Clinical trials: Older
Older Adults, Advance Care Planning
Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Advance Care Planning for Older Adults and Caregivers After Emergency Visits
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention in enhancing advance care planning (ACP) among older adults who have visited the Emergency Room (ER) in the past six months and their…
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, Family Members
- Trial name
- NCT06090240
- Testing
- Dyadic MI-ACP intervention, Elderly alone MI-ACP
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Person-Centred Care, Well Being
Elderly Care in Transition - Perspectives of the Elderly and the Staff
Elderly care in Sweden faces several significant challenges. The number of older people is increasing at the same time as there are fewer of working age.
- Conditions
- Person-Centred Care, Well Being, Health, Environment
- Trial name
- NCT07508878
- Testing
- Academic nursing homes
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Gavle
Age 65 and Older, Polypharmacy
Effect of Longitudinal Care in Primary Health Care: An Analysis From the Patient's Perspective
Objective To explore and describe the opinions of Primary Health Care chronically ill users regarding being cared for over time by the same reference professional.
- Conditions
- Age 65 and Older, Polypharmacy, Cronic Lung Disease, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- CUALIPRIM (NCT07320053)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- IBS Granada
Amputation, Functional Limitation
Impact Evaluation of Breizh Fabribus Intervention for Personalized Assistive Technology Creation or Adaptation
In France, more than 14 million individuals report severe functional limitations, and nearly 5 million struggle with essential daily activities.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Functional Limitation, Autonomy of Older People, Handicaps Physical
- Trial name
- BFB-IMPACT (NCT07314099)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ildys
Frailty in Older Adults, Functional Decline
Prevalence of Anticholinergics in Geriatric Patients With Acute Functional Deterioration
This study investigates the anticholinergic burden on patients seen in the Subacute mobile outpatient geriatric clinic in Aalborg, Denmark, between the years of 2024 and 2025.
- Conditions
- Frailty in Older Adults, Functional Decline, Anticholinergic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07165574
- Testing
- No intervention as the study is observational
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
General Adult Population, Age 16 and Older
Norwegian Translation of the Things You Do Questionnaire 15-Item Version
Psychotherapy aims to modify dysfunctional patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving to improve mental health. A five-factor model of adaptive behaviors, operationalized in the Things You Do Questionnaire (TYDQ), has been…
- Trial name
- TYDQ-15 (NCT06908525)
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Physical Fitness in Older Adults, Exercise Program
"Bliib Fit - Mach Mit!" in Residential Care Facilities
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn, if the video-based exercise program "Bliib fit - mach mit!" can be used to improve physical fitness in older adults living in residential care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT06738186
- Testing
- Video-based exercise program, Caregiver-led activation program
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Respiratory Disease, Muscle Weakness
Respiratory Muscle Training in Acquired Brain Injury Patients.
Background: Respiratory health problems are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in adult people with acquired brain injury (ABI).
- Conditions
- Respiratory Disease, Muscle Weakness, Acquired Brain Injury, Older People--Abuse of
- Trial name
- NCT06070831
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle training, Expiratory muscle training
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Chronic Health Conditions, Older Age is Associated With Increased Pathogenicity
COV2Base-A Rare Disease by COVID Study
Background: SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID. It has caused a global pandemic. Most people have no to mild symptoms. But some people need to be hospitalized, and a small number need critical care.
- Trial name
- NCT04564274
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,748 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Nursing Homes, Intervention
Effects of a Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce Physical Restraints for Care Providers in Nursing Homes
Scholars from around the world have been strongly advocating restraint-free care in long-term care institutions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a multifactorial intervention to reduce physical…
- Conditions
- Nursing Homes, Intervention, Older People
- Trial name
- NCT05193773
- Testing
- multifactorial interventions
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 354 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Su-Hua Liang
Older Adults With Mild to Moderate Level of Dementia
Activity Scheduling for Older Adults With Dementia
This study is to evaluate the results from an intervention designed to encourage older adults with dementia for their engagement in activities through their active participation of activity scheduling (AS).
- Trial name
- AS (NCT03890796)
- Testing
- Activity Scheduling, Educational
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Home Caregiver-older Adults Relationship
Life Story Book for Older Adults and live-in Migrant Caregivers
The relationship between older adults and live-in migrant caregivers is always challenged by weak emotional connectedness, ineffective communication, power struggling and unmet needs of both, that may lead to poor care quality…
- Trial name
- NCT03726034
- Testing
- Life Story Book, Self-selected social activities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tung Wah College
Older Patients Dying in Acute Geriatric Hospital Wards
The Effectiveness of the Care Programme for the Last Days of Life
BACKGROUND Demographic trends coupled with a rise in chronic diseases mean that the population of patients requiring palliative and end-of-life care is ageing.
- Trial name
- PLaDays (NCT01890239)
- Testing
- Care Programme for the Last Days of Life
- Where
- 9 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- End-of-Life Research Group
Appropriateness of Prescribing in Older Patients
RCT Assessing the Impact of Online Training on Doctors' Prescribing for Older Patients
This study will assess, by means of a randomized controlled trial, the impact of an online educational tool, on doctors' knowledge and confidence with regards to prescribing for older patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02405975
- Testing
- SCRIPT
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork