Clinical trials: Long Term Care Facilities
Diabetes
ADA Linagliptin in Long Term Care
This is a study to determine whether glycemic control, as measured by change in HbA1c and frequency of hypoglycemia, is different between treatment with linagliptin (Tradjenta®) and basal insulin in long term care residents(LTC)…
- Trial name
- NCT02061969
- Testing
- linagliptin, insulin glargine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Loneliness
Reducing Loneliness of Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities Through Collaborative Augmented Realities
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the use of head-mounted display (HMD) augmented reality (AR) in older adults residing in communities or assisted care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT06179225
- Testing
- HMD AR, 2-D AV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
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
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.
Urinary Tract Infection
Cranberry for UTI Prevention in Residents of Long Term Care Facilities
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect over 7 million men and women per year and cost the health care industry over 1 billion dollars annually.
- Trial name
- PACS (NCT00596635)
- Testing
- Once Daily Cranberry Capsule, Twice Daily Cranberry Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
COVID-19, Viral Respiratory Illnesses
Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Nitazoxanide (NTZ) for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis of COVID-19 and Other Viral Respiratory Illnesses in Elderly Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
Trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of NTZ for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 and other VRIs in elderly LTCF residents.
- Trial name
- NCT04343248
- Testing
- Nitazoxanide, Vitamin Super B-Complex
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Romark Laboratories L.C.
Dementia, Depression
Pilot Study to Examine Health Effects of Daylight Exposure on Dementia Patients
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that an intervention increasing exposure to daylight indoors will reduce depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms among people living with dementia in long term care facilities.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Depression, Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03483896
- Testing
- Daylight Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Dementia, Caregivers
VA Cultivating Access to Resources, Education, and Skills for Dementia Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of an education and skill-building intervention on family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregivers, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- VACARES (NCT02106065)
- Testing
- Education and Skill-Building Rehabilitation (ESBR), Supplemental Education Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Immunogenicity of RSV Vaccines in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
This clinical trial is studying the newly licensed RSV vaccines in adults over age 60 years living in long-term care facilities (nursing homes) by comparing the immune response to their vaccine to adults over age 60 years living…
- Trial name
- NCT06077149
- Testing
- RSV vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester