Clinical trials: Geriatric Psychiatry
Social Isolation, Loneliness
Intergenerational Program for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Discharged From the Emergency Department
Social isolation and loneliness worsens older adults' risk of dementia, quality of life, and death as much as smoking. Older adults are more likely to use emergency services and are also more likely to experience social isolation…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Loneliness, Geriatric
- Trial name
- SIL (NCT05998343)
- Testing
- Intergenerational HOW R U?, Same-Generation Peer Support HOW R U?
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward
Urinary tract infections are one of the most common types of infections in older persons. The general aim of this study is to improve the epidemiological knowledge and develop a better diagnostic algorithm for urinary tract…
- Trial name
- UTI_UCP (NCT02368847)
- Testing
- Diagnostic tests
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, Insomnia
Implementation of a Pharmacist-Driven Antipsychotic Deprescribing Initiative in the PACE Setting: A Pilot Study
The aim of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility of implementing an antipsychotic deprescribing initiative that is driven by pharmacists working collaboratively with the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT04288193
- Testing
- Recommendation to Deprescribe
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Tabula Rasa HealthCare
Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
The Use of Antipsychotics in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
The aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate and describe the use of antipsychotics among participants enrolled in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a community-based practice setting.
- Trial name
- NCT03692182
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Tabula Rasa HealthCare
Autistic Disorder
Randomized Study of Intensive One-on-one Behavioral Treatment for Preschool Aged Children With Autism
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effectiveness of intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment in the home or neighborhood compared with at home, individualized, parent training in preschool aged children with autism. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004449
- Testing
- intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment, Individualized in home parent training
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Validate the French Version of GMS Package
Validation of the French Version of the Geriatric Mental State (GMS)
A major public health issues of today's aging population is the development of knowledge and expertise in geriatric medicine and psychiatry of the elderly.
- Trial name
- GMS-Package (NCT01061827)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Loneliness, Geriatric Depression
Applying a Chatbot to Geriatric Patients in Psychiatric Clinics: A Pilot Study
This study will use the caring chatbot developed by the Taipei University of Technology team to provide care for participants and use robots to talk to them to collect daily changes in mood, sleep, and activities, and analyze the…
- Trial name
- NCT05054660
- Testing
- caring chatbot
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder
Exploratory Study on the Mood and Cytokine Levels in Female Healthy Participants and Major Depressive Disorder Patients
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of an inflammatory and a psychosocial stressor and the combination thereof on mood in healthy young and elderly participants and patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT01533285
- Testing
- Salmonella typhi vaccine (Typhim Vi)
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders, Memory Disorders
The Effects and Cost-Effectiveness of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach for Psychogeriatric Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects and cost-effectiveness of a Diagnostic Observation Center for PsychoGeriatric patients (DOC-PG).
- Trial name
- NCT00402311
- Testing
- DOC-PG: integrated multidisciplinary assessment, Usual care: assessment by GP or one of the regional services
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
D012893, Sleep Disorder
Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances in Elderly People Hospitalized in Medicine, Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Departments: TOPASE Prospective Study, RIPH 3
Objectives and evaluation criteria: The main objective of this study is to evaluate changes in sleep quality in patients aged 60 and over since their admission to a medical, psychiatric or medical and rehabilitation ward in one…
- Trial name
- TOPASE (NCT06659575)
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Mental Health, Aging Disorder
Evaluation of the Efficiency of the PRPP (Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform) Task Analysis System on Support and Orientation Decisions for People With Aging Psychiatric Disorders (PATPV) Living in Independent Housing.
Over the past 30 years, mental health policy has been geared towards increasing the number of people receiving care in the community, with a reduction of over 50% in the number of general psychiatric beds.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Aging Disorder, Psychiatric Disorder
- Trial name
- ECO2PSY (NCT06738784)
- Testing
- Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform (PRPP) evaluation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux
Suicidal Ideation, Mental Health
Gamified Virtual Reality Exercise for Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults
This is a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a gamified virtual reality (VR)-based exercise program in reducing suicidal ideation among community-dwelling older adults…
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideation, Mental Health, Depression, Geriatric Psychiatry
- Trial name
- VR-GAME-SI (NCT07862803)
- Testing
- Gamified VR-Based Exercise Program, Conventional Exercise Program
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
Dementia, Agitation
Virtual Reality to Advance Dementia Care and Quality of Life
The goal of this feasibility clinical trial is to learn whether supervised virtual reality (VR) sessions can be safely and practically provided to adults aged 55 years and older with moderate-to-severe dementia who experience…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Agitation, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Major Neurocognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- VR-Care (NCT07893678)
- Testing
- Supervised Virtual Reality Sessions
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Unipolar Depression
Bright Light Therapy for Depressed Geriatric Inpatients
Bright light therapy has been shown to be effective for the treatment of both seasonal and non-seasonal unipolar depression as well as bipolar depression, primarily in outpatients under the age of 60.
- Trial name
- NCT07002554
- Testing
- Bright light therapy, dim red light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Depression
Screening and Treatment of Depression in the Community
To evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based strategy of routine population mass screening for depression with follow-up feedback and management in a primary care non-psychiatric setting involving a structured…
- Trial name
- NCT00430404
- Testing
- Collaborative care (Intervention)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Parkinson Disease
Randomized Study of the Effects of Glucose on Cognition in Healthy Young and Elderly People and Parkinson's Disease Patients
This study will determine whether glucose facilitates memory in healthy elderly people and those with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00004451
- Testing
- Glucose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression, Back Pain
ADAPT: Addressing Depression and Pain Together
The primary question addressed by this study is: Using a stepped care approach in primary care, what is the value of the combination of an antidepressant medication (Venlafaxine) and psychotherapy for seniors living with…
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT01124188)
- Testing
- Higher-dose venlafaxine, Supportive management, Problem Solving Therapy for Depression and Pain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 263 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Dementia, Behavioural Disorders
Use of Telemedicine in Collaboration Between a Psychogeriatric Unit and Nursing Homes
The investigators want to evaluate the use of video-conference in the collaboration between the investigators psychogeriatric department and nursing homes.
- Trial name
- TESAM (NCT01217268)
- Testing
- Training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference
- Where
- Norway
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Geriatric Disorder, Depression
Quality Register for Geriatric Psychiatry
QualGeP (KVALAP) is a quality register in Viken Research network for Geriatric Psychiatry. The objectives of the register are to enhance our knowledge of old persons with severe psychiatric disorders, and to secure an optimal…
- Trial name
- KVALAP (NCT01415310)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 19,000 people
- Sponsor
- Geir Selbaek
Diabete Mellitus, Dyslipidaemia
Prevalence and Associated Factors of High BMI and Periodontitis in Thai Adults Aged Under 60 Years
Overweight and obesity, as well as periodontitis, are common public health problems with increasing prevalence. Both conditions may be linked through shared mechanisms involving chronic low-grade systemic inflammation.
- Conditions
- Diabete Mellitus, Dyslipidaemia, Chronic Kidney Disease, Psychiatric Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07880717
- Testing
- Periodontal Examination, Questionnaire interview, Anthropometric measurements
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University