Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Aged, Critical Care
Impact of the Intervention of Pharmacists and Geriatrician on Drug Prescription in Elderly Patients in a Surgical ICU
In order to optimize drug prescription and to reduce potentially inappropriate medications, a pharmaceutical analysis activity is conducted in our establishment for several years.
- Trial name
- IATROAGE (NCT03706092)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Primary Health Care, Aged
Human Factors Intervention to Reduce Risk in Primary Care of the Elderly
Human factors engineering literature makes clear that appropriate, well-designed and well-timed information improves decision making and can reduce mental workload.
- Conditions
- Primary Health Care, Aged, Clinical Information
- Trial name
- SAFE-C (NCT01326637)
- Testing
- Patient Overview Document
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), INSTITUTIONAL CARE
ROLE OF DUAL-TASK COST IN PREDICTING FALL RISK AMONG OLDER ADULTS RECEIVING INSTITUTIONAL CARE
There is a need for studies that examine the role of dual-task cost in predicting fall risk among older adults receiving institutional care and that develop classification models that can be used in clinical practice.
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), INSTITUTIONAL CARE, Dual Task Cost, Falls in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT07631975
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Hip Fracture
Three Care Models for Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture
Hip fracture in the elderly is associated with excess mortality of 5 to 20%, and mobility problems that usually results in costly hospital stays and lengthy rehabilitation procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01350557
- Testing
- Comprehensive care, Subacute care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Neonates, Infants Aged 0 Days to 12 Months Scheduled for Elective Surgery
Upper Airway Ultrasound to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy in Neonates and Infants
Upper airway ultrasound (UA-US) has been utilized in adults to predict difficult laryngoscopy (Cormick-Lehane view 3 or 4) and difficult tracheal intubation (DTI) (≥3 intubation attempts) and with moderate-to-high sensitivity and…
- Trial name
- NCT07444528
- Testing
- Upper airway ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hospital Readmissions of Elderly Patients
Geriatric Transitional Care for Older Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department: Impact on Early Readmissions
Elderly adults have high rates of emergency department (ED) visits. Specificities of this population challenge organizations of care in the ED, and older adults are at risk of pejorative outcomes after an ED stay.
- Trial name
- LASUITE (NCT05814328)
- Testing
- Transitional Care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,322 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Pneumonia, Elderly Infection
CT Scan Compared to CXR and LUS in Pneumonia in the Elderly
Introduction: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality and a common indication for antibiotic in elderly patients. However, its diagnosis is often inaccurate.
- Trial name
- OCTOPLUS (NCT04978116)
- Testing
- Chest X-Ray (CXR), Low-dose CT scan (LDCT), Lung ultrasonography (LUS)
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 473 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Old Age; Atrophy
The Effect of a Combined Personalized Nutritional Intervention and a Personalized Graded Activity Functional Training Program on Physical Performance in Hospitalized Older Patients, Compared to Usual Care
This project aims to improve physical performance in older patients, by offering a personalized combined nutritional intervention with a physical activity training program.
- Trial name
- FITFOOD (NCT05413616)
- Testing
- FITFOOD lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Breast Neoplasms, Breast Self-Examination
Health Belief Model-Based Survey on Breast Self-Examination Awareness and Practice Among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Women
This observational study aims to evaluate the current status of breast self-examination (BSE) practices and related influencing factors among middle-aged and older women in urban communities, using the Health Belief Model (HBM)…
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasms, Breast Self-Examination, Cancer Screening, Health Belief Model
- Trial name
- HBM-BSE (NCT07149636)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Patient Admission, Death
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission Decisions in the Elderly : the ICE-CUB Study
Percentage of patients over 80 admitted in ICU varies greatly from one center to another. ICU admission criteria of older patients are scarcely described and benefit of ICU admission for those patients is uncertain.
