Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
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
Covid19
COVID-19 Project ECHO in Nursing Homes
Nursing homes are ground zero for the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing homes are ill-equipped for the pandemic; though facilities are required to have infection control staff, only 3% have taken a basic infection control course.
- Trial name
- NCT04499391
- Testing
- Project ECHO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Our Care Wishes - Dementia
This Our Care Wishes- Dementia pilot study is adapting an existing successful online advance care planning platform to the specific needs of persons living with dementia and shared decision-makers (SDMs) and testing the usability…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Memory Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05033262
- Testing
- Our Memory Care Wishes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
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
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
Palliative Care, Dementia
Implementation of a Telehealth Palliative Care Model for Persons With Dementia
Grounded in the Reach-Effectiveness-Adoption-Implementation-Maintenance (RE-AIM) Model, this study will assess the implementation outcomes of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) delivered telehealth Palliative Care Consultation in…
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT05001620)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Aging
Cycled Testosterone Therapy to Improve Physical Function in Frail Nursing Home Residents
Frailty is a recognized cause for disability, hospitalization, and mortality in nursing home residents. Testosterone treatment is among the potentially beneficial treatments in addition to resistance exercise for improving muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT02679274
- Testing
- Testosterone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Human Microbiome
Human Microbiome and Healthcare Associated Infections - Nursing Home Dwelling Older Veterans
The purpose of the research is to find out the effect of commonly used topical antibiotics on the bacteria that live in the nose, throat and on the skin of older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04218799
- Testing
- Intranasal Mupirocin and Topical Chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
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
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
Pneumonia
Effects of the Oral Care With Vaccines for Pneumonia in Elderly; Going Home Together Both Physician and Dentist
Prospective study comparing the effects of interventions (combined oral care and pneumococcal plus influenza vaccinations) in preventing pneumonia and increasing the survival rate from pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01403805
- Testing
- Pneumococcal vaccination (Pneumovax NP, 21800AMY10131000), Influenza vaccination (Flubik HA, 16100EZZ01207000), Specific frequency of oral care
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yubari Kibounomori
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
Polypharmacy, Inappropriate Prescribing
Opportunities and Limits to Deprescribing in Nursing Homes:Quality Circle Deprescribing Module
Older people residing in nursing homes (NH) are frequently polymedicated and often prescribed potentially inappropriate medications.
- Trial name
- OLD-NH-QC-DeMo (NCT03688542)
- Testing
- Quality Circle Deprescribing Module
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anne Niquille
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
Sleep Deprivation
Improving Sleep in Nursing Homes
Older people living in nursing homes do not sleep very well for many reasons. Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea (when someone briefly stops breathing during sleep), and night time urination, along with the problems caused by…
- Trial name
- NCT00576927
- Testing
- Ramelteon
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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
Pressure Injury
Skin Change Actions by Nursing
Pressure injuries, local areas of damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue that are costly and painful, are often preventable with timely use of prevention strategies.
- Trial name
- SCAN (NCT06127524)
- Testing
- SEM Scanner
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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