Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Cancer
A Supportive Care Intervention for Older Caregivers of Older Adults with Advanced Cancer
This project assesses the feasibility of utilizing the geriatric assessment as a tool to identify distressed older caregivers of older adults with cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05244915
- Testing
- Experimental (Delphi Surveys), Experimental (Focus Groups), Qualitative interviews
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Pain, Chronic, Opioid Use Disorder
Pain and Opioid Management in Older Adults
The extent and depth of the ongoing opioid crisis are well known and many interventions are under way in the United States and other countries to alleviate its devastating impact on individuals and the society.
- Trial name
- RISE-OK (NCT05037682)
- Testing
- Dissemination and Implementation Research
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,035 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Care Burden, Anxiety
Group Music Therapy Intervention With Informal Carers of Elderly Dependents
To evaluate the effects of a group music therapy intervention with informal caregivers of elderly people on clinical psychological symptoms, taking into account variables such as caregiver burden, anxiety and depression.
- Conditions
- Care Burden, Anxiety, Depression, Coping Strategies
- Trial name
- MUSIC CARES (NCT06028815)
- Testing
- Group music therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Deusto
Depressive Symptoms
Collaborative Stepped Care and Peer Support Programme for Older People At-Risk of or With Depression
To develop a viable and sustainable best practice model to promote elderly mental wellness and prevent elderly depression for Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has initiated a pilot holistic support project…
- Trial name
- JCJoyAge (NCT03593889)
- Testing
- Collaborative stepped care and peer support programme, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 8 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 3,702 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Geriatric Care
Three Dimensional Puzzle (3D Puzzle) Game Applied to Geriatric Individuals Cognitive Skills and Impact on Life Engagement
Title: Three Dimensional Puzzle (3D Puzzle) Game Applied to Geriatric Individuals Cognitive Skills and Impact on Life Engagement* Objective: The research is a randomized controlled experimental study with a pre-test-post-test…
- Trial name
- NCT07195578
- Testing
- Three Dimensional Puzzle Game (3D puzzle)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Ambulatory Stroke Unit Treatment for Elderly Patients
ARTIFICE is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, exploratory non-inferiority trial evaluating whether an ambulatory stroke unit model (aSU) is non-inferior to conventional inpatient stroke unit care (SU) in…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Retinal Ischemia
- Trial name
- ARTIFICE (NCT07420374)
- Testing
- Ambulatory Stroke Unit Care, Conventional Stroke Unit Care
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Nursing Care, Quality of Life
Nurse Led Transitional Care Model in Cardiac Surgery
To evaluate the effectiveness of Nurse Led Transitional Care Model (TCM) on the functional autonomy, quality of life and rehospitalization rates of elderly patients undergoing open heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Nursing Care, Quality of Life, Transitional Care
- Trial name
- NCT04384289
- Testing
- Nursing care based on the Transitonal Care Model
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Covid19, Death
COVID-19 Infections and Mortality in Long-term Care Facilities During the First Wave
The medical charts of all COVID-19 cases (n=1200) from 17 long-term care facilities in Montreal, Canada will be reviewed, to compare patients who survived to patients who did not survive.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Death, Infection Viral, Infections, Respiratory
- Trial name
- NCT04782427
- Testing
- COVID-19 infection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre integre universitaire de sante et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
Postoperative Delirium, Elderly Patient
Diagnosis, Incidence and Consequences of PACU-Delirium
This study aims to 1. determine sensitivity and specificity of the Confusion Assessment Method for Postanesthesia Care Unit (CAM-PACU) 2.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Delirium, Elderly Patient, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- PADE-DIC (NCT04978870)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Perception
Emerging Physical Therapy Practice in Palliative Care: A Survey of Perceptions of Physical Therapists
The purpose of this study is to explore emerging physical therapy practice in palliative care, and the perceptions of physical therapists regarding their care of the functionally dependent elderly, including: (1) the role and…
- Trial name
- NCT01336361
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Functional Impairment, Frailty
A Partnered Evaluation to Improve the Identification and Management of Functional Impairment and Frailty Among Older Veterans in Primary Care Settings
Maintaining functional status, or the ability to perform daily activities, is central to older adults' quality of life, health, and ability to remain independent.
- Trial name
- NCT06404970
- Testing
- Screening intervention, Standard bundle of implementation strategies, Enhanced bundle of implementation strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sleep Disorder, Complaint, Subjective Health
Evaluation of the Benefits of Individualized Advice Administration on Quality of Sleep for the Elderly Living at Home
Sleep disorder is often a complaint from the older people. Prevalence of sleep disorder increases with aging and reaches between 20 to 45% of the people of 65 years old and more. Sleep physiologically changes with aging.
- Trial name
- CISPAD (NCT03594851)
- Testing
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Sleep diary, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier de la Region de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace
Colon Cancer, Colon Neoplasm
Geriatric Assessment and Intervention in Older Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
The GEPOC study investigates the effect of comprehensive geriatric assessment and intervention for frail older patients (65 years or older) undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Colon Neoplasm, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- GEPOC (NCT03719573)
- Testing
- Geriatric intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
GI Cancer, Lymphoma
Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of a training program designed to help doctors communicate better with older patients and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- GI Cancer, Lymphoma, GU Cancer, Bone Marrow Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT03530969
- Testing
- Self-Efficacy Assessment, UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale, Course Evaluations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Health Services for the Aged, Emergency Service, Hospital
Impact of a Dedicated Geriatric Sector on the Loss of Functional Autonomy at 1 Month for Patients Admitted to Emergencies and Non-hospitalised
Several studies have shown that going to the emergency room is a risk factor for loss of independence in the elderly. It has been shown that the period following an emergency room visit without hospitalization is a period of…
- Conditions
- Health Services for the Aged, Emergency Service, Hospital, Ambulatory Care
- Trial name
- URG-GERIA (NCT04970784)
- Testing
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) questionnaire (The Katz index )
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Frail Elderly, Clostridioides Difficile
Clostridioides Difficile and Frailty
CDI is a major cause of antibiotics-associated diarrhoea. More than half of the patients affected are 70 years or older and frail. Mortality among older patients with CDI is high.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Clostridioides Difficile, Geriatric Assessment, Faecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Trial name
- CLODIFRAIL (NCT05447533)
- Testing
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), Continued geriatric care, Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Nutrition Disorders, Gastrostomy
A Retrospective Analysis of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Experiences
The application of PEG in geriatric-palliative care has not been well discussed. With the development of endoscopic procedures and PEG devices, we can perform this minimally invasive method more safely, even in challenging cases.
- Trial name
- NCT05075616
- Testing
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Diarrhea
Hospital Onset Diarrhoea Investigation
This service evaulation aims to investigate how common diarrhoea is in hospital patients on medical, surgical and elderly care wards, what it is due to and how it is managed.
- Trial name
- HOODINI (NCT03321578)
- Where
- 24 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Health Services for the Aged, Frailty
e-GAB: Electronic Geriatric Assessment Bundle: Development of an Arabic Self-administered Android CGA Application
The aim of this study is to design and assess the accuracy of administering the electronic Geriatric Assessment Bundle (e-GAB) compared to geriatrician performed comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in a group of Egyptian…
- Conditions
- Health Services for the Aged, Frailty, Cognitive Impairment, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04211285
- Testing
- e-GAB, standard physician performed CGA
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
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