Clinical trials: Geriatric Patient Care Improvement
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
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
Geriatric Patient Care Improvement, Postoperative Delirium (POD)
The Effects of Anesthesia Depth Monitoring on Postoperative Recovery and Cognitive Functions in the Geriatric Patient Population
This study will be conducted on patients aged 65 and older scheduled for surgery due to lumbar or cervical disc herniation. General anesthesia is routinely used for these types of surgeries in the hospital.
- Conditions
- Geriatric Patient Care Improvement, Postoperative Delirium (POD), Burst Suppression
- Trial name
- NCT06844279
- Testing
- Control Group: Standard Hemodynamic Monitoring, Processed Electroencephalogram (BIS Index), Processed Electroencephalogram (DSA Mode)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Aslıhan Güleç
Perioperative Care
Improvement of Perioperative Care of Elderly Patients
The focus of this study is the development of a perioperative treatment concept for elderly patients, based on individual necessities and risk factors, aiming to improve patient outcome.
- Trial name
- PeriAge (NCT03325413)
- Testing
- Systematic inclusion of family members, Preoperative information, Physical and breathing exercises
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Residents in Longterm Care Facilities
Better tArgetting, Better Outcomes for Frail ELderly Patients
The acronym for this proposal, BABEL, refers to the fact that a common "language" - the interRAI risk-stratification and decision-making tool - will be used in this project, allowing several measures of care quality in long-term…
- Trial name
- BABEL (NCT06034444)
- Testing
- interRAI LTCF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,692 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Medication Adherence
Improvement of Intentional and Unintentional Non-adherence in the Elderly
The purpose is to study if different factors influence medicine adherence in elderly people. In this study number of generic substitution and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplement is in focus.
- Trial name
- NCT01512238
- Testing
- Pharmaceutical care
- Volunteers
- 630 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Geriatric Patient Care Improvement
Effect of Postoperative Telehealth Counseling on Recovery and Self-Care in Geriatric Day Surgery Patients
This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to evaluate the effect of postoperative telehealth counseling on patient outcomes in geriatric patients undergoing day surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06892769
- Testing
- telehealth counseling
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Elderly
Improving Quality of Care for Elderly Patients in the Educational Setting
This is a multi-center exploratory study (each site got local IRB approval) of the impact of an educational toolkit combined with a practice-performance self-evaluation instrument (ABIM Care of the Vulnerable Elderly Practice…
- Trial name
- MacyCoVE (NCT01080235)
- Testing
- ABIM Care of Vulnerable Elderly Practice Improvement Module, Geriatric and Quality Improvement toolkit
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Obesity
Improvement in Physical Performance and Obesity Surgery in Patients Older Than 60 Years
The main objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of two weight losing strategies (obesity surgery with gastric banding, and standard of care) on physical performance in elderly obese persons submitted to a physical…
- Trial name
- ELDSURG (NCT02307942)
- Testing
- Gastric banding
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Improvement in COPD Elderly Patients Health: Study Protocol
Guidelines development, their implementation and the physicians' adherence may have an impact on the occurrence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations and patient's quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04301505
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Intervention 2
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 2,520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Geriatric Patient Care Improvement, EEG Data Analysis
Anesthetic Agent Titration With EEG Wave Analysis
Several studied shown that when general anesthesia is applied under BIS guidance, anesthetic doses are reduced. Additionally it has been found that the risk of postoperative delirium (POD) is reduced and postoperative recovery is…
- Trial name
- NCT07266727
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Polypharmacy, Inappropriate Prescribing
SPIDER: A Research & QI Collaboration Supporting Practices in Improving Care for Complex Elderly Patients
Elders living with multiple chronic conditions often take many drugs (polypharmacy); some of the drugs may not benefit them or may be harmful.
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy, Inappropriate Prescribing, Aged, Primary Health Care
- Trial name
- SPIDER (NCT03689049)
- Testing
- SPIDER, Usual Care
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto Practice Based Research Network
Attention Disorder
Analysis of the Impact of a Temporo-spatial Reorientation Tool on the Speed of Improvement of Confusional Syndrome
Confusion syndrome is defined by attentional disorders and disorganization of cognitive functions that are acute and reversible. There are patient-specific predisposing factors and precipitating factors.
- Trial name
- Rob'Gazette (NCT06498297)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Medication Adherence, Health Literacy
Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Outcomes in Geriatric Patients Through Integrated Clinical Pharmacy Services in an Innovative Model of Community Practice
It has been shown that patients can improve their safety through informed choice, safe medication use, and complication reporting.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, Geriatric Patient Care Improvement, Pharmacy Economic Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT01351441
- Testing
- Medication adherence consultation, Medication problems assessment, Beer's Criteria Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VascuScript Pharmacy
Geriatric Patients in the Transition From Hospital to Home
Improvement of Transition From Hospital to Home for Older Patients in Germany
The aim of the transsectoral care project TIGER is the reduction of readmission rates of geriatric patients. This aim shall be achieved by improving the hitherto inadequate care process for geriatric patients in the transition…
- Trial name
- TIGER (NCT03513159)
- Testing
- Pathfinder support
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School