Clinical trials: Community-dwelling
Hypertension
Using Bluetooth Home Blood Pressure Monitors With Pharmacist Interventions
Family Medicine patients with uncontrolled hypertension will be given a Bluetooth enabled home blood pressure machine to monitor their blood pressure every day for 6 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT05606783
- Testing
- Telehealth Follow-up Visits, Surveys, Devices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Thriving Hearts: Healing-Centered, Integrated, Community Maternity Care
The overarching goal of Thriving Hearts is to implement a multi-level program through Local Health Departments (LHDs) that cultivates conditions for mothers and birthing people to not only survive pregnancy, but to thrive.
- Trial name
- NCT06744231
- Testing
- Usual Care, Thriving Hearts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17,500 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Device Ineffective
Wearable Monitoring Device in Daily Lives of Community-dwelling Older Adults
The aim is to implement an intervention program to promote the continued use of Wearable Monitoring Devices among older adults through a peer support approach facilitating the incorporation of Wearable Monitoring Devices in daily…
- Trial name
- NCT05269303
- Testing
- Live With Wearable Monitoring Device program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging, Fall
Effect of LiFE-SePBT on Postural Stability in Community-dwelling Older Adults: an Assessor-blinded Randomised Controlled Trial
This study is an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of combined Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise and Self-initiated Perturbation-based Balance Training (LiFE-SePBT) on postural…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging, Fall, Fall Prevention Training, Postural Control
- Trial name
- LiFE-SePBT (NCT07842094)
- Testing
- Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise, Upper limb mobilisation and flexibility training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Anxiety, Depression
POST Facilitation for Community Dwelling Older Adults (POST-RCT)
We propose to study the effects of Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) Facilitation in a randomized controlled trial in a population of community dwelling older adults who qualify for POLST facilitation, including…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- POST-RCT (NCT04070183)
- Testing
- POST Facilitation, Home Safety Evaluation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 389 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Domestic Violence Against Women, Community-based Prevention
Community Based Intervention to Prevent Domestic Violence Against Women in Ethiopia; a Protocol for Quasi-Experimental Implementation Research
Violence against women is a well understood devastating global pandemic, and human right violation. One in three women experienced intimate partner violence worldwide.
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence Against Women, Community-based Prevention, Interevntion Implementation
- Trial name
- NCT03265626
- Testing
- Intervention 1: Comprehensive preventive intervention, Intervention 2: Awareness creation and community mobilization, available standard care
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haramaya Unversity
Frailty, Frailty Syndrome
Promoting Health LongevIty Through Mitigation and Prevention of Frailty in Community-dwelling Elderly (Pro-LIFE)
The current healthcare response to frailty has been mainly reactive to acute health crises of the elderly. With its insidious onset and progression, frailty is often not apparent unless actively sought.
- Trial name
- NCT04656938
- Testing
- Pre-frail intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sengkang General Hospital
Violence, Domestic Violence
Community-based Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Southwest, Nigeria
Background: Intimate partner violence is arguably the most prevalent, persistent and pernicious type of violence against women, all around the world.
- Conditions
- Violence, Domestic Violence, Attitude
- Trial name
- NCT06119984
- Testing
- Community mobilization
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 2,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Funmilola OlaOlorun
Dementia, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Cerebrovascular Correlates of Dementia in Rural Communities - The Three Villages Study
This study aims to assess the prevalence and severity of dementia in an established cohort of community-dwelling older adults living in three neighboring rural Ecuadorian villages (Atahualpa, El Tambo, and Prosperidad), as well…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Atherosclerosis, Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04123171
- Testing
- Neuroimaging studies
- Where
- 2 sites in Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo
Promoting Active Inference of Healthy Older Adults With Language Activity
A Language-Based Training Intervention to Enhance Cognitive Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Taiwan is fast approaching a super-aged society, making it urgent to bolster cognitive health in otherwise healthy older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07132281
- Testing
- Language activities active inference, Language activities passive, Board Games
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Malnourished Children
Community-based Follow-up of Severely Malnourished Children
Improved methods of community/home management and follow-up of severely undernourished children need to be developed in low-income countries like Bangladesh.
- Trial name
- NCT01157741
- Testing
- C-C, C-SF, As C-C with additional psychosocial stimulation (PS) (C-PS)
- Volunteers
- 507 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Improve Mental Health
The Impact of a Humor Seminar on General Well Being, Quality of Life and Psychological Distress Among Community Dwelling Elders
1. Senior citizens living in the community who participate in a humor seminar will have improved health quality of life compared to those not participating in the seminar. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01414218
- Testing
- Humor as a Way of Life Seminar
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Happy Nation Society
Sarcopenia
The Physical Fitness Cohort Study in the Community-dwelling Elderly in the WanHwa Area.
The aims of this study are to establish the cohort of elder population based on parameters of health-related fitness, body compositions, blood biochemistry, blood biomarker, balance, quality of life, and musculoskeletal…
- Trial name
- NCT02779088
- Testing
- exercise and nutrition
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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
Age Problem
Efficacy of the Otago Exercise Program Delivered as Group Training Versus Individually Tailored Training
A non-inferiority controlled clinical trial using randomization for allocation at the level of general practice in 21 centers (in 8 Spanish regions), to compare a group Otago exercise program (OEP) [delivered by specifically…
- Trial name
- NCT03320668
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program (OEP)
- Where
- 9 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 878 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Balance Disorders, Accidental Falls
Population Cohort Set-up for the Epidemiological Assessment of Balance Disorders in Elderly People
As people age, it becomes more common to experience balance problems. These issues can increase the risk of falling, which may lead to serious health consequences and loss of independence.
- Conditions
- Balance Disorders, Accidental Falls, Frailty, Aging
- Trial name
- EPIBAS (NCT06965660)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Healthy Older Adults
Effects of Simultaneous or Sequential Combination of Physical and Cognitive Training
The objective of this study is to investigate psychometric properties of dual-task walking assessments and compare effects of simultaneous or sequential combination of physical and cognitive training on dual-task walking and…
- Trial name
- NCT03614182
- Testing
- physical training concurrent with cognitive training, physical training followed by cognitive training, physical training without cognitive training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Hoarding Disorder, Hoarding
Enhancing Treatment of Hoarding Disorder With Personalized In-Home Sorting and Decluttering Practice
The proposed study aims to investigate the efficacy of adding in-home decluttering practice to Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) facilitated group treatment for hoarding disorder.
- Conditions
- Hoarding Disorder, Hoarding, Clutter
- Trial name
- BITS (NCT02843308)
- Testing
- Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 18 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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
Schizophrenia, Medication Adherence
Theory Based Integrated Program on Medication Adherence Among Community Dwelling Schizophrenia
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the theory-based integrated program in promoting medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance
- Trial name
- NCT05835583
- Testing
- The theory based integrated program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences