Clinical trials: Home-dwelling Elderly
Registered Nurses
Shortened Working Hours for Nurses in Elderly Care and Municipal Home Care - Work Environment, Work-life Balance & Well-being
Elderly care and municipal home care have and are facing several challenges with an increasing number of elderly people and fewer people of working age.
- Trial name
- NCT07520058
- Testing
- Shortened working hours
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- University of Gavle
Cystitis, Erysipelas
Hospital at Home for Elderly Acute Ill Patients
Many elderly patients with uncomplicated treatment courses are admitted unnecessarily, which is a burden for the patient and society. Studies show that Hospital at Home (HaH) treatment is an alternative to hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Cystitis, Erysipelas, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT05360914
- Testing
- Hospital at Home (HaH) treatment, Standard hospital admission
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 849 people
- Sponsor
- Defactum, Central Denmark Region
Malnutrition
The Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre Study (NHERC Study)
Elderly are at greater risk of dietary insufficiency due to age-related increases in nutrient requirements concomitant with a reduction in energy requirements, decreases in appetite and energy intake.
- Trial name
- NHERC (NCT03240952)
- Where
- 4 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Lifestyle, Healthy, Quality of Life
A Telehealth Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if an occupational therapy lifestyle program for community-dwelling older adults delivered individually through a telehealth platform can produce comparable outcomes in health-related…
- Conditions
- Lifestyle, Healthy, Quality of Life, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05462626
- Testing
- Holistic Occupational Performance Empowerment (HOPE) Lifestyle Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Disability Physical
Geriatric Syndrome in Nursing Home Residents
Disability in daily living activities (ADL) is a typical issue among nursing care residents. The goal of this study was to look at the geriatric syndromes that cause incapacity in nursing home residents.
- Trial name
- NCT06082908
- Testing
- Diagnostic test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Giresun University
Stroke Sequelae, Cognitive Impairment
Remote Bimanual Virtual Rehabilitation Post CVD
The aim of the study is to develop the BrightBrainer G (grasp), a game-based upper-extremity motor and cognitive rehabilitation system using custom virtual reality simulations.
- Conditions
- Stroke Sequelae, Cognitive Impairment, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04713384
- Testing
- Integrative tele-rehalitation of chronic stroke survivors using custom therapeutic games
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grigore Burdea
Advance Care Planning
Advanced Care Planning for the Severely Ill Home-dwelling Elderly
This study will develop and evaluate a complex intervention to implement advance care planning for severely ill home-dwelling elderly acutely admitted to hospital, by using a cluster randomized design.
- Trial name
- NCT05681585
- Testing
- Implementation support program
- Where
- 12 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Gait, Unsteady
At-home Walking Cadence Functional Assessment and Recovery Trajectory for Older Adults Undergoing Major Surgery
This is a prospective observational study looking at gait-cadence in older adults who are scheduled to have major abdominal surgery at the University of Chicago.
- Trial name
- CADENCE (NCT05886725)
- Testing
- Patients using Step Test Application and Accelerometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Community-Based Participatory Research, Aged
Associations Between Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
1. BACKGROUNDS: Currently, elderly people comprise more than 10% of the total Taiwanese population. However, within the context of self-reported sleep duration and health risks, research into the association between sleep…
- Conditions
- Community-Based Participatory Research, Aged, Sleep, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT02126410
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Dysphagia
Use and Acceptability Study of Swallis DSA™ Device for Distanced Swallowing Assessment for Older Adults In Nursing Home CHEZ LES PERSONNES AGEES EN EHPAD
SWALL EHPAD is a multicenter, prospective study on the use and Acceptability Study of Swallis DSA™ Medical Device for Distanced Swallowing Assessment for Older Adults In Nursing Home
- Trial name
- SWALL EHPAD (NCT05366374)
- Testing
- Swallowing assessment with Swallis DSA™ Device
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Swallis Medical
Heart Failure, Telemedicine
Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans With Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization in patients aged 65 years and older. Many hospitalizations for CHF are potentially preventable if the warning signs of decompensation are…
- Trial name
- NCT00057200
- Testing
- Telephone, videophone care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Dementia
Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Elderly With Cognitive Impairments
The whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in mobility, muscle strength, balance, balance confidence, and cognitive function with a lower fall rate than the control group.
- Trial name
- NCT01734083
- Testing
- Whole body vibration exercise, Conventional exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Accidental Falls
The Effectiveness of a Self-managed Digital Exercise Programme to Prevent Falls in Older Community-dwelling People
The overall aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital self-management exercise program in preventing falls in community dwelling older people.
- Trial name
- SafeStepRCT (NCT03963570)
- Testing
- Safe Step - digital exercise program, Control group
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,628 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Xerosis Cutis, Dry Skin
Enhancing SKIN Health and Safety in Aged CARE
Aged long-term care receivers are affected by various adverse skin conditions like pressure ulcers, incontinence-associated dermatitis, dryness, intertrigo and many more.
- Conditions
- Xerosis Cutis, Dry Skin, Pruritus, Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- SKINCARE (NCT03824886)
- Testing
- Implementation of skin care algorithm
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 405 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PD Dr. Jan Kottner
Osteoarthritis
Home Telerehabilitation for Deconditioned Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to develop a home exercise program for patients 60 years of age and over who are deconditioned following their discharge from the hospital, or recruited from GLA outpatient clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT00386256
- Testing
- Health Buddy, Home telehealth technology, Telephone counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Depression
Empower@Home: Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
This study is a randomized Type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of Empower@Home, an internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) program supported by aging service…
- Trial name
- NCT06584422
- Testing
- Empower@Home: An online cognitive-behavioral therapy self-care program for geriatric depression, Telephone friendly visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Caregiver, Disabled Veterans
Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a caregiver skill training program (HI-FIVES), offered as a part of a randomized control trial to caregivers of Veterans referred to home and community-based long-term care.
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Disabled Veterans, Referred to Long-term Care, Residing at Home
- Trial name
- HI-FIVES (NCT01777490)
- Testing
- Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences - Control, Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences - HI FIVES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 484 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Elderly, Quality of Life
Quality of Life Related to Activities of Elderly Individuals Living at Home or Nursing Homes
For older persons, successful aging generally involves staying active and maintaining social interactions. Active aging involves more engagement in enjoyable activities.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Quality of Life, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05373368
- Testing
- multi purpose activities
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Exercise Adherence, Healthy Aging
Effectiveness of a Smartphone Chatbot to Improve Exercise Adherence in Older Adults
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone-based chatbot in improving adherence to a 12-week home-based multicomponent exercise program in community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- EXEBOT (NCT07832097)
- Testing
- Chatbot-Supported Home-Based Exercise Program, Paper-Based Home Exercise Program Mostrar más líneas
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Old Age; Debility, Nursing Home
The Effect of Animal Assisted Activity to Elderly
There is a global increase in the elderly population day by day. Biopsychosocial regressions and various health problems are seen in the elderly, and their care and follow-up are mostly carried out in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Old Age; Debility, Nursing Home, Loss of Interest in Activities, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT05724927
- Testing
- Animal assisted activity
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University