Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Colorectal Neoplasms, Frailty
Effect of CGA for Frail Elderly Patients Operated for Colorectal Cancer - The CRC Frailty-study
This multicentre randomized controlled trial aims to investigate whether an individualized comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and care will improve postoperative results in frail elderly patients undergoing surgery for…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Frailty, CGA
- Trial name
- NCT04358328
- Testing
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and care, Standard care
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
COVID-19, Elderly Patients
Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in COVID-19
The primary aim is to study the short-term outcome of elderly ICU patients (≥ 70 years) suffering from COVID-19 using a multicenter and multi-national approach.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Elderly Patients, Critical Illness, Survival
- Trial name
- COVIP (NCT04321265)
- Where
- 7 sites in Denmark, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Sleep Disturbance, Delirium
Lemborexant for Sleep and Delirium Prevention in Elderly ICU Patients
Sleep disturbance is very common among critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), particularly in older adults after surgery.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Delirium, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT07407400
- Testing
- Lemborexant
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Training, Quality of Care
Training and Support Programme on Data-driven Quality Development for Swiss Long-Term Care Facilities (NIP-Q-UPGRADE Subaim 2.6)
Since 2019, long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Switzerland have been required by the Federal Insurance Law (KVG, Art. 59a) to report data for the calculation and public reporting of medical quality indicators (MQIs) in four…
- Conditions
- Training, Quality of Care, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Long Term Care
- Trial name
- NCT07068009
- Testing
- Training and Support Programme on Data-driven Quality Development
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé la Source
Aging, Frailty
Evaluation of a Health Monitoring Platform for Elderly in Home Care Context
This study aims at, as a primary objective, studying acceptability of elderly about a health monitoring platform for home support and home care.
- Trial name
- ACCORDS (NCT04514536)
- Testing
- Health monitors
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Heart Failure
Hospitalization at Home of Elderly Patients With Heart Failure
Aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of hospital-at-home treatment compared with inpatient care in selected elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure (CHF).
- Trial name
- NCT00623571
- Testing
- Treatment of elderly patients in a GMW, Treatment of elderly patients in GHHS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease
Regional Innovation in Chronic Disease and Elderly Care
This project aims to develop a community-based health promotion intervention model for populations at potential risk of metabolic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT07578090
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Fu Jen Catholic University
Fear Anxiety, Satisfaction
The Effect of Reading Fairy Tales and Coloring on Children's Fear Level in Children Who Are Administered Inhaler Medication With a Mask.
This thesis study was conducted as an unblinded, randomized controlled experiment to examine the effects of reading and coloring fairy tales, which can be used during inhaler medication administration with a mask, on children's…
- Trial name
- NCT06486389
- Testing
- reading fairy tales, painting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Homocysteine, Coronary Artery Disease
The Study of Relationship of Plasma Concentrations of Folic Acid, Vitamin B and Homocysteine With Carotid Atherosclerosis and Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilatation of Geriatric and Young Patients in the Ambulatory Care Department of NTUH
Elevation of plasma homocysteine has been recognized as one of the risk factors of atherosclerotic disease. The objectives of this study are: (1) to investigate the level of plasma homocysteine and the prevalence of…
- Trial name
- NCT00172250
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Frail Elderly, Elderly
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of the Nursing Home Patients - 12 Month Retrospective Study
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital poses significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Elderly, Hospitalization, Geriatrics
- Trial name
- NCT01213225
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Aged, Older Adults
danceSing Care Evaluation: Testing the Feasibility
The investigators wanted to find out if digital music and movement resources could be delivered in care homes. They rolled out a 12-week programme to 10 care homes and had 47 care home residents participate in the research.
- Conditions
- Aged, Older Adults, Healthy Aging, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05559203
- Testing
- danceSing Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stirling
Cancer
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Management for Canadian Elders With Cancer
A multicentre two-group parallel single-blind (outcome assessor) randomized controlled trial (RCT). A cost effectiveness study alongside a clinical trial using a payer and societal perspective to study the cost-effectiveness of…
- Trial name
- NCT03154671
- Testing
- Geriatric assessment and management
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 351 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Dental Caries, Gingivitis
Domiciliary Professional Oral Care for Dependent Elderly
Today's increase of dentate elderly, many of them dependent, is a challenge, both according to the personal daily oral hygiene and dentistry.
- Trial name
- NCT02669979
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Social Care, Medical Care
Evaluation of Medical and Social Care for Elderly Patients, Between Hospital and Home: TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION Out of Hospitalization by Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Units in Ile-de-France Region
Prospective, observational, non-interventional, comparative, multicenter RIPH3 study to investigate the impact of HTSH on length of hospital stay in referring services.
- Conditions
- Social Care, Medical Care, Elderly Patients
- Trial name
- HTSH (NCT06677645)
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Elderly, Medication Reconciliation
Comprehensive Management of Drug Prescriptions Throughout the Elderly Person's Hospital Care
This study evaluates the impact of optimizing drug prescriptions on re-admissions of elderly patients within 30 days after hospital discharge.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Medication Reconciliation, Patient Readmission
- Trial name
- OPTISORT (NCT03666793)
- Testing
- global care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University
Neurocognitive Disorders, Dementia
Care at 360º: A Long-term Individual Cognitive Stimulation Program
The aim of the intervention proposed in the present study is to assess the effect of a cognitive stimulation (CS) intervention program in an individual and long-term format, for non-institutionalized elderly people with…
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders, Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT04417751
- Testing
- Cognitive Stimulation
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- CEDIARA - Assoc. Solidariedade Social de Ribeira de Fráguas
Hip Fractures, Anesthesia
Variations in Anesthesia Care for Hip Fracture Surgery
The investigators will use health administrative data to examine the variation of anesthesia type for hip fracture surgery, as well as sources of variation and predictors of variation.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Anesthesia, Death
- Trial name
- NCT02787031
- Testing
- Neuraxial anesthesia, General anesthesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 107,317 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Long-Term Care, Aged
The Effectiveness of Applying Art Therapy on Social Interaction, Self-esteem and Well-Being for Elderly Residents in Long-Term Care Institutions
When aging, older people migrate to long-term care institutions. The elderly residents lack autonomy due to the characteristics of group life.
- Trial name
- NCT05098756
- Testing
- Art therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Health Behaviour
Can Primary Care Change Elderly Physical Activity and Salt Intake? An Australian Pilot Trial
A randomised controlled trial to test if offering three visits to a dietician + two visits to a physiotherapist over six months + a home sphygmomanometer, will result in a reduction in sodium intake and an increase in fitness in…
- Trial name
- ECOBEING (NCT01693536)
- Testing
- Lifestyle counselling
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health HQ
Iatrogenic Effect
Effect of the Use of a Therapeutic Conciliation Document at the Outlet of Hospital, on the Emergency Use of Hospital Care in Patient Aged Over 75 Years Old.
The drug iatrogenesis represents an important public health problem. In the Iatromed project, we want to to assess a specific therapeutic drug conciliation sheet (TDC).
- Trial name
- IATROMED (NCT02916836)
- Testing
- therapeutic drug conciliation sheet (TDC), No Use of therapeutic drug conciliation sheet (TDC)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
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