Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Geriatric Care
Developing and Implementing Meaningful Activities Facilitators in Geriatric Short Stay
Older people are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of hospitalization, which can compromise their functional autonomy. The onset of confusion, loss of mobility or malnutrition is largely related to the context of…
- Trial name
- MAYFAIR (NCT06080126)
- Testing
- Control: per usual practice, Intervention MAF
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Delivery; Trauma, Pelvic Floor; Perineal Rupture, Obstetric
Perineal Preparation for Pregnant Ladies.
Pregnant participants will be recruited at the obstetrics outpatient clinic during their visits 4 weeks before the due date. They are randomized into two groups. The first group will be educated to do digital perineal massage.
- Conditions
- Delivery; Trauma, Pelvic Floor; Perineal Rupture, Obstetric, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT03287258
- Testing
- 3 program, one program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
Analgesia, Sedation
Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Procedural Pain Management in Elderly Adults in Palliative Care
Dexmedetomidine is allowed in Switzerland for intravenous (IV) medication in the intensive care unit in the adult patient. Its active molecule, Dexmedetomidine (Dex), is a selective and powerful α2-Adrenoreceptors (AR) agonist…
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Sedation, Anxiolysis
- Trial name
- INDEX (NCT03151863)
- Testing
- Opioids, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Walid HABRE
Depressive Symptoms
Collaborative Stepped-Care and Productive Ageing Program for Older People With Depressive Symptoms
The Jockey Club Holistic Support Project for Elderly Mental Wellness (JC JoyAge) has developed and implemented a collaborative stepped care model for older persons at-risk of or with depression in four districts in Hong Kong…
- Trial name
- JCJoyAge2 (NCT04863300)
- Testing
- Collaborative stepped care and peer support
- Where
- 43 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 5,239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Improvement in COPD Elderly Patients Health: Study Protocol
Guidelines development, their implementation and the physicians' adherence may have an impact on the occurrence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations and patient's quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04301505
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Intervention 2
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 2,520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Old Age; Cachexia, Dietary Habits
The Nutritionist's Educational Intervention on the Protein Intake in Hospitalized Elderly People
The food intake is often compromised in the elderly, and during hospitalization, dietary restrictions may be imposed, making them more susceptible to the risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia.
- Conditions
- Old Age; Cachexia, Dietary Habits, Sarcopenia, Protein Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT05502445
- Testing
- educational intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Outpatient Treatment
Feasibility of Virtual Reality-assisted Ergometer Cycling in Addition to Regular Rehabilitation During Municipality-based Inpatient Rehabilitation Care
VR-C-REHAB is a single-group pilot and feasibility study examining the practicality of implementing virtual-reality-assisted ergometer cycling as an adjunct to usual municipal inpatient rehabilitation for older adults (≥65…
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Outpatient Treatment, Rehabilitation Frail Elderly Subjects
- Trial name
- VR-C-REHAB (NCT07459439)
- Testing
- VR cycling
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Horsholm Municipality
Pancreatic Cancer
Personalised Nutritional Care in Older Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
NutriCa65-PDAC is a clinical study for patients aged 65 years or older with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a type of pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NutriCa65-PDAC (NCT07821554)
- Testing
- Experimental: Personalised nutritional care delivered by a trained dietitian
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, Italy and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Inna Chen, MD
Healthy Aging, Health Care Utilization
Annual Wellness Visits vs GRACE-augmented Annual Wellness Visits For Older Adults With High Needs - Phase 1
This study consists of three aims focused on examining the feasibility of adding the Geriatric Resources and Assessment for the Care of Elders (GRACE) model to structured Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) to improve patient and…
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Health Care Utilization, Health-Related Behavior
- Trial name
- SPIRE1 (NCT06287801)
- Testing
- Annual Wellness Visit, Geriatric Resources and Assessment for the Care of Elders
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Dementia, Agitation in Dementia, Including Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Calm in Arab Elderly With Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of integrating Snoezelen methods with aromatherapy and personal items in reducing agitation in Arab elderly individuals with dementia.
- Trial name
- sn/dm (NCT06216275)
- Testing
- Integrated Snoezelen-Aromatherapy-Personal Item Therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Mostafa Shaban
Frailty Syndrome, COVID-19
Implementation of the Integrated Care of Older People App and ICOPE Monitor in Primary Care (ICOPE)
Introduction: The World Health Organization has launched the INSPIRE-ICOPE-CARE program towards healthy aging. It includes "intrinsic capacity", defined as "the composite of all the physical and mental capacities of an…
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, COVID-19, Healthy Aging, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- ICOPE (NCT04413877)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Fluid Therapy, Dehydration
Point of Care Ultrasound and Co-loading in Patients With Spinal-induced Hypotension and Cardiac Diseases
In elderly patients with cardiac diseases, changes in cardiovascular physiology diminish cardiovascular reserve and predispose to significant hemodynamic instability after spinal anesthesia; hence, such patients could be at risk…
- Trial name
- NCT06206434
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasonography
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Attikon Hospital
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
Dementia
A Home-based Training Program for Elderly Patients With Dementia
The illness course and symptoms of dementia is usually very long and characterized with behavioral, psychological and physical changes. Family caregivers' stresses change during the illness trajectory as well.
- Trial name
- NCT02667951
- Testing
- A home-based caregiver-training program
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Severe Disruptive Behaviour Disorders
Measuring the Impact of Care in the Cognitive Behavioural Unit
The purpose of this study is to compare the rate of re-hospitalizations in relation to a disruptive behaviour disorder (at 3 and 6 months) between patients who have received care in Cognitive Behavioural Unity (UCC ) and those…
- Trial name
- IMPACTUCC (NCT03989245)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 588 people
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes
Multi-level Integration for Patients With Complex Needs Facilitated by ICTs. A Shared Approach, Mutual Learning and Evaluation Are Expected to Create Synergies Among the Partners and to Bring Forward Integration of Care in Europe
CareWell will enable the delivery of integrated healthcare to frail elderly patients in a pilot setting through comprehensive multidisciplinary integrated care programmes where the role of ICTs can foster the coordination and…
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes, Chronic Heart Failure, Frail Elderly Syndrome
- Trial name
- CAREWELL (NCT03042039)
- Testing
- New Care
- Where
- 5 sites in Croatia, Italy and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,712 people
- Sponsor
- Him SA
Deficiency, Vitamin C
Hypovitaminosis C Prevalence and Risk Factors in an Acute Geriatric Unit
Vitamin C is essential for numerous biological processes as it acts as a cofactor in various hydroxylation reactions, but also as a powerful antioxidant.
- Trial name
- HYPO-VIT-C (NCT05668663)
- Testing
- Plasmatic Vitamin C concentrations (known as ascorbemia) on a single blood sample
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Polypharmacy, Medication Review
Less Is More: Optimized Pharmacotherapy With Improved coNtinuity of CarE in hospitaLized oLder peOple
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to compare transitional multidisciplinary pharmacotherapeutic care (TMPC) with usual care in patients aged 70 years or older with polypharmacy, admitted to the hospital via…
- Trial name
- LIMONCELLO (NCT05899114)
- Testing
- Transitional Multidisciplinary Pharmacotherapeutic Care
- Where
- 16 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,241 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Alzheimer Disease
Pharmaceutical Collaborative Care Integrated to a Multidisciplinary Psychosocial Program
Caring for patients with Alzheimer Disease or Related Disorders (ADRD) is accompanied with a caregiver burden that increases with the progression of the disease.
- Trial name
- PHARMAID (NCT02802371)
- Testing
- Psychosocial intervention, Pharmaceutical care and psychosocial support
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, Insomnia
Implementation of a Pharmacist-Driven Antipsychotic Deprescribing Initiative in the PACE Setting: A Pilot Study
The aim of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility of implementing an antipsychotic deprescribing initiative that is driven by pharmacists working collaboratively with the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT04288193
- Testing
- Recommendation to Deprescribe
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Tabula Rasa HealthCare
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