Clinical trials: Long-Term Care
Multi Drug Resistant Department, Multi Drug Resistant Bacteria
Testing Carriage of Resistant Bacteria Using Swabs on Surfaces and Staff in a Complex Nursing Unit for Patients with Resistant Bacteria
Impact of Care Team and Surfaces on the Spread of Resistant Bacteria in a Specialized Complex Nursing Unit for MDR Pathogen Carriers Background Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria present a severe clinical and epidemiological…
- Trial name
- NCT06696144
- Testing
- Skin swabs for multi drug resistant bacteria
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shmuel Harofeh Hospital, Geriatric Medical Center
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
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
Wellness, Burnout, Caregiver
Evaluating the Impact of Resource Navigators to Support LTC and RH Staff During and Beyond COVID-19
The goal of this clinical trial is to test how well resource navigators help long-term care and retirement home staff access the various health and wellness resources available to them and the effects that this has on their…
- Conditions
- Wellness, Burnout, Caregiver, Burnout, Professional, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT05677997
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Polypharmacy
Medication Minimization for Long-term Care Residents
The purpose of this experiment is to test the effect of medication minimization on mortality and hospitalization in long-term care residents.
- Trial name
- WiseMed (NCT01932632)
- Testing
- Medication Minimization
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
COVID-19
CONFIDENT: Supporting Long-term Care Workers During COVID-19
The CONFIDENT Study is an online three-arm randomized trial that aims to help long-term care workers in the United States feel more confident about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.
- Trial name
- NCT05168800
- Testing
- Dialogue-Based Webinar, Social Media Website, Enhanced Usual Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Behavioral Responses to Bright Light Therapy in Elders
Effect of Bright Light Treatment On Elders In a Long Term Care Environment
The investigators hypothesize that significant exposure to artificial morning bright light (approximately 200 lux of primarily blue light at eye level for thirty minutes daily) as compared to sham bright red light (placebo) will…
- Trial name
- BrightLights (NCT01042587)
- Testing
- exposure to bright light, low luminosity red light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Reside Either in Retirement Home or Long-term Care Units
Evaluation of Covid-19 Vaccination in Elderly Subjects in Retirement Home (EHPAD) and Long-term Care Units (USLD) in Ile-de-France
The main objective of this non-interventional, multi-center study is to compare the incidence of serious health events (death, unscheduled hospitalizations) in subjects vaccinated against Coronavirus with that of unvaccinated…
- Trial name
- COGEVAX (NCT04900376)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Engagement, Nursing Care
Effectiveness of a Digital Activity Platform for Informal and Formal Caregivers in Long-Term Care Facilities
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a digital engagement platform can support caregivers working in long-term care facilities.
- Conditions
- Engagement, Nursing Care, Digital Application, Caregiver
- Trial name
- EngageLTCdigit (NCT07780071)
- Testing
- PflegeZeit - den Menschen sehen.
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria
Childhood Cancer, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Mobile App to Help Survivors of Childhood Cancer Navigate Long-Term Follow-Up Care
This clinical trial studies the effectiveness of a newly developed survivorship mobile application (app) designed for survivors, or their caregivers, of childhood cancer to help them better navigate long-term follow-up care.
- Conditions
- Childhood Cancer, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT05641961
- Testing
- Survivorship mobile application, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dementia
Impact of Renovations in Long Term Care Living Spaces on Residents With Dementia, Their Families and Staff
A long-term care facility in central Canada planned to renovate their existing dementia care units. The overarching objective of this study was to examine the effects of the renovations on residents, family, and staff.
- Trial name
- NCT04054583
- Testing
- Renovation of long-term residential care living spaces
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Influenza
Use of Probiotics to Prevent Influenza
The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility of randomizing residents of long-term care facilities to either probiotics or placebo to assess whether probiotics can reduce influenza and other viral laboratory confirmed…
- Trial name
- NCT01720329
- Testing
- Probiotics
- Where
- 13 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Diabetes Mellitus
Effect of Case-Management Using Home Monitoring on Diabetes and Blood Pressure Outcomes
This is a randomized trial designed to determine if adoption of the chronic care model in conjunction with nurse case management, home telemonitoring, and home HbA1c monitoring can improve glycemic control compared to patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00935441
- Testing
- case management with telemonitoring, usual case management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Medication Adherence
Effect of Community Pharmacist Intervention on Adherence to Long-Term Medications
The 4-arm factorial design RCT tested the impact of a behavioral intervention (SBI or BI), a reminder device (Pillbox), and the combination of the two on adherence in adult patients who filled a prescription for oral medications…
- Trial name
- ECO-PHIL (NCT02604901)
- Testing
- Screening and Brief Intervention (BI), Pill Box (PB)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,091 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Physical Inactivity, Cognitive Decline
Developing and Assessing an Innovative Exergaming Technology for Older Adults Living in Long-term Care Homes
Residents living in long-term care (LTC) homes spend up to 75% of their day in sedentary, socially withdrawn situations which increases their risk for depression, dementia, decreased functional status and increased care costs.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Cognitive Decline, Aging, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- MouvMat (NCT05130203)
- Testing
- MouvMat Exergaming, Standard Recreational Programming
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Medication Adherence, Patient Compliance
Individual Education on Rational Drug Use in Primary Healthcare for Patients on Long-Term Medication
Irrational medication use is a common problem in Turkiye and worldwide. Educational interventions are essential to promote rational drug use.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Patient Compliance, Drug Utilization Review
- Trial name
- NCT06700642
- Testing
- Educational intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gülşah Onur
SARS-CoV-2
Post-marketing Surveillance (PMS) Use-Result Surveillance With SPIKEVAX BIVALENT, SPIKEVAX X Injection, SPIKEVAX JN Injection and SPIKEVAX IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
The main objective of the surveillance is to evaluate the incidence of the adverse events (AEs), and other safety-related information in South-Korean population.
- Trial name
- NCT06333704
- Testing
- SPIKEVAX Bivalent BA.1, SPIKEVAX Bivalent BA.4/5, SPIKEVAX XBB.1.5
- Where
- 26 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 4,207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ModernaTX, Inc.
Covid19, Echocardiography
Evaluate Long Term Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Complications After COVID-19 With Point of Care Ultrasound
We hypothesize that recovered COVID-19 patients suffer long term cardiovascular and pulmonary complications, which can be detected by point of care ultrasound.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Echocardiography, Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT04756193
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound including echocardiography, lung ultrasound, vascular ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
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