Clinical trials: Health Service for the Aged
Frail Elders
Evaluation of the Singapura Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (SingaPACE) Demonstration Project
This is a RCT studying the effectiveness of the Singapore Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (SingaPACE) demonstration project over a 36 month period.
- Trial name
- SingaPACE (NCT01568801)
- Testing
- SingaPACE
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Health Services for the Aged, Advance Care Planning
Home-based Nurse Intervention in the Care of High Risk of Death Patients After Discharge From Geriatric Department
This study consists to evaluate the feasibility of a case-management intervention of Advance Care Plan (ACP) placement for elderly patients at high risk of death at twelve months discharged alive from acute geriatric medicine.
- Trial name
- SAPHARI (NCT06481917)
- Testing
- Advance care plan, Ergonomic analysis, Evaluation of intervention acceptability
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University
Aged, Quality of Life
Improving Sports and Recreation Services in Mashhad for Elderly and Intergenerational Interaction (ESPIRE-M)
This interventional study aims to design strategies to improve service quality and productivity in recreational sports facilities in Mashhad Municipality, focusing on creating an age-friendly city.
- Conditions
- Aged, Quality of Life, Mental Health
- Trial name
- ESPIRE-M (NCT06860126)
- Testing
- Intergenerational Activity Program: This indicates a program that involves activities designed for interaction between older adults and younger participants, Yoga and Mindfulness Sessions, Physical Exercise and Storytelling
- Where
- 2 sites in Iran
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zinat Ebrahimi
Home-dwelling Elderly, Health Care Recipient
Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS) Encounter Notification Service Pilot Project
This study evaluates the value of the automated notification service that allows more timely information access and sharing. A 12-month RCT will be conducted to determine the efficacy of the provision of the service to an elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT04186351
- Testing
- Encounter notification service
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 864 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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
Weight Loss, Thinness
Low Indexes of Metabolism - Information to Teams (LIMIT)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether alerting primary care providers by email about low values of BMI, HbA1c% or cholesterol will affect treatment and improve overall survival and other health indexes of people older…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Thinness, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- LIMIT (NCT02476578)
- Testing
- Volunteers
- 8,584 people
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Health Service for the Aged
Interactive Stepping Exercise on Executive Function and Gait Variability
The present study is to examine the effects of interactive stepping exercise on executive function and gait variability in community-dwelling older adults
- Trial name
- NCT03621267
- Testing
- Interactive Stepping Exercise, Home exercise program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged
Geriatric-CO-mAnagement for Cardiology Patients in the Hospital
The primary objective of the evaluation study is to determine if geriatric co-management is superior to standard of care in preventing functional decline in older patients admitted for acute heart disease or Transcatheter Aortic…
- Conditions
- Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- G-COACH (NCT02890927)
- Testing
- Cardio-geriatric co-management
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 454 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Health Services for the Aged, Geriatrics
Educational Guidelines Aimed at Pre-frail Elderly: Intervention Proposal
INTRODUCTION: aging is the natural process of deterioration of the reserves of biological systems, human beings are inherent to this process.
- Trial name
- NCT04997746
- Testing
- Multiprofessional educational interventions, Measurement of anthropometric measurements
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leonardo Paroche de Matos
Elderly Women
Telerehabilitation on Physical and Mental Health of the Elderly in the Covid-19 Pandemic Context
Introduction: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic scenario, social distancing has become the main strategy to contain this pandemic, causing negative impacts on the physical and mental health of the elderly population.
- Trial name
- NCT05465811
- Testing
- Program of physical exercises and health education by telerehabilitation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paulista University
Old Age; Debility, Health Services for the Aged
Physiotherapy Led Community Intervention for Older Adults Discharged From the Emergency Department
ED PLUS Emergency Department Discharge Physiotherapy Led Community Service is a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial investigating the role of an integrated care intervention consisting of comprehensive geriatrics…
- Trial name
- EDPLUS (NCT04983602)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment arm, EDPLUS
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Limerick
Health Services for the Aged
Behavioral Pharmacology of Cannabis in Older Adults
This study examines the effects of cannabis on mood, cognitive and psychomotor performance, balance and vital signs in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06055309
- Testing
- Cannabis (up to three doses)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Cancer
The CARE Program: CAncer REhabilitation Pilot Study for Older Adults
The CARE Program is a randomized trial of a cancer rehabilitation program designed to help older cancer patients who have shown to have a loss of function.
- Trial name
- CARE Program (NCT02306252)
- Testing
- Occupational and Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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
Older Adults (50-90 Years), Depression
Integrating Depression Care Into HIV Services for Older People With HIV Using a Stepped Care, Task-Sharing Approach.
Depression levels will be compared using PHQ-9 in the Treatment as Usual arm(TAU) VS intervention arm to see if the stepped care intervention is effective in treating depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06894680
- Testing
- Stepped care, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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
Health Services for the Aged, Quality of Life
Person Centered Nursing Homes: Impact Assessment Of Centered Person Care In Nursing Homes
Cohort Observational Study. The study will assess differences in quality of life, well-being and mood between persons living in a nursing home following usual care and persons living in nursing homes following a centered person…
- Conditions
- Health Services for the Aged, Quality of Life, Mood
- Trial name
- RECENPE (NCT03200145)
- Testing
- ACP intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio Salut i Envelliment UAB
Elderly, Pharmaceutical Care
Medication Safety of Elderly Patients in Hospital and Ambulatory Setting
The purpose of this study is to determine whether additional pharmaceutical care for elderly patients (home-cared patients, nursing-home residents) has a positive impact on drug-related readmissions.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Pharmaceutical Care, Hospital Readmission, Health Services for the Aged
- Trial name
- NCT01578525
- Testing
- Pharmaceutical Care Service
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Brain Injuries, Cognitive Impairment
Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Challenges After Brain Injury
Background: There is a need for standardized interventions in community rehabilitation that can improve everyday task performance for older adults with cognitive challenges after acquired brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05148247
- Testing
- The Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform System of Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Geriatrics, Residence for Dependent Elderly
Impact of Multidisciplinary Review of Drug Prescriptions on Patient Safety in a Residence for Dependent Elderly
The main objective of the study is to show that the multidisciplinary review of drug prescriptions changes the adverse drug event (ADE) geriatric risk score (according to Trivalle and Ducimetière 2013) for patients living in the…
- Conditions
- Geriatrics, Residence for Dependent Elderly, Health Services for the Aged
- Trial name
- Rev-EHPAD (NCT02118259)
- Testing
- Before-after study
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes