Clinical trials: Long Term Care Homes
Work Related Musculoskeletal Injuries (WRMSIs)
Physical Task Demands of Caregivers Working in a Long-Term Care Facility
Providing care to residents and patients significantly contributes to work-related injuries among healthcare personnel, particularly those responsible for transferring and handling residents, who face a higher risk of injury due…
- Trial name
- NCT06534203
- Testing
- Investigation - Observational Study
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite de Moncton
Urinary Tract Infections
Evaluating UTI Diagnosis in Nursing Homes
This prospective, multicenter, comparative cohort observational study is to determine whether the use of Guidance® UTI Clinical Pathway, a standardized infrastructure for specimen collection and result delivery, compared with…
- Trial name
- NCT04815369
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pathnostics
Worksite Health Promotion, Lifestyle Risk Reduction
Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Wellbeing Among Staff and Residents in Assisted Living Facilities
The purpose of the study is to test a program that aims to help staff increase wellness behaviors and test the impact of this program on staff and work outcomes.
- Conditions
- Worksite Health Promotion, Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Occupational Burnout, Healthcare Workers
- Trial name
- WHHIP+FFC 2026 (NCT07785947)
- Testing
- WHHIP, FFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
The Effect of De-Prescribing Antipsychotics on Health and Quality of Life for People With Dementia
This study aims to analyze how warning letters sent to physicians prescribing high levels of the antipsychotic quetiapine affected the health and quality of life of their patients with dementia.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Prescribing, Off-Label
- Trial name
- NCT05172687
- Testing
- Overprescribing letter to attributed physician
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 336,460 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Osteoporosis
Gaining Optimal Osteoporosis Assessments in Long-Term Care (GOAL)
The aim of this study is to disseminate the 2010 Osteoporosis Canada clinical practice guidelines, using a multi-faceted Knowledge Translation (KT) model, as KT aims to close the gap between knowledge generated from research and…
- Trial name
- GOAL (NCT01887392)
- Testing
- Knowledge Translation Education Sessions
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,800 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
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
Behavioral Symptoms
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Approach for Vocal Behaviors in Older People Living in Nursing Homes
Between 13 and 60% of older people who live with Alzheimer's disease (ADRD) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) manifest vocal behaviours (VB) that may seem inappropriate, e.g. moaning, screaming, calling out.
- Trial name
- NCT03506672
- Testing
- Approach based on the meanings of vocal behaviours, Usual practices
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Dementia in Nursing Home
Impact of Systematic Tracking of Dementia Cases on the Rate of Hospitalization in Emergency Care Units
Introduction: Epidemiological data show that in France only half of patients with Alzheimer disease are currently diagnosed in the general population.
- Trial name
- IDEM (NCT01569997)
- Testing
- MultiDisciplinary Team Meetings (MDTM)
- Where
- 90 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,428 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Impaired Cognition, Geriatric Disorder
The Efficacy of Using Volunteers to Implement a Cognitive Stimulation Program in Two Long-Term Care Homes
Many volunteers visiting seniors make socially-based "friendly visits". This study investigated the efficacy of volunteers making visits focused on stimulating cognition.
- Conditions
- Impaired Cognition, Geriatric Disorder, Learning Disorders, Age-Related Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- VolCogStim (NCT01818778)
- Testing
- Cognitive stimulation program, Standard Friendly Visit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Frailty
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Concurrent Exercise Training on Frail Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes
The present study is a crossover randomized controlled trial that aims to investigate the effects of concurrent exercise training over usual care on physical performance, muscle strength, and myokines concentrations in frail…
- Trial name
- NCT06380127
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Accidental Falls, Bone Fracture
Flooring for Injury Prevention Trial
This study will evaluate the efficacy of novel compliant flooring in reducing injuries due to falls in a long-term care facility, determine the cost effectiveness of this intervention, and assess perceptions about compliant…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Bone Fracture, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Injuries, Closed
- Trial name
- FLIP (NCT01618786)
- Testing
- SmartCell flooring, Plywood flooring
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Stephen Robinovitch
Loneliness, Depression
Humanoid Robot vs Treatment as Usual for Loneliness
The investigators are aiming to compare the effects of a humanoid robot intervention to treatment as usual, on loneliness and mental health outcomes in older adults living in long-term care, through an assessor-blinded randomized…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Depression, Stress, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05423899
- Testing
- Grace Robot, Treatment as Usual
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lady Davis Institute
Aging, Dementia
Exploring Use of Companion Robot Pets for Older Adults in Care Homes
This study will assess the use and impact of the affordable 'Joy for All' robot pets for older people with and without dementia living in the care homes in South West England.
- Conditions
- Aging, Dementia, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Wellbeing
- Trial name
- NCT04168463
- Testing
- Two Joy for All robots (one cat and one dog)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Plymouth
Quality Indicators, Physical Disability
Impact of Educational and Professional Supportive Interventions on Nursing Home Quality Indicators
Introduction: Efficacy of audit and feedback interventions on nursing home (NH)quality indicators is not well-established. The main objective: The main purpose of the IQUARE study was to examine the impact of two types of audit…
- Trial name
- IQUARE (NCT01703689)
- Testing
- Audit and Feedback, Cooperative Work
- Where
- 175 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 8,039 people
- Sponsor
- Agence Régionale de la Santé - Midi Pyrénées
Nursing Homes, Aged
BABEL Advance Care Planning in Long-term Care
1.0 SUMMARY Most Canadian nursing home (NH) residents are elderly and frail, have multiple chronic health conditions and impairments, and have dementia.
- Conditions
- Nursing Homes, Aged, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Dementia
- Trial name
- BABEL (NCT03649191)
- Testing
- The BABEL Approach to Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes, Control group Advance Care Planning
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 713 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Fall
Mapping Post-falls Organisational Processes in Care Homes
The aim of this study is to map post-falls management organisational processes for older people in care homes. The main question to answer is 'What post-falls management organisational processes are used for older people in care…
- Trial name
- Post-falls (NCT07350408)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Benzodiazepines Deprescribing
Benzodiazepines Deprescribing in Nursing Homes: Intervention Feasibility
The goal of this feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility of a complex intervention towards benzodiazepines and Z-drugs deprescribing in older adults living in the Belgian nursing home setting.
- Trial name
- END-IT NH (NCT05929443)
- Testing
- END-IT intervention for nursing homes
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Activities of Daily Living, Frailty
Effects of Function-focused Multicomponent Physical Exercise Program. Interventional Single Group Study
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a physical exercise program in nursing homes will maintain autonomy in activities of daily living, decrease vulnerability and improve physical, psychological and…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Frailty, Older Adults, Long Term Care
- Trial name
- NCT04221724
- Testing
- Multicomponent physical exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Cognitive Impairment, Long-term Care Centres for Old Adults Users
Immersive Virtual Reality for Older Adults in Long-Term Care Settings
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an immersive virtual reality mindfulness meditation program is feasible and acceptable for older adults living in long-term care settings in Quebec who have mild to moderate…
- Trial name
- VR-LTC (NCT07658287)
- Testing
- Adapted Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation Program, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Apathy, Apathy in Dementia
SENS'REM - SENSoriality and Multi-Sensory Emotional Reminiscences: a Pilot Study
SENS'REM is a pilot feasibility study evaluating a new non-drug therapeutic program based on multisensory reminiscence using immersive virtual reality in older adults living in nursing homes or long-term care units who present…
- Trial name
- SENS'REM (NCT07468305)
- Testing
- Multisensory Virtual Reality Reminiscence Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice