Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Mortality
Statins In The Elderly
In patients ≥ 75 years, there is no evidence that statins in primary prevention are associated with a decreased mortality and recent US recommendations consider statins in people only between 40 and 75 years.
- Trial name
- SITE (NCT02547883)
- Testing
- Cessation of statin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,230 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Depression
Primary Prevention of Major Depression in Later Life
The Institute of Medicine has called for studies of "indicated" preventive interventions to reduce the incidence of mental illness in persons already symptomatic but not yet presenting with fully developed clinical syndromes.
- Trial name
- NCT00326677
- Testing
- Problem Solving Therapy, Dietary Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care
Assessing the Impact of DAy Programs on Individuals Living with Dementia and Their Family/friend Caregivers
This study seeks to understand the effects of adult day programs on older adults, especially those with dementia, and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care, Old Age; Dementia, Family/Friend Caregivers
- Trial name
- NCT06496945
- Testing
- Adult day program use, Other community care (non-attendees)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- York University
Advanced Cancer
Care Planning Framework in Advanced Cancer (ABC123)
Pilot study assessing the feasibility and acceptability of the ABC123 framework, as well as goal concordance between patient and clinician stated goals.
- Trial name
- NCT05408507
- Testing
- ABC123 Framework
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Homelessness, Health Promotion
Pilot Feasibility Trial of HEALthy Beginnings for Middle-Aged, and Older Homeless Women
This is a mixed methods pilot feasibility trial of HEALthy Beginnings, an innovative, nurse-driven intervention. Middle-aged and older, homeless women (MAO-HW) will participate in the HEALthy Beginnings intervention and select…
- Conditions
- Homelessness, Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Self-care, Multimorbidity
- Trial name
- HB (NCT06743685)
- Testing
- HEALthy Beginnings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Dementia, Femur Fracture
Care of Older People With Cognitive Impairment or Dementia Hospitalized in Traumatology Units
This is a quasi-experimental design with repeated observations, taken at baseline, post-intervention, and at one and three months post-intervention.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Femur Fracture, Continuity of Patient Care
- Trial name
- CARExDEM (NCT04048980)
- Testing
- CARExDEM
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 432 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Elderly People, Living Alone in a Residence With Care Giver
Comparative Study of QuietCare
The objective of the study is to examine the efficacy and safety of QuietCare in a randomized, open study in elderly subjects living in assisted/ independent living facilities for 6 months.
- Trial name
- NCT01839825
- Testing
- QuietCare
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan
Cutaneous Melanoma
Comparing the Effectiveness of Less Invasive Procedures With the Current Standard of Care for the Treatment of Older Adults With Early-Stage Melanoma
This phase III trial compares the effect of wide local excision (WLE) alone to usual care with WLE plus sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for the treatment of older adults with early-stage melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT07068074
- Testing
- Adjuvant Therapy, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Computed Tomography
- Where
- 181 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 428 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Hypertension, Medication Adherence
Trans-theoretical Model Based Home Visiting on Medication Behavior
This study was a single-blinded, two-armed, randomized controlled trial comparing a medication self-management intervention to usual care for hypertensive elderly in the residential care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT05951062
- Testing
- behavior management for anti-hypertensive medication
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Jing Chang
Older Adults
Frailty, Geriatric Syndromes and Care Pathways of Older Adults Living With HIV in West Africa
With currently available antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLWHIV) are living longer. This exposure to HIV and combination antiretroviral therapy may accelerate the aging of this population, thus increasing the…
- Trial name
- NCT07355413
- Where
- 6 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cancer, Elderly
Optimization and Improvement of Care Course for 75 Years and Over Patient With Cancer and Living in Nursing Home on the Marseille Agglomeration
According to data from the French National Cancer Institute (INCA), almost one third of the cancers were diagnosed in overs 75 years patients in France in 2008.
- Trial name
- ONCO-EHPAD (NCT03103659)
- Testing
- personalised care plan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Accidental Falls
The HIP-HOP Flooring Study: Helping Injury Prevention in Hospitalised Older People
In hospitals, older people can fall and hurt themselves. The investigators want to see if a new type of flooring can help stop people hurting themselves as badly, if they accidentally fall.
- Trial name
- NCT00817869
- Testing
- New flooring
- Where
- 8 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 571 people
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
Stroke
Neurovascular Unit for Aged Patients With Geriatric Care and Evaluation of Factors Associated With Autonomy Loss
There are few neurovascular units (short stay and MRS (medical and rehabilitation service)) dedicated to the care of older people after a stroke in France and around the world.
- Trial name
- NUAGE (NCT07805694)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pharmacogenetic Testing, Elderly
Pharmacist-led Pharmacogenomic Clinical Service Within the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly
Pharmacist-led pharmacogenomics (PGx) clinical services and medication safety reviews are currently being offered to PACE organizations under the direction of licensed healthcare prescribers by CareKinesis d/b/a Tabula Rasa…
- Conditions
- Pharmacogenetic Testing, Elderly, Opioid Use, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04971902
- Testing
- Pharmacogenetic Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Tabula Rasa HealthCare
Elder Abuse, Dementia
Responding to Elder Abuse in GERiAtric Care - Dementia
Abuse of older people is common and people with dementia are especially susceptible to abuse. Older people may be subjected to physical, psychological, sexual, financial abuse or neglect by relatives as well as health and social…
- Trial name
- REAGERA (NCT06659822)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Region Östergötland
Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction ( MMSE < 24 )
Animal-Assisted Therapy Combined With Standard Rehabilitation for Motor Recovery in Dementia Patients in a Medical and Rehabilitation Care Unit
The goal of this randomized study is to find out if animal-assisted therapy (AAT) - a structured program where trained animals take part in care sessions guided by health professionals - can help improve movement abilities in…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction ( MMSE < 24 ), Motor Skills Disorders
- Trial name
- RéMédi - A (NCT07730983)
- Testing
- Animal-Assisted Therapy, Standard psychomotor rehabilitation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- LNA SANTE
Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture, Hip Fracture Surgeries
Inflammatory Indices, Early Mortality, and ICU Stay in Geriatric PFN Patients
This retrospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the association between preoperative and postoperative inflammatory indices and early postoperative outcomes in geriatric patients undergoing proximal femoral nailing…
- Conditions
- Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture, Hip Fracture Surgeries, Geriatric Anesthesia
- Trial name
- PFN-RAR (NCT07607886)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Medication Adherence
Myocardial Infarction Prescription Duration Adherence Study
Quasi-experimental, controlled interrupted time series design, evaluating the impact of the intervention at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) where standardized prescriptions and education will be provided and St Joseph's Hospital…
- Trial name
- MIPAD (NCT03257579)
- Testing
- 90 Day Supply, Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20,896 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), Coronary Artery Disease
wCAR-Austria: A Women-Specific Score to Assess Cardiovascular Risk in Women Aged 40 to 65
The wCAR-Austria Study is a multicentre, prospective, interventional study evaluating a novel women-specific cardiovascular risk score (wCAR) in 800 women aged 40-65 years across Austria.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), Coronary Artery Disease, Atheroscleroses
- Trial name
- wCAR-Austria (NCT07849127)
- Testing
- Arm 1: wCAR-CARE - Precision Prevention (Arm A), Guideline-directed standard of care
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women's Heart Austria
Adverse Events Management in Nursing Homes
Risk Management in Nursing Homes
The Réseau QualiSanté (risk management network) hardly works on risk management in nursing homes. A model to help nursing homes managers to structure and analyze adverse events has been constructed by a working group of health…
- Trial name
- EHPAGE (NCT02908373)
- Testing
- Implementation of the coaching model
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,608 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
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