- Conditions
- Patient Admission, Death, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- IceCub (NCT00912600)
- Testing
- Intensive Care Unit admission
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,643 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Mental Illness
Effectiveness of Screening and Counselling for Elderly With Psychological Problems
The aim of the study is to test whether screening followed by brief problem-solving counselling in primary care could improve the quality of life of elderly patients with undiagnosed psychological problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00283270
- Testing
- Brief counselling, Behavior
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Osteopathy
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Osteopathy in the Management of Pain in Elderly People
This type of study can have an impact on public health policy and help improve the management of pain in people with EHPAD; Propose better use of drug treatments and non-pharmacological methods such as osteopathy; Help…
- Trial name
- IPODE (NCT03382236)
- Testing
- osteopathy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Léa Gouaux
Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders
Transdiagnostic, Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention for in School-aged Children With Emotional and Behavioral Disturbances
Background Impairing emotional and behavioural problems are common in children and adolescents and mark a three-fold increased risk of mental disorder in young adulthood.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Symptoms, Depressive Disorders
- Trial name
- MindMyMind RCT (NCT03535805)
- Testing
- Mind My Mind (MMM), Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital
Pain Management and Care
Contribution of the MEOPA in the Physiotherapy Care of Painful Articular Steepness Among Elderly
The MEOPA is used to obtain an analgesia of the short-term painful acts. To the population of elderly patients, the therapeutic resources to control the passing pain require in their manipulation a certain caution and are not…
- Trial name
- NCT02230007
- Testing
- MEOPA
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Aged, Intensive Care Units
Dexmedetomidine-Esketamine Combination for Sedation and Analgesia in ICU Patients
Patients with mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) often develop anxiety and agitation, sleep distuebances, and delirium. Delirium occurrence is associated with worse early and long-term outcomes.
- Conditions
- Aged, Intensive Care Units, Ventilators, Mechanical, Dexmedetomidine
- Trial name
- NCT06468436
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine-Esketamine Combination, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,508 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital
Loneliness
Compartiendo Salud: Community-Based Intervention for Loneliness
Unwanted loneliness is the gap between the social relations a person has and those they want. The main objective of this research is to assess the impact of a multidimensional community-based intervention on the feeling of…
- Trial name
- SoledadLP (NCT06829758)
- Testing
- Compartiendo Salud
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Servicio Canario de Salud
Frail Elderly, Fall Risk
Functional Changes and Fall Risk in Older Adults Participating in a Frailty Program
This prospective observational study aims to describe changes in physical function and fall risk in adults aged 70 years and older participating in a routine multicomponent frailty and falls prevention program in primary care.
- Trial name
- FRAIL-ALAMA (NCT07572851)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program- 1 times per week., Multicomponent Exercise Program- 2 times per week.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vigo
Dementia
The Effect of a Comprehensive Dementia Education Program on Improving Attitudes Toward People Living With Dementia
This randomized controlled trial focuses on Indonesian nursing students and examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) dementia education programs. The study addresses the following research questions: 1.
- Trial name
- VReducationRCT (NCT07265856)
- Testing
- Comprehensive VR Program, Conventional Lecture Program (Non-VR)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga
Breathing, Mouth, Pneumonia
Mouth Odor on Preventing Pneumonia by Oral Frailty
This research plan aims to first collect data on the oral function and oral hygiene status of the elderly population in the community and to understand the normal model of oral frailty among the older adults in the community.
- Conditions
- Breathing, Mouth, Pneumonia, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05987982
- Testing
- Oral exercises and oral hygiene, Oral care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Delirium in Old Age, Fragility Fracture
Use of Anesthetic Block for the Prevention of in Hospital Delirium in Patients of the Orthogeriatric Clinical Care Center of the HUFSFB and HUSJI From 2019 - 2020
The purpose of this study is to identify the association between analgesic management with blockade of the iliac fascia versus intravenous analgesia with the presence of delirium during hospital stay in patients admitted to the…
- Conditions
- Delirium in Old Age, Fragility Fracture, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT04654962
- Testing
- Anesthetic nerve block
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota
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