Clinical trials: Long Term Care Facilities
Randomised Controlled Trial, Major Neurocognitive Disorder
Exergaming in People With Major Neurocognitive Disorder
This randomized controlled trial explores the efficacy of an 8-week standing exergaming program in people with major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) residing in long-term care facilities.
- Conditions
- Randomised Controlled Trial, Major Neurocognitive Disorder, Long-term Care Facility, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT04436302
- Testing
- Exergame device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Davy Vancampfort
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
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Sachet for Insomnia in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial was to determine whether nightly exposure to a Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal sachet could reduce insomnia symptoms and improve sleep quality in adults aged 60 years or older.
- Trial name
- NCT07788547
- Testing
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Sachet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Macao Polytechnic University
Influenza, Human, Pneumonia
Rapid Assessment of and Prophylaxis for Influenza in Dwellers of Long-term Care Facilities
RAPID-LTCF is a stratified, block-randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a simple ARI case definition, rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT) with wireless transmission of results, and provision of infection…
- Trial name
- Rapid-LTCF (NCT02964871)
- Testing
- Sofia Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzer Influenza A+B, Usual care
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy Volunteers, Aging, Healthy
Intervention Program for Psychological Well-Being in Institutionalized Older Adults Through Virtual Reality
This randomized controlled trial (N = 60) evaluates the acceptability and efficacy of an immersive virtual reality (IVR) intervention designed to enhance psychological well-being in older adults without cognitive impairment…
- Trial name
- RRCE (NCT07884435)
- Testing
- Active IVR Group, Passive IVR Goup
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francisco Antonio Nieto Escámez
Dysphagia
Comprehensive Oral Care Long-term Care Facilities
Oral care is a common way of caring for long-term care facility residents, particularly for those with swallowing difficulties, as oral health is closely related to eating function.
- Trial name
- NCT06606548
- Testing
- comprehensive oral care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Loneliness
Effects of Tactile Massage in Long-Term Care Facilities
The older residents in the long-term care facilities frequently experience loneliness, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Improving residents' psychological health problems is one of the important tasks for nursing staff.
- Trial name
- NCT05052138
- Testing
- Tactile massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Palliative Care, Health Services
Point Prevalence Survey of Palliative Care Needs in Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly.
The goal of this observational, point-prevalence study is to assess the burden of palliative care needs among adults hospitalised in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics wards, and among residents of long-term care facilities, on the…
- Trial name
- PCD (NCT07313748)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Training, Quality of Care
Training and Support Programme on Data-driven Quality Development for Swiss Long-Term Care Facilities (NIP-Q-UPGRADE Subaim 2.6)
Since 2019, long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Switzerland have been required by the Federal Insurance Law (KVG, Art. 59a) to report data for the calculation and public reporting of medical quality indicators (MQIs) in four…
- Conditions
- Training, Quality of Care, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Long Term Care
- Trial name
- NCT07068009
- Testing
- Training and Support Programme on Data-driven Quality Development
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé la Source
Urinary Tract Infections
Antimicrobial Stewardship in UTIs in Nursing Homes
Background: The widespread inappropriate use of antimicrobial substances drives resistance development at the individual and population level all over the world.
- Trial name
- NCT04798365
- Testing
- Intervention group
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Polypharmacy
Deprescribing in a Long Term Care Facility
This study will develop, implement and evaluate a deprescribing initiative at a Canadian Long Term Care (LTC) Facility. Residents currently undergo an annual medication review as part of the clinical pharmacy services provided in…
- Trial name
- NCT03091153
- Testing
- Medication Review
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Sleep Disturbance
Sleep Detection in Residents of Long-term Care Facilities
Sleep disorders are common among older people. People who suffer from sleep disorders typically have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, wake up early and do not get restful sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT07819409
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Elder, Oral Hygiene
Oral Care Program for Residients in Long-term Care Facility
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an oral care program on the oral hygiene for residents in long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT06397079
- Testing
- Electric toothbrush, Soft bristle toothbrush
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Institutional Older Adults
Senior Elastic Band (SEB) on Institutional Elders
The goals of this research project are: 1) to develop and evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Senior Elastic Band (SEB) exercise program for elderly residents in long term care facilities, 2) to evaluate the long-term…
- Trial name
- SEB (NCT02165150)
- Testing
- Wheelchair-bound Senior Elastic Band exercise program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Institutionalized Older Adults
Feasibility Study of an Interactive Wall-Based Intervention Program for Nursing Home Residents and Patients in Long-Term Care Facilities: Mur'Aventure
This prospective, single-arm feasibility study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a 12-week immersive exergame program using an interactive wall in older adults living in nursing homes (EHPAD) or long-term care units (USLD).
- Trial name
- MUR'AVENTURE (NCT07809087)
- Testing
- Immersive Interactive Wall Exergame Program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Psychological Health
The Effects of Virtual Natural Environments on Residents' Health
This randomized controlled trial aims to explore the impact of virtual natural environments on the mental and physical health of older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT06586489
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Natural Landscape Exposure, Tablet Screen Natural Landscape Exposure
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Health Care Utilization, Caregiver Burnout
Home-based Longitudinal Investigation of the Multidisciplinary Team Integrated Care
Some research found the effectiveness of implementation of home health care on patients' physical function, quality of life (QoL) and decreased the risk of hospitalization and medical costs.
- Trial name
- HOLISTIC (NCT04250103)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Air Pollution
Study to Determine the Difference in Reduction of Bioaerosols in a Long-term Care Facility
This is a CONTROLLED PROSPECTIVE COHORT study of a long-term care facility. At the start of the study a dedicated section A of the facility ventilation system will have routine HVAC filters of the same dimensions installed, while…
- Trial name
- C-PolarLTC (NCT06506890)
- Testing
- Use of C-Polar coated HVAC Filter versus conventional HVAC Filter
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- C-Polar Innovations
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Detection, Education, Research and Decolonization Without Isolation in Long-term Care Facilities
Our hypothesis for the DERAIL MRSA program is that one can safely remove the colonization risk from nearly all residents (patients) in a way that does not interfere with the desired life-style for persons in these facilities and…
- Trial name
- DERAIL_MRSA (NCT01302210)
- Testing
- Decolonization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22,302 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Frailty, Exercise
Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04481438
- Testing
- Acupunch Exercises
- Where
- 10 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital