Clinical trials: Community-dwelling
Horticultural Therapy, Virtual Reality
3D VR and Hands-on Horticultural Activities Effects
This study aimed to explore the effects of a combination of 3D virtual reality (VR) and hands-on horticultural activities on the mental health of community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05087654
- Testing
- Combination of 3D VR and Hands-on Horticultural Activities
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Burns, Smoke Inhalation Injury
Helping Children's Centres to Enhance Home Safety
Many children have accidents, some are very serious and they are a major cause of death in children aged 1-4 years. Many accidents are preventable This study aims to find out the best way to help Children's Centres to provide…
- Trial name
- NCT01452191
- Testing
- Injury Prevention Briefing Plus facilitation, Injury Prevention Briefing
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Childhood Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Family Matters Intervention
The proposed study is a 12-month, individual randomized controlled trial (RCT). The main aim of the study is to decrease cardiovascular disease risk (BMI percentile, neck circumference) and improve child diet quality in children…
- Trial name
- NCT02669797
- Testing
- In-home Visits and Food Preparation Activities, Ecological Momentary Intervention, Feedback on Video-recorded Family Meals
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Resilience, Psychological, Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old)
Resilience-Building Intervention for Older Informal Caregivers
The goal of this pilot study is to test whether a newly developed resilience-building program is feasible and acceptable for older adults who provide unpaid care to people with functional impairment in the community.
- Conditions
- Resilience, Psychological, Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), Community Dwelling, Informal Caregiver
- Trial name
- NCT07712744
- Testing
- Multicomponent Resilience-building Program, AI Chatbot and Telephone Follow-up Group
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Acid-Base Balance Disorder
Effect of Dried Fruit Intake on Acid-base Balance
Most adults consume acid-producing diets because their high intake of protein and/or cereal grains in relation to their intake of fruits and vegetables.
- Trial name
- NCT04030351
- Testing
- food - dried fruit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Parkinson Disease, Accidental Fall
Development and Evaluation of a Guide to Help People With Parkinson's and Their Caregivers to Self-manage Falling
This study will investigate whether it is possible, through the development and evaluation of a self-management guide, to improve health related quality of life and concern of falling in people with Parkinson's disease who fall…
- Trial name
- NCT03111472
- Testing
- Self-management guide for people with Parkinson's who fall and their informal caregivers
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Accidental Falls
The Effectiveness of a Fall Prevention Program
Phase 1 of the study: Falls are the leading cause of preventable injury, long term disability, premature institutionalization and mortality in the older adult population.
- Trial name
- ADL (NCT01833182)
- Testing
- Tailored home intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Dementia, Falls
A Study of Why People With Early Memory Problems Fall or Almost Fall
The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that are associated with falls and near falls in community-dwelling older adults with early-stage dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Falls, Near-Falls
- Trial name
- NCT00434889
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Nervous System Diseases
Effects of the COTID (Community Occupational Therapist in Dementia) Program and Usual Occupational Therapy Care on Recurrence of Falls at 12 Months in Elderly People With Neurocognitive Disorders Who Had Been Hospitalized for Falls, After Their Return Home
This project will enable optimization of specific carried out by occupationist for older adults discharged from hospital for falls: on the environmental dimension at the participant's home on the involvement of the caregiver…
- Trial name
- ErgoFalls (NCT06237218)
- Testing
- COTID program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Limoges
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Rape
Multilevel Intervention for Preventing Men's Use of Violence in Urban South Africa (Sonke CHANGE Trial)
South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence towards women globally. However, little is known about how to prevent men's use of violence.
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Rape, Masculinity
- Trial name
- Sonke CHANGE (NCT02823288)
- Testing
- Sonke CHANGE intervention
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,603 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition
Using Mölkky for Community-dwelling Older Adults
Physical activity is known to be a protector against major diseases. However, they usually do closed-skilled types, like jogging, swimming, Tai Chi.
- Trial name
- NCT07025967
- Testing
- Mölkky, Home activity
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Older Adults
Effectiveness of a Multi-component Physical Exercise Online
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a multi-component physical exercise online intervention (MPE) on physical performance (PP) in community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- MEP (NCT05895760)
- Testing
- Multi-component physical exercise online intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Iberoamericana A.C., Mexico
Healthy Elderly
Effects of Exercise on Depression Symptoms, Physical Function, and Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Elderly
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 8-week exercise training on depression symptoms, physical functions, and quality of life in the community-dwelling elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT00931814
- Testing
- exercise training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Physical Activity, Gerontology
Integrated Care Analysis Response to Exercise in Community-dwelling Elders
One of the main challenges of ageing is to prevent the onset of mobility disability and its co-morbidities. Screening the risk of mobility disability in community-dwelling elders is therefore very important and at the uppermost…
- Trial name
- ICARE (NCT04798404)
- Testing
- Multimodal exercise intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Fall Risk
The Effects of a Home-Based Fall Prevention Program on Community-Dwelling Elderly's Fall Risk Category
The primary goal of this dissertation study is to determine if a home-based multiplanar balance training program with electronic assistance, will be effective in reducing one's fall risk category.
- Trial name
- NCT06373276
- Testing
- multiplanar balance training exercise with education, education only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilshaad Basrai Vad
Mental Health, Loneliness
The Impact of a Telephone Reminiscence Program
The purpose of this study is to better understand how a telephone reminiscence program impacts reminiscence functions and mental health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.This study will take 12 weeks to complete and…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT05977608
- Testing
- Telephone Reminiscence Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Accidental Falls
Chinese Version of LIVE-LiFE for Older Adults With Previous Falls
The research is to solve the problem of the high incidence of falls among older adults in China. To this end, the investigators will develop a multi-dimensional fall prevention program by cultivating nursing students as community…
- Trial name
- NCT05377801
- Testing
- Multi-dimensional fall prevention intervention program for 12 weeks
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sigma Theta Tau International
Dementia
Adapting Changing Talk: Online (CHATO) to CHATO-Inclusive
This study will adapt and test online interactive training for nursing home staff that improves staff communication and reduces behavioral symptoms of persons with dementia that they care for.
- Trial name
- NCT06636214
- Testing
- CHATO-I
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Frail Older Adults
Effect of Involving Community-dwelling Older Adults in Activities in Relation to Meals
Community-dwelling older adults receiving support at home such as meals-on-wheels may lose the ability to preserve social, cognitive, and functional abilities, when becoming accustomed to and dependent of community aged care.
- Trial name
- NCT03289598
- Testing
- A rehabilitation process involving collaborative goal setting with a case manager about managing own food and meals
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Danish Dietetic Association
Acquired Brain Injury, Mental Health
Occupational Therapy for Mental Health and Engagement in Neurorehabilitation
Changes in mental health are common after acquired brain injury (ABI), defined as any traumatic or non-traumatic injury to the brain after birth, affecting approximately 1 in 3 adults with ABI.
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Mental Health, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms
- Trial name
- OT for ME (NCT07375485)
- Testing
- Multifaceted implementation program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University