Clinical trials: Community-dwelling
Cholera
Impact Study of Cholera Vaccination in Endemic Areas - Seroprevalence
This project aims to fill this essential knowledge gap by assessing the impact of oral cholera vaccine mass campaigns in 2 sites (urban and rural) in DRC, described in this protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT05829772
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Palliative Care
Building CAPACITI for Community-Based Palliative Care
The purpose of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to assess the efficacy of a quality improvement intervention called CAPACITI intended to increase competency among primary care teams to deliver early palliative care.
- Trial name
- CAPACITI (NCT05120154)
- Testing
- Online educational materials, Facilitated online webinars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Chronic Pain Syndrome
The Development of a Gamified Web-based Pain Management Program (GAP) for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Chronic Pain
Pain Management in Older Adults: Pain significantly impacts the well-being of older adults, often leading to diminished physical abilities and a reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06387706
- Testing
- Gamified web-based pain management Program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Elderly, Sarcopenia
Early Detection of Disability and Health Promotion for Community-dwelling Elderly
This study evaluates the effects of exercise intervention on muscle strength and walking speed for the community-dwelling elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT03607136
- Testing
- exercise training
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Frailty
Nutrition and Frailty in Older Persons
The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between nutrition and frailty in older community-living persons.
- Trial name
- NCT01433211
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Post-stroke Depression
Affective Touching on Poststroke Depression
This mixed-method study includes a randomised controlled trial and an exploratory qualitative study, and aims to examine the effects of caregiver-delivered affective touch on depressive symptoms, state of attachment security…
- Trial name
- NCT03789994
- Testing
- Affective touch, Fine motor exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Home-dwelling Elderly, Health Care Recipient
Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS) Encounter Notification Service Pilot Project
This study evaluates the value of the automated notification service that allows more timely information access and sharing. A 12-month RCT will be conducted to determine the efficacy of the provision of the service to an elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT04186351
- Testing
- Encounter notification service
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 864 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Dementia, Depressive Symptoms
Effects of Integrated Exercise on Sarcopenia, Depression Symptoms, and Quality of Life
The goal of this quasi-experimental (nonrandomized intervention) study is to investigate the effects of an integrated exercise intervention on sarcopenia, depression symptoms, and quality of life in community-dwelling older…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Depressive Symptoms, Quality of Life (QOL), Sarcopenia in Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT06637228
- Testing
- Move Your Hands, Feet, and Brain: Integrated Exercise Intervention Based on Taipei City Elderly Physical Activity Guidelines
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Child Development
Effects of Early Community Services on Child and Family Development
The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the effects on early child development of early community services, including a brief nurse home visiting program.
- Trial name
- NCT04019977
- Testing
- Nurse Home Visiting Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Community Health Worker Home-visits
We examined a Community Health Worker (CHW) program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Veteran Participants. The goal of this study was to assess participants' perceived acceptability, appropriateness, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06350799
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Aging Well, Dementia
Music Therapy and Social Work Telehealth for Older Adult Well-Being
This study investigates the benefits of using telehealth services, specifically a combination of music therapy and social work support, to improve the well-being of older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging Well, Dementia, Telemedicine
- Trial name
- Melo-SWell (NCT06219148)
- Testing
- Music Therapy Telehealth, Non-Collaborative Social Work Telehealth, Collaborative Social Work Telehealth
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alaine E Hernandez, PhD
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Mobility Limitation, Fall
Exercise for Adults With Limited Mobility
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured and progressive task-oriented, community based exercise program for older adults who have limitations in mobility and examine whether improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT05266573
- Testing
- Exercise Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Youngstown State University
Parenting
Extension Study of the Family Spirit Program
The aim of the proposed research is to implement and evaluate a follow-up study of the impact of the Family Spirit family strengthening program among a high-risk sample of Apache mothers and their children.
- Trial name
- NCT01910701
- Testing
- Family Spirit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease
Pilot Study of Home Blood Pressure Control Program (eBP Control)
This intervention study will evaluate the feasibility,acceptability and effectiveness of an e-health enabled model of care by randomly assigning a trained patient navigator and/or a blood pressure (BP) self-management web portal…
- Trial name
- eBPcontrol (NCT01387945)
- Testing
- HBPM+website+patient navigator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Mental Health, Community Health Workers
Khanya Ekhaya: A Home-Based Intervention
Mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and harmful alcohol use are prevalent among people with chronic diseases, including HIV, and contribute to poor engagement in care.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Community Health Workers, Training, Global Health
- Trial name
- NCT06985641
- Testing
- Khanya-Ekhaya
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
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
Accidental Falls
FallSensing Clinical Tool for Fall Risk Prevention in Community-dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Over
Fall prevention programs should include strength and balance training, home hazard assessment and intervention, vision assessment and referral and also medication review with modification/withdrawal.
- Trial name
- NCT03591185
- Testing
- FallSensing Clinical Tool
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anabela Correia Martins
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
Community Dwelling Adults Aged 50 and Older
A Resilience Building Intervention to Promote Successful Aging
In this pilot study, a pre-post experimental design will be used, in which 60 community dwelling adults aged 50+ will recruited from a larger parent study, and will then be randomized to either a no-contact control or…
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT03294655)
- Testing
- Pilot Resilience Building Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham