Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Functional Decline, Hospitalization-associated Disability
Incidence and Risk Factors for Hospitalization-Associated Disability
This prospective cohort study aims to determine the incidence of hospitalization-associated disability and its association with risk factors at the patient level and with care and hospital processes.
- Conditions
- Functional Decline, Hospitalization-associated Disability, Iatrogenic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02572999
- Testing
- Not applicable (observational design)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Palliative Care, Health Services
Point Prevalence Survey of Palliative Care Needs in Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly.
The goal of this observational, point-prevalence study is to assess the burden of palliative care needs among adults hospitalised in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics wards, and among residents of long-term care facilities, on the…
- Trial name
- PCD (NCT07313748)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Age Problem
Digital Support for Quality Assurance in 24-hour Caregiving at Home
Due to the demographic change, there is a growing demand for professional and institutional care, as well as the need for 24-hour home care.
- Trial name
- 24h-quAALity (NCT04581538)
- Testing
- Intervention of parallel arm 2, Intervention of parallel arm 3
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Putz
Heart Failure, Stroke
BeyondSilos - More Personalised and Coordinated Care and Improved Outcomes for Elderly Patients
The study evaluates the impact of the new organisational models developed in the framework of the BeyondSilos pilot service in order to provide ICT supported integrated health and social care to elderly patients
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Stroke, COPD, Diabetes
- Trial name
- BeyondSilos (NCT03111004)
- Testing
- New Care
- Volunteers
- 1,840 people
- Sponsor
- Him SA
Colorectal Cancer, Chemotherapy
Supportive Cancer Care Networkers (SCAN)
Aim of the study is to increase the proportion of indicated patients with colorectal cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy following surgical resection through an optimized symptom management and logistical support.
- Trial name
- SCAN (NCT01651832)
- Testing
- SCAN
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 261 people
- Sponsor
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Elderly (People Aged 65 or More), Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs)
Inappropriate Prescription in Elderly and Polypharmacy Patients in Primary Care (PHARM-PC) Trial
PHARM-PC study is based on identify potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIP) and delivery therapeutic appropriateness recommendations from the pharmacist to the physician and about drugs prescribed for elderly and…
- Trial name
- PHARM-PC (NCT02224833)
- Testing
- Pharmacist intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 549 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Comarcal de Inca
Functionally-Impaired Elderly, Caregivers
Impact on Family or Care-givers of Very Old ICU-survivors, Trajectories and 6 Months' Outcome in the Very Old.
It is known from extensive documentation that second victims in critical illness often are the care givers of the patients: family, friends or other persons.
- Conditions
- Functionally-Impaired Elderly, Caregivers, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- VIP2 (NCT03138278)
- Testing
- Telephone support on demand
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Critical Illness, Delirium
Clinical Application of Listening to Music to Prevent Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if listening to music can prevent delirium in older adults admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- CALM-ICU (NCT07369258)
- Testing
- Personalized Music, Relaxing Music, Standard of Care
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- HOSPITAL BRITANICO DE BUENOS AIRES
Occupational Therapy
Effects of a Structured Occupational Therapy Intervention in an Acute Geriatric Unit
Objectives: To compare the benefits of structured occupational therapy intervention by a single geriatric therapist with the benefits of the conventional treatment model in the functional recovery of patients admitted to an acute…
- Trial name
- NCT01094002
- Testing
- Occupational therapy intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete
Chronic Illness, Cognitive Impairment
Home Care Medication Management Program for the Frail Elderly
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a home care medication management program which includes nurse coordination and use of the MD.2 medication-dispensing machine will affect older adults' health outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT01321853
- Testing
- MD2 machine and nurse care coordination, Medplanner and Nurse Care Coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Postoperative Residual Curarization, Geriatrics
Postoperative Residual Curarization in Elderly Patients in Post-anesthesia Care Unit
In this study, we aimed to determine the knowledge levels and approaches of anesthesiologists working in our clinic about postoperative residual curarization(PORC) in elderly patients with a questionnaire.
- Trial name
- NCT05051371
- Testing
- Train of four monitoring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Autism
Clinical Evaluation of Integrative Practices Units Infant and Child Care for Unit Children With Typical or Atypical Autism (AUTISM)
The research project is part of the evaluation of the therapeutic approaches in mental health. Its framework infant and juvenile units that have developed "integrative devices," taking into account recent advances in knowledge…
- Trial name
- AUTISM (NCT02154828)
- Testing
- Integrative practices
- Where
- 21 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Weaning
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Weaning
Background: the objective of the present inquiry was to evaluate the weaning process in intubated older people subjected to inspiratory muscle training and to correlate the predictors of ventilatory interruption with its success.
- Trial name
- IMT (NCT00922493)
- Testing
- inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- Brazil
- Sponsor
- Euro-American Network of Human Kinetics
Surgery, Aging
Preparing Older Adults for Major Surgery With Preoperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments
The researchers will conduct observations, interviews, and focus groups with clinicians, staff and patients of the Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) clinic, which conducts preoperative comprehensive geriatric…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Aging, Health Care Utilization, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT06184919
- Testing
- Process Mapping: Observations, Process Mapping: Interviews, Process Mapping: Focus Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Medication Adherence, Hypertension
Federal Study of Adherence to Medications in the Elderly (FAME)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a comprehensive pharmacy care program on medication adherence and persistence, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT00393419
- Testing
- Comprehensive pharmacy care program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Pediatric Anesthesia, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
Early Oral Fluid Intake in Children After Day Surgery
This study investigates the safety and tolerability of early oral clear fluid intake in children aged 1-8 years undergoing elective outpatient non-gastrointestinal surgeries.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Anesthesia, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV), Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT06937684
- Testing
- Early Oral Fluid Intake, Traditional Oral Fluid Intake
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Postoperative Delirium
Prevention of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients
Prevention of Postoperative Delirium in the care of Elderly Patients. A Monocentric, Prospective Intervention Study With the Question of Whether the Incidence, Length and Severity of Postoperative Delirium Can be Reduced by…
- Trial name
- PODproject (NCT06248684)
- Testing
- standardized prevention and therapy measures
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Suicide, Attempted, Suicide Gesture
Protective Factors Against Elderly Suicide
Suicidal intentionality is generally stronger among the elderly, suicidal acts are more violent and are combined with a greater physical fragility.
- Trial name
- ProFAES (NCT03162744)
- Testing
- Post-suicidal crisis interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier de la Rochelle Ré Aunis
Elderly, Delirium of Unknown (Axis III) Etiology
Treatment of Delirium in the Elderly With Donepezil: a Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial
Nowadays features for the diagnosis of delirium are: 1. Disturbance of consciousness (i.e. reduced clarity of environment awareness) with reduced ability to focus, sustain or shift attention; 2.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Delirium of Unknown (Axis III) Etiology, Intensive Care (ICU) Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT01633593
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure
SMARTCARE Project: Deploying Integrated Health & Social Services for Independent Living by Older People
Against the background of the European Innovation Partnership on Active \& Healthy Ageing, SmartCare aims to define a common set of standard functional specifications for an open ICT platform enabling the delivery of integrated…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Falls Prevention
- Trial name
- SmartCare (NCT03112109)
- Testing
- 'New care'
- Volunteers
- 2,111 people
- Sponsor
- Him SA
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