Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries
Foot And Ankle Proprıoceptıve Exercıse Program
This study will be conducted to evaluate whether the foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise program contributes to foot posture, physical performance and fall incidence in geriatric individuals.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries, Exercise, Fall in Nursing Home
- Trial name
- NCT07522827
- Testing
- home exercise, Foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Prevalence of ESBL and CPE in French Nursing Homes
CARBEHPAD is a multicentric randomized prevalence study aiming to assess the frequency of Enterobacteriaceae (ESLB) and carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) carriage in Pays de la Loire nursing homes.
- Trial name
- CARBEHPAD (NCT03401242)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 734 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Impairment and Balance in Elderly
One important issue in older adults with cognitive problems is the higher risk of fall due to decreased motor function and balance.
- Trial name
- NCT02051270
- Testing
- Descriptive study
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Ageing
Implementation of Knowledge-Based Palliative Care
The research on ageing during the last couple of decades has increasingly focused on questions regarding the quality of life and life satisfaction of the old people.
- Trial name
- KUPA (NCT02708498)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 30 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,151 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders
The Effect of Swallowing Exercise and Maneuver Program For Older Adults With Dysphagia in Nursing Home
This clinical trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured swallowing exercise and maneuver program for older adults with dysphagia living in a nursing home.
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders, Frailty-related Dysphagia, Nursing Homes
- Trial name
- NCT07049471
- Testing
- Swallowing Exercise and Maneuver Program for Older Adults with Dysphagia
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Urinary Incontinence
P-INC: Project Incontinence- Effectiveness of Nursing Recommendations
The international literature emphasizes the vast benefits of the effective implementation of evidence based nursing recommendations in improving patient care processes and enhancing health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03030144
- Testing
- Evidence based nursing recommendations
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Medication Review, Nursing Home Resident
OptiMEDs Pilot Study
Pilot study of the OptiMEDs intervention: a complex intervention for multidisciplinary medication review (including nurses, pharmacists, and physicians) in nursing homes (NH), with ICT-support for the evaluation of the…
- Conditions
- Medication Review, Nursing Home Resident, Nursing Home
- Trial name
- OptiMEDs (NCT04142645)
- Testing
- OptiMEDs
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Risperidone in the Treatment of Behavioral Disturbances in Patients With Dementia
The purpose of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of risperidone (an antipsychotic medication) to that of placebo in the treatment of behavioral disturbances associated with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular
- Trial name
- NCT00249145
- Testing
- risperidone
- Volunteers
- 349 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium
Blood Pressure
Diet, ExerCIse and carDiovascular hEalth (DECIDE) - Salt Reduction Strategies for the Elderly in Nursing Homes in China
The DECIDE - Salt in Elderly (Diet, ExerCIse and carDiovascular hEalth - Salt Reduction Strategies for the Elderly in Nursing Homes in China) is to evaluate the effects, safety and cost-effectiveness of salt substitution (SS) and…
- Trial name
- DECIDE-Salt (NCT03290716)
- Testing
- SS, SSSC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,612 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Dementia, Agitation
Continuing Education in Nursing Home Dementia Care
This is a single-blinded controlled cluster-randomized intervention trial recruiting staff from 24 NHs in three counties in the region of Western Norway, randomly selected from the total NH population in the region.
- Trial name
- MEDCED (NCT01715506)
- Testing
- Educational intervention
- Where
- 24 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Bergen University College
Old Age, Institutionalized in EHPAD (French Nursing Home)
Screening for Hypoglycemia in an Institutionalized Elderly Diabetic Population.
Diabetes is a major public health problem that has been growing steadily in recent years. Its prevalence is very high in the elderly, in whom there is an increased risk of hypoglycemia.
- Conditions
- Old Age, Institutionalized in EHPAD (French Nursing Home), Diabetes, Hypoglycemic Syndrome
- Trial name
- HAGED (NCT03656887)
- Testing
- Continuous interstitial glucose sensor, Sensor Scan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Focus of Study is Interprofessional Collaboration.
Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care and Outcomes in Nursing Homes
Title: The effectiveness of learning to collaborate interprofessionally on healthcare processes and outcomes in nursing homes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care.
- Trial name
- IPCIHC (NCT01792219)
- Testing
- Interprofessional collaboration in health care module
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Sarcopenia
Effect of Nutrition Supplementation Combined With Resistance Exercise in Elderly With Sarcopenia.
The purpose of this study was determine whether milk or soy milk supplements combined with resistance exercise improved sarcopenia in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT05035121
- Testing
- milk supplement, soy milk supplement, resistance exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
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
Frailty in Older Adults
Chair-bound Exergaming in Pre-frail/ Frail Older Adults in Nursing Home
This pilot randomized controlled trial is designed to investigate the effectiveness of chair-bound exergaming on improving physical and cognitive function in pre-frail/ frail nursing home residents
- Trial name
- NCT06849557
- Testing
- Exergaming
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Geriatric, Nursing Home Resident
Upper Extremity and Cognitive Functions in Geriatric Individuals Living in Nursing Homes and at Home
The aim of this study is to examine the cognitive functions, manual skills and upper extremity muscle thickness of geriatric individuals living in a nursing home and at home.
- Trial name
- NCT06988657
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Air Pollution
Study to Determine the Difference in Reduction of Bioaerosols in a Long-term Care Facility
This is a CONTROLLED PROSPECTIVE COHORT study of a long-term care facility. At the start of the study a dedicated section A of the facility ventilation system will have routine HVAC filters of the same dimensions installed, while…
- Trial name
- C-PolarLTC (NCT06506890)
- Testing
- Use of C-Polar coated HVAC Filter versus conventional HVAC Filter
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- C-Polar Innovations
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
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Detection, Education, Research and Decolonization Without Isolation in Long-term Care Facilities
Our hypothesis for the DERAIL MRSA program is that one can safely remove the colonization risk from nearly all residents (patients) in a way that does not interfere with the desired life-style for persons in these facilities and…
- Trial name
- DERAIL_MRSA (NCT01302210)
- Testing
- Decolonization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22,302 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Frailty, Exercise
Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04481438
- Testing
- Acupunch Exercises
- Where
- 10 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital