore if a structured drug review will change clinical symptoms and the psychotropic drugs prescription rate in the elderly living in nursing homes (participants of the study).
- Conditions
- Cognitive Symptom, Depression, Anxiety, Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03736577
- Testing
- Drug reviews with NorGeP-NH
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold Hospital Trust
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.
Elderly Person
Gardening Activities for the Elderly Psychological Well-Being and Depression
Purpose of the Study: This research will be conducted to determine the effects of gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes on psychological well-being and depression.
- Trial name
- NCT05256680
- Testing
- Gardening Activities
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
COVID-19
COVID-19 Prevalence in UNIVI Geriatric Institutions: Epidemiological Study of Immunological Status With Rapid Serological Tests
To date, little information is available on the prevalence of Covid-19 and data are lacking on the proportion of patients, institutional residents and caregivers who have actually been exposed to SARS Cov-2.
- Trial name
- NCT04790994
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Médical Porte Verte
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
Violence, Domestic
Solution-oriented Nursing in Violence Against Women (SONVAW)
This research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study with pretest posttest and repeated measurement in order to examine the Effect of Solution-Focused Approach on Attitudes to Violence Against Women in High…
- Trial name
- SONVAW (NCT05417919)
- Testing
- Solution-oriented Nursing in Violence Against Women (SONVAW)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muş Alparslan University
End-of-life Care
Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying at Residential Care Homes
Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) was developed to transfer the care practice from the hospice setting to the hospital setting in UK.
- Trial name
- NCT01428206
- Testing
- Liverpool care pathway
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Infection Control
Preventability of Infections in Residents of French Nursing Homes
STUDY HYPOTHESIS : An infection prevention program adapted for the nursing home context can reduce by 5% the number of infections (urinary, upper and lower respiratory and gastrointestinal) in elderly residents in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- ENLIL (NCT01069497)
- Testing
- Prevention of infections program
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Observatoire du Risque Infectieux en Gériatrie