Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
Pain, Dementia
Systematic Pain Assessment in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia
It is estimated that 45-80 % of nursing home residents have substantial pain at any given time. Residents with impaired cognition have been found to report chronic pain more often, more frequent and more severe, compared to…
- Conditions
- Pain, Dementia, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02945865
- Testing
- Pain assessment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan 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
Alzheimer Disease
ADvanced ALzheimer Disease and Effects of Protologic and LAnguage Rehabilitation Tools in Nursing Home (ADALPA)
Background: During Alzheimer's disease when cognitive disorders become too severe, language and communication are no longer present and/or mobilizable, and as a consequence there is a frequent discontinuation of Care and morever…
- Trial name
- ADALPA (NCT06993285)
- Testing
- Protologic and LAnguage adaptation rehabilitation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Malnutrition
Tolerance and Compliance of a High Caloric, High Protein Oral Nutritional Supplement - Scheduled Intake
The aim of the study is to assess gastro-intestinal tolerance, palatability, compliance, and use of a high caloric, high protein oral nutritional supplement (ONS) in elderly people
- Trial name
- NCT02938247
- Testing
- High caloric, high protein ONS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Sarcopenia in Elderly
THE EFFECT OF PROPRIOCEPTIVE EXERCISE TRAINING ON CERVICAL PROPRIOCEPTION, KINESIOPHOBIA, AND PAIN CATASTROPHIZING LEVELS IN SARCOPENIC GERIATRIC INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES
This study investigated the effects of cervical proprioceptive exercise training on cervical proprioception, kinesiophobia and pain catastrophising in sarcopenic nursing home residents.
- Trial name
- NCT07253714
- Testing
- Classic exercises, Proprioceptive exercise training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Atılım University
Horticultural Therapy, Loneliness
The Effect of Horticultural Therapy on Loneliness and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Adults Living in Nursing Home
Loneliness in elderly individuals increases with age and negatively affects individuals by decreasing life satisfaction. In recent years, horticultural therapy is a type of therapy that has developed and is added routine care of…
- Conditions
- Horticultural Therapy, Loneliness, Satisfaction, Personal, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06311825
- Testing
- Horticultural Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Sleep Quality, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
Effect of Health Promotion Model-Based Oculomotor Exercise Program on Sleep Quality in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of a Health Promotion Model-based oculomotor exercise program on sleep quality among older adults living in a nursing home.
- Trial name
- NCT07261124
- Testing
- Oculomotor Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Psychological Health
The Effects of Virtual Natural Environments on Residents' Health
This randomized controlled trial aims to explore the impact of virtual natural environments on the mental and physical health of older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT06586489
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Natural Landscape Exposure, Tablet Screen Natural Landscape Exposure
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Urinary Tract Infections, Communication
Communication and Compliance for Antibiotic Prescribing by General Practice to Nursing Home Residents With Suspected UTI
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a bigger problem. If the problem remains unsolved, the WHO predicts a return to the pre-antibiotic era.
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections, Communication, Compliance, Medication
- Trial name
- NCT03700060
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury
The Use of a Fully Automated Pulsating Support System (CuroCell® A4 CX20) in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment
Pressure Ulcers are a serious and common problem for residents admitted to long-term care facilities and community care patients.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury, Pressure Sore, Pressure Ulcer, Buttock
- Trial name
- NCT04890678
- Testing
- 22 residentsat risk for PU development, 18 residents at least one PU category III-IV in the sacral area
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Congestive Heart Failure, Angina Pectoris
Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Care to Elderly Patients.
To study the efficacy of multicomponent treatment and care for patients with acute illness or deterioration of a chronic disease at a nursing home in primary health care compared to traditional treatment at hospital.
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Angina Pectoris, Asthma, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT00235404
- Testing
- Multicomponent treatment, usual care
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Quality of Life
Improving Quality of Life in Nursing Home Residents: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial of Efficacy
Improving quality of life (QoL) in residents of nursing homes: A cluster randomized clinical trial of efficacy - The KOSMOS study.
- Trial name
- KOSMOS (NCT02238652)
- Testing
- Communication, Systematic Pain Assessment and Treatment, Medication Review
- Where
- 32 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 560 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Alzheimer Disease, Major Neurocognitive Disorder
Automate Music Therapy for the Management of Behavioral Disorders in Nursing Homes
Alzheimer disease is the most common neurodegenerative brain disease that causes cognitive impairment in the elderly but also behavioral and psychological symptoms.
- Trial name
- MAGE (NCT04327778)
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Partial Thickness Wounds
Feasibility Study of the Execution of an Efficacy Trial in the Nursing Home Setting
This study will assess if a clinical trial regarding healing of partial thickness wounds can be executed in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT00714519
- Testing
- Xenaderm® Ointment
- Sponsor
- Healthpoint
Behavioral Disorders
Descriptive Study of Emergency Room Visits From Nursing Home Residents for Behavioral Problems at the Nancy University Hospital: Place of the Advanced Practice Nurse
The demographic evolution of old age is a reality. After the age of 75, 2 out of 3 people living in institutions have neurocognitive disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04846608
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Pneumonia
Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes
Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia (NHAP) causes excessive morbidity, mortality, hospitalization, and loss of function. At any given time, 1.1-2.5% of veterans who reside at nursing home care units (NHCUs) and State Veterans Homes…
- Trial name
- NCT00120068
- Testing
- Nursing inservices, Academic detailing to MDs; concurrent review and feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Dementia
Decoding Death and Dying in People With Dementia by Digital Thanotyping
How can healthcare professionals recognize that a person with dementia is at the end of life? When people are dying, their physical, mental, and social abilities are gradually declining.
- Trial name
- 5-D (NCT06437132)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Accidental Falls, Nursing Homes
Use of the KASPARD System for Fall Prevention in Nursing Homes
Falls are a frequent cause of admission to nursing homes [2]. It is also the most frequently reported adverse event in these institutions.
- Trial name
- KASPARD (NCT05457166)
- Testing
- KASPARD system for fall prevention in nursing homes
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Implementation Strategies, Nutritional Outcome of Nursing Home Residents
Implementation of Nutritional Guidelines and Effects in Nursing Home Residents
The aim of this study is to examine two implementation strategies (external facilitation and educational outreach visit) when introducing nutritional guidelines in the elderly care setting and to evaluate the results of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01861366
- Testing
- A one year multifaceted implementation strategy, A three hour lecture about the guidelines
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Health Care Utilization, Caregiver Burnout
Home-based Longitudinal Investigation of the Multidisciplinary Team Integrated Care
Some research found the effectiveness of implementation of home health care on patients' physical function, quality of life (QoL) and decreased the risk of hospitalization and medical costs.
- Trial name
- HOLISTIC (NCT04250103)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan