Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Urinary Tract Infection
Cranberry for UTI Prevention in Residents of Long Term Care Facilities
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect over 7 million men and women per year and cost the health care industry over 1 billion dollars annually.
- Trial name
- PACS (NCT00596635)
- Testing
- Once Daily Cranberry Capsule, Twice Daily Cranberry Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
Prevention of Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is an inflammation of the skin caused by prolonged direct contact of the skin with urine and/or stool. Elderly and care-dependent people are often affected by this type of inflammation.
- Trial name
- PID (NCT05403762)
- Testing
- ESENTA™ Skin Barrier Spray (ConvaTec, UK), Hydrophobes Basisgel DAC
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia
Care of Persons With Dementia in Their Environments (COPE) in Programs of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE)
The protocol is organized into three Phases - In Phase I an online training program will be developed in "Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments" (COPE) -an evidence-based bio-behavioral dementia program -using…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, Multi-Infarct Dementia, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT04165213
- Testing
- Care of Older Persons in their Environment (COPE) online module training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Health Care Quality, Health Care Access
Telemonitoring Versus Usual Care
Background: Older adults with multiple chronic illnesses are at risk for worsening functional and medical status with ensuing hospitalization. One goal of medical care is to prevent this decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01056640
- Testing
- Intel Health Guide, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Primary Health Care
Individualizing Disease Prevention for Middle-Aged Adults
The primary objective of this study is to help patients compare the benefits of various preventive care services, based on their individual risk factors (such as smoking status, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol…
- Trial name
- NCT03023813
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glen Taksler
Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Education for Prevention and Treatment of Frailty
Frailty is a condition with a high prevalence in older adults, leading to higher vulnerability and increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes and disabilities.
- Trial name
- FRAGSALUD (NCT05610605)
- Testing
- Health intervention programme: FRAGSALUD
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 235 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Asthma in Children
A Study of Remote Asthma Management Using an Integrated Artificial Intelligence-assisted EHR Dashboard and Mobile Device Compared With Usual Asthma Care to Treat 6-17 Year Old Patients
The main purpose of this study is to look at whether clinicians and their patients with asthma can satisfactorily perform remote asthma management at home (not visiting clinic) by using an artificial intelligence tool called…
- Trial name
- NCT06062433
- Testing
- AsthmaTuner, Asthma-Guidance and Prediction System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Mental Health Issue, Emotional Stress
DISCOVER Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People
The NHS DISCOVER team has secured 2-year funding from the Maudsley Charity to tailor the workshop programme the investigators deliver in school Sixth Forms to meet the specific needs of Care Experienced young people.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Emotional Stress, Emotional Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05220436
- Testing
- DISCOVER workshop programme
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Aging
Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02807506
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Chronic Disease
Measuring the Implementation of the LiFE Program in Primary Care for Older Adults Aged 75 Years or Older
The goal of this study is to evaluate how to implement an evidence-based lifestyle-integrated strength and balance exercise (LiFE) intervention in primary care to promote increased physical activity (PA) and improvements in…
- Trial name
- Mi-LIFE (NCT02266225)
- Testing
- Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Aged, Experiential Learning
Community Beauty and Health Program for Older Adults: An Experiential Learning Trial
This study develops and evaluates a "Senior Beauty and Health Care" course designed to improve students' awareness, attitudes, and skills in caring for older adults' appearance and well-being.
- Conditions
- Aged, Experiential Learning, Health Education
- Trial name
- NCT07053592
- Testing
- Geriatric Ｂeauty and Ｈealth Care Learning Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Pneumonia
Effects of the Oral Care With Vaccines for Pneumonia in Elderly; Going Home Together Both Physician and Dentist
Prospective study comparing the effects of interventions (combined oral care and pneumococcal plus influenza vaccinations) in preventing pneumonia and increasing the survival rate from pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01403805
- Testing
- Pneumococcal vaccination (Pneumovax NP, 21800AMY10131000), Influenza vaccination (Flubik HA, 16100EZZ01207000), Specific frequency of oral care
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yubari Kibounomori
Aging
Health Outcomes of Tai Chi in Subsidized Senior Housing
The proposed study will determine whether Tai Chi is an effective and practical intervention to improve overall function and lower health care utilization in an expensive, vulnerable population of seniors that is more…
- Trial name
- Mi-WISH (NCT02346136)
- Testing
- Tai Chi training, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Aged, Older Adults
danceSing Care Evaluation: Testing the Feasibility
The investigators wanted to find out if digital music and movement resources could be delivered in care homes. They rolled out a 12-week programme to 10 care homes and had 47 care home residents participate in the research.
- Conditions
- Aged, Older Adults, Healthy Aging, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05559203
- Testing
- danceSing Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stirling