Clinical trials: Long Term Care Facilities
Old Age, Long Term Care Facility
Co-producing a Novel Model an Outcome Framework for the Implementation of Falls Management in Care Home Settings.
AIM: To co-produce a novel model for implementation of falls management for older people living in care homes SECONDARY OBJECTIVES Component One Objectives: Primary :To co-produce a novel model for the implementation of falls…
- Conditions
- Old Age, Long Term Care Facility, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- CHAFFINCH (NCT06947915)
- Testing
- Co-design workshop, Survey, Interview
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Sarcopenia in Elderly, Rehabilitation Exercise
Effectiveness of Smart-Assisted Rehabilitation Exercise Training on the Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a smart-assisted rehabilitation system on the physical and mental health of elderly residents in long-term care facilities through exercise training.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia in Elderly, Rehabilitation Exercise, Long Term Care
- Trial name
- NCT07197528
- Testing
- Experimental Arm：Smart-assisted rehabilitation exercise system Control Arm：Usual care or routine physical activity
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Heart Failure, Congestive
Heart Failure, Functional and Cognitive Decline, and Psychiatric Symptoms in Nursing Home Patients
Heart failure is very common in the elderly, in whom it may lead to functional and intellectual problems. Functional problems include loss in the ability to perform basic tasks of daily living such as bathing or dressing.
- Trial name
- NCT00182065
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 586 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Death
Perspectives on End-of-Life Care for Medically-Fragile Children and Young Adults
Hattie Larlham is a specialized long-term care facility for pediatric and young adult residents who are medically fragile and intellectually disabled, whose daily care is provided by direct care staff, Habilitation Assistants…
- Trial name
- NCT00724646
- Testing
- Survey, Focus group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Dementia
Dementia in Long Term Care Facilities: Telemedicine for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Telemedicine may facilitate adequate treatment of Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) by identifying underlying causes and tailoring a treatment plan (pharmacological or non-pharmacologic treatments including provision of staff…
- Trial name
- DETECT (NCT02472015)
- Testing
- telemedicine
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Sleep Quality
Effects of Different Footbath Immersion Depths on Sleep Quality Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Sleep disturbances are common among older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Warm-water footbaths may help improve sleep quality; however, different immersion depths may affect the body's response to warming.
- Trial name
- NCT07892560
- Testing
- Ankle-Level Warm-Water Footbath, Below-Knee Warm-Water Footbath
- Where
- 6 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cai-Syuan Jiang
Long-Term Care, Long-term Care Facility
Effect of Empathy-Based Program on Nursing Assistants in Long-term Care Facilities
This randomized controlled trial aims to explore the impact of an Empathy-Based Program on the level of empathy among nursing assistants in a long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT07044492
- Testing
- Virtual Reality (VR) with Debriefing
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Healthy Adults
The Effects of a Smartphone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Program on the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Caregivers Working in Long-Term Care Facilities
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a smartphone-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) program can improve the mental health and quality of life of care workers in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07714408
- Testing
- Mobile-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) program, Document-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Program
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sookmyung Women's University
Renal Failure , Chronic, Anemia
A Study of the Use of PROCRIT (Epoetin Alfa) for the Treatment of Anemia in People With Chronic Kidney Disease Who Live in Long-term Care Facilities.
The purpose of this study is to show that giving PROCRIT (Epoetin alfa) every 2 weeks to increase the hemoglobin (Hb) level and then to adjust the PROCRIT (Epoetin alfa) dose every 4 weeks (Q4W) to maintain Hb levels, is safe and…
- Trial name
- NCT00337935
- Testing
- Epoetin Alfa, Standard of care
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Mobility Limitation
Mobility of Vulnerable Elders (MOVE): Translating Knowledge to Health Care Aides in Long-term Care Facilities
Almost 90 percent of residents living in long-term care facilities have some type of mobility limitation, which worsens quickly once they move into a long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT01474616)
- Testing
- Sit-to-Stand Activity
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Urinary Tract Infections
Reducing Antibiotic Prescriptions for Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities
This cluster randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of a tailored observation, reflection and communication tool on used by long-term care facility staff on antibiotic prescription for urinary tract infection in…
- Trial name
- NCT03715062
- Testing
- Dialogue tool
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,491 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Hip Fractures, Osteoporosis
Secondary Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
Osteoporotic fractures of the hip are a major cause of admission to long-term care facilities. Such fractures put patients at high risk for further fractures, pain and disability.
- Trial name
- NCT00280943
- Testing
- Long-term care facilities in the intervention arm will receive education and feedback audit on performance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Mobility Difficulty, Exercise
Teaching the Getting Up From the Floor Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of teaching the getting up from the floor using the Backward Chaining Method on functional mobility, muscle strength, fear of falling, and life-space mobility among among long-term…
- Conditions
- Mobility Difficulty, Exercise, ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Trial name
- NCT06908317
- Testing
- floor rise training using backward chaining method
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Emotionality, Anxiety
Impact of Snoezelen Intervention and Reminiscence Therapy on Seniors' Emotionality and Anxiety
The aim of the study is to verify and compare the short-term and long-term effectiveness (retention) of Snoezelen intervention and reminiscence therapy and to analyze the dynamics of changes in the level of emotionality and…
- Trial name
- NCT07374887
- Testing
- Reminiscence therapy, Snoezelen intervention
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Matej Bel University
COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, Respiratory Virus Infection
Preventing Respiratory Viral Illness Invisibly
Elderly people who have multiple health problems are at higher risk of illness from viral respiratory infections, such as influenza (the flu) and COVID-19.
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, Respiratory Virus Infection, Influenza -Like Illness
- Trial name
- PRiVII (NCT05084898)
- Testing
- Far-UVC light as an additional method of disinfection
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Kenneth Rockwood
NAsal MEthicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
Prevalence of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria in Long-term Care Facilities
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is recognized as one of the major threats to global health [1], causing up to 25.000 deaths in the European Union every year, longer hospitalizations and increased healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- PreMDRinLTCF (NCT07234734)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 581 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Hypertension
Hypertension in Long-Term Care Facilities
This study is exploratory in nature and seeks to describe hypertension diagnosis and management among patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT03046420
- Testing
- Chart review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Heart Rate Variability, Stress
Effectiveness of Information Technology-Assisted Horticultural Therapy Program on Heart Rate Variability, Stress, Depression and Happiness Among Older Adults Resident in Long-Term Care Facilities
This study aims to address existing research gaps by investigating the effects of technology-assisted horticultural therapy on stress, depression, and happiness among older adults residing in long-term care facilities.
- Conditions
- Heart Rate Variability, Stress, Depression, Happiness
- Trial name
- NCT06797804
- Testing
- Information Technology-Assisted Horticultural Therapy Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Diabetes, Dementia
Deprescribing of Diabetes Regimens in Long Term Care Residents With Alzheimer's
Objectives To 1) examine the ability of the STRIDE (Simplification of Treatment Regimens and Individualized Diabetes Education) educational program to increase deprescribing of high hypoglycemia risk glucose-lowering medications…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Dementia, Hypoglycemia; Drug
- Trial name
- NCT05535478
- Testing
- STRIDE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Joslin Diabetes Center
Physical Health, Mental Health
The Effectiveness of 3DVR Horticultural Therapy on Older Adults
This study intends to develop a 3DVR-based horticultural therapy intervention to explore the health effectiveness among older adults
- Trial name
- NCT04324203
- Testing
- Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Horticultural Therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University