Clinical trials: Home Care Services
Heart Failure, Copd
The DIVERT-CARE (Collaboration Action Research & Evaluation) Trial
Rationale: In Canada, home care clients are a large and expanding subgroup of medically complex older adults with relatively poor access to effective chronic disease management.
- Trial name
- DIVERT-CARE (NCT03012256)
- Testing
- Cardio-respiratory management model
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 896 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Acute Wounds
Investigation Evaluating Handling of Mepitel® One Used in Acute Wounds in Home Care
The primary objective is to evaluate the handling of Mepitel® One when used in acute wounds in home care. Secondary objective is to evaluate the comfort, conformability, stay-on ability, pain at removal, transparency of dressing…
- Trial name
- NCT01164982
- Testing
- Mepitel One
- Where
- Germany
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Rate of Hospitalization
Rates of Hospitalization in Home Care Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis
We have developed and implemented a program that offers home care assistance to patients wishing to perform home peritoneal dialysis, but are unable to do it for themselves.
- Trial name
- NCT00499213
- Testing
- Home Care Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Home Infusion Therapy, Infusion Pumps
Evaluation of Symptoms, Complications and Side Effects of Adding Medications Continuously To Subcutaneous Infusion (Hypodermoclysis) In Home Care Hospice Patients
Background: Terminal patients are often unable to swallow and need medications to control symptoms. In these cases medications are administered continuously and subcutaneously by a syringe driver.
- Trial name
- NCT00320866
- Testing
- syringe driver
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Maternal Health, Prenatal Care
Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and Infant Feeding Practices
The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with maternal healthcare services utilization and infant…
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Prenatal Care, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- HTHMCH (NCT06601439)
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Abuse Domestic, Abuse Neglect
A Path to Prevention of Elder Abuse in Long-term Care. Prevalence Study Among Staff in Long-term Care.
Globally, studies indicated that 16% of community dwelling older adults have been exposed to some form of abuse in the past 12 months.
- Conditions
- Abuse Domestic, Abuse Neglect, Abuse Physical, Abuse Verbal
- Trial name
- APPEAL (NCT07494422)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Evaluating a One-Year Version of the Parent-Child Assistance Program
The proposed project seeks to achieve three objectives that will, collectively, evaluate the effectiveness of a one-year version of the Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP-1) -a model for a home visitation and case management…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders, Alcohol Use Complicating Pregnancy, Unspecified Trimester, Drug Use Disorders
- Trial name
- PCAP-1 (NCT06163651)
- Testing
- Parent-Child Assistance Program - One-Year Version
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Capacity Building and Service Enhancement in Integrated Home Care Services
As people live longer lives, the ageing population causes an unprecedented rise in healthcare and social services demand. Limited studies were to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management measures of home care service and the…
- Trial name
- NCT05192096
- Testing
- Train-the-trainer workshop
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Dementia
Targeted Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Home Care Services
Continuity of care in home care services is necessary to facilitate the assessment and treatment of persons with dementia and cognitive failure.
- Trial name
- NCT04034680
- Testing
- TIME, Education-only intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
CONSTELLATIONS Living Lab: Improving the Care Transitions of Older Adults Living with Neurocognitive Disorders
The prevalence of major neurocognitive disorders (MNCDs), particularly Alzheimer's disease, among older adults is increasing. These individuals and their caregivers often face challenges due to inefficient and poorly coordinated…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Neurocognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT06608589
- Testing
- CoMPAS+ MNCDs Program - Quality improvement program targeting the care transitions of patients living with a major neurocognitive disorder and their caregivers
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
In-Home Care for Patients With PSP and Related Disorders
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and related disorders (PRD) are debilitating, costly, and understudied conditions. Improving access to comprehensive, specialized, in-home patient care offers the potential to minimize the downward…
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03552484
- Testing
- Home Visit Program, Usual Care/Online Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Staff Attitude
Enhanced Care Home Outcomes: A Qualitative Study
This qualitative study uses focus group methodology and purposive sampling with the aim of obtaining views of Care Home Support Service staff and other stakeholders about their experiences of a redesigned National Health Service…
- Trial name
- ECHO (NCT02703792)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Fecal Incontinence
Educational-Medical-Behavioral Treatment of Fecal Incontinence
In previous studies at a university referral center the investigators demonstrated that a multicomponent conservative treatment for fecal incontinence was effective.
- Trial name
- FIX (NCT01717456)
- Testing
- Education, Fiber supplements, Laxatives or anti-diarrheals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure
Leveraging Home Health Aides to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure
The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of an intervention among home health aides caring for adults admitted to home care with a primary diagnosis of heart failure at VNS Health Partners in Care (home care…
- Trial name
- NCT04239911
- Testing
- mHealth app, Virtual training course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Older Adults, Participation
ASSIST 1.0 an Intervention Program Addressing Reablement Services
Reablement holds a potential to become a new rehabilitation model and has been implemented in some western countries including Norway and Denmark.
- Trial name
- NCT03505619
- Testing
- ASSIST 1.0
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Substance Use Disorders, Criminal Behavior
Improving Outcomes in Social Services Through Routine Outcome Monitoring and Systematic Client Feedback
In this project the investigators want to test whether a new method FIT (Feedback informed treatment) can improve the interventions people receive through social services.
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Criminal Behavior, Domestic Violence, Social Care
- Trial name
- NCT07303608
- Testing
- Feedback informed treatment (FIT), Treatment as usual (TAU)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department Visits
Emergency Care at Home
This study will assess the efficacy of receiving emergency care at home versus in the brick-and-mortar emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT06299774
- Testing
- Emergency care at home, Emergency care at a brick-and-mortar emergency department
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Medical Abortion
Simplifying Menstrual Regulation (MR): Post Abortion Care in Pakistan
This study is an additional component of protocol 6005, titled Simplifying Menstrual Regulation (MR): Exploring the role of at-home semi-quantitative pregnancy tests for follow-up to menstrual regulation service provision in…
- Trial name
- NCT02343913
- Testing
- PAC checklist
- Where
- 15 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 329 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Frailty and Complexity Among Home Service Recipients
The purpose of the study is to develop frailty and complexity computation algorithms based on the French version of the interRAI-HC and, in doing so, to provide homecare nurses with valid and reliable screening tools for their…
- Trial name
- fraXity (NCT03883425)
- Testing
- interRAI-HC assessments
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Muscle Weakness
Promoting Seniors' Health With Home Care Aides
This study aims to test whether a safe physical activity program with a built-in motivational enhancement component, performed in a seated position, preserves the function and well-being of older home care clients.
- Trial name
- NCT03301116
- Testing
- Healthy Moves for Aging Well (Healthy Moves), Active Mind for Aging Well (Active Mind)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago