Clinical trials: Long Term Care Facility
Urinary Incontinence
A Pilot Clinical Trial of TENA Identifi in the Nursing Home Setting
The purpose of this study is to prospectively compare a standard of care manual toileting protocol (e.g., "check and change" strategy) to toileting patterns recorded by the TENA Identifi system in identifying incontinence…
- Trial name
- NCT03209570
- Testing
- Care planning using TENA Identifi sensor wear data, Care planning without using TENA Identifi sensor wear data
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Insight Therapeutics, LLC
Xerosis Cutis
Skin Health and Effectiveness of Standardized Skin Care Regimens in Nursing Home Residents
Residents of institutional long-term care facilities are at high risk for developing skin and tissue diseases, e.g. xerosis cutis (including pruritus), infections (e.g., tinea pedis, candidiasis), chronic wounds or neoplastic…
- Trial name
- NCT02216526
- Testing
- Cetaphil® Restoraderm, Excipial
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PD Dr. Jan Kottner
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis
Preventing Osteoporosis Using Denosumab
The purpose of this research study is to find out if denosumab (Prolia®), an injection given in the arm under the skin every 6 months, works to treat bone loss and prevent it from worsening in older men and women (ages 65 and…
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis, Osteoporotic Fractures
- Trial name
- PROUD (NCT02753283)
- Testing
- denosumab, Calcium and Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Susan L. Greenspan
Dementia, Staff Attitude
Speeko for Elderspeak: A Self-Monitoring App to Improve Nursing Home Communication
This study will test feasibility and preliminary effects of an automated and performance-based feedback app (Speeko for Elderspeak) that detects and reports the use of diminutives (terms of endearment such as honey, dearie, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04064164
- Testing
- Speeko for Elderspeak
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
COVID-19 Vaccines
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nursing Homes
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, now being administered to skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents and staff, has highly variable acceptance between facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04732819
- Testing
- High touch multi-pronged behavioral intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23,768 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Pseudobulbar Affect (Involuntary Laughing and/or Crying)
Effectiveness, Safety, and Health-Related Outcomes of NUEDEXTA® in Nursing Home Patients With Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)
6 month study of NUEDEXTA ® (Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide and Quinidine Sulfate) for the treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) in Nursing Home Patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02496039
- Testing
- NUEDEXTA®
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals
Anemia, Chronic Kidney Disease
LEARN-6™: A Prospective, Observational Nursing Home Study
This is a prospective, multicenter, observational, hypothesis-generating study exploring mobility, Quality of Life and other physical performance measures among older, long-term stay Nursing Home residents with CKD, with versus…
- Trial name
- NCT00727571
- Testing
- Observations
- Volunteers
- 815 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Depression
Medication Treatment for Depression in Nursing Home Residents
This study will examine therapeutic and adverse effects of continuing versus discontinuing antidepressant medication in nursing home residents who have had no more than a single episode of depression and who no longer have…
- Trial name
- NCT00076622
- Testing
- Antidepressant medication, No antidepressant medication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Accidental Falls
CONNECT for Quality: A Study to Reduce Falls in Nursing Homes
Clinical trials have identified interventions that reduce adverse outcomes such as falls in nursing home (NH) residents but attempts to translate these into practice quality improvement (QI) techniques have not been successful.
- Trial name
- CONNECT (NCT00636675)
- Testing
- Falls QI, Connect
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,726 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Atrial Fibrillation, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Weekly Monitoring Strategy of Capillary INR Versus Monthly Monitoring Strategy of Venous INR in Elderly Patients in a Nursing Home.
This primary care study aims to compare the "time in therapeutic range" (TTR) of two strategies for monitoring the international normalized ratio (INR) over 6 months in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Stroke
- Trial name
- INR-CAP (NCT05561244)
- Testing
- Weekly monitoring using the capillary International Normalised Ratio strategy
- Where
- 33 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
Prevention of Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is an inflammation of the skin caused by prolonged direct contact of the skin with urine and/or stool. Elderly and care-dependent people are often affected by this type of inflammation.
- Trial name
- PID (NCT05403762)
- Testing
- ESENTA™ Skin Barrier Spray (ConvaTec, UK), Hydrophobes Basisgel DAC
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Polypharmacy, Inappropriate Prescribing
Randomised, Controlled Trial of an Individual Deprescribing Intervention for Nursing Homes Residents
This study will evaluate the effects of a pharmacist-led, deprescribing-focused medication review on the use of inappropriate medications by nursing home residents
- Trial name
- OLD-NH-IDeI (NCT03655405)
- Testing
- Individual Deprescribing Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Anne Niquille
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
OPTIMAL in NH Residents With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to develop and refine OPTIMAL and evaluate its feasibility, fidelity, and usefulness. The OPTIMAL is designed to teach staff to effectively engage residents in eating using individualized…
- Trial name
- NCT05255068
- Testing
- OPTIMAL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Bacteriuria
A Trial of Cranberry Capsules for Urinary Tract Infection Prevention in Nursing Home Residents
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infection in nursing home residents, and bacteriuria is the greatest trigger for antimicrobial therapy in the nursing home setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01691430
- Testing
- 2 cranberry capsules
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Depressive Symptoms, Quality of Life
Life Story Book With Mentally Alert Residents of Nursing Homes
The objective of this study is to study the effects of the Life Story Book intervention on depressive symptoms and meaning in life for mentally alert residents of nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT03851016
- Testing
- Life Story Book, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Hospitalization, Infection
Project PROTECT: Protecting Nursing Homes From Infections and Hospitalization
This is a cluster-randomized trial of nursing homes to assess whether decolonization with routine chlorhexidine bathing and periodic use of nasal antiseptics can reduce hospitalizations associated with infections, antibiotic…
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT03118232)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), Iodophor (10% povidone-iodine)
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13,952 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Pressure Ulcer
Study of SANTYL® vs Hydrogel (SoloSite®) for Pressure Ulcers
This study is designed to compare SANTYL® versus hydrogel (SoloSite®) in the treatment of pressure ulcers for participants in a long-term care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT02718625
- Testing
- Santyl, SoloSite®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Dementia
Music & MEmory: A Pragmatic TRial for Nursing Home Residents With ALzheimer's Disease (METRIcAL)_part2
The purpose of this trial is to test the effects of a personalized music intervention (Music and Memory, Inc.) on agitated and aggressive behaviors for nursing home residents with dementia.
- Trial name
- METRIcAL (NCT04850807)
- Testing
- Music & Memory
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 990 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
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
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Depression
The Effect on Depressive Symptoms in ECF Residents With COPD
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of treatment with Advair Diskus on depression using the Cornell depression scale in COPD patients in the nursing home.
- Trial name
- DISK-02 (NCT00974246)
- Testing
- Advair diskus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Valley Medical Research