Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment
Feasibility Aquatic Physical Exercise to Reduce Falls in Institutionalized Elderly
This is a pilot randomized control trial with single blinding of the assessor that will be conducted in two nursing homes residence to evaluate the applicability of a physical exercise program performed in an aquatic environment…
- Conditions
- Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment, Elderly, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- PrePhysFalls (NCT03019211)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Frailty, Disability
Multidisciplinary Mobile Unit for Preventing Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents
Elderly patients residing in nursing homes are particularly at risk of experiencing urgent medical problems needing admission to the Emergency Department (ED).
- Conditions
- Frailty, Disability, Multimorbidity, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- MMU-1 (NCT04085679)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Mobile Unit (MMU)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Infection
Targeted Infection Control in Long-term Care
This is an interventional study aimed at reducing multi-drug resistance and infections in nursing home (NH) residents. Each year, a staggering 1.5-2.0 million infections occur in NHs.
- Trial name
- NCT01062841
- Testing
- Targeted Infection Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control
Nursing Home Prevention of Injury in Dementia (NH PRIDE)
The purpose of this study is to develop a consistent approach to prevent falls with injury in nursing home (NH) residents. A centralized Injury Liaison Service (ILS) will be developed and tested in four nursing home facilities…
- Trial name
- NH PRIDE (NCT04242186)
- Testing
- Injury Liaison Service
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Urinary Incontinence in Old Age, Sedentary Behavior
Urinary Incontinence and Sedentary Behaviour in Nursing Homes
The increase of the older adult population in the past years has generated an important impact on chronic conditions and geriatric syndromes like dementia, falls and urinary incontinence (UI).
- Trial name
- OsoNaH (NCT04297904)
- Testing
- Sedentary behaviour, Urinary Incontinence
- Where
- 15 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Frailty, Sarcopenia
Neuromuscular and Multi-Omics Synergy of Combined Creatine × HMB Supplementation Plus Exercise to Improve Muscle Function in Sarcopenic Frailty
Sarcopenia and physical frailty are highly prevalent among institutionalized older adults and are major contributors to functional decline, reduced mobility, and loss of independence.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Aging, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- MULTI-FRAIL (NCT07275996)
- Testing
- Creatine Monohydrate, Multicomponent Exercise Program, β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate (HMB)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Burgos
Urinary Tract Infections
Reducing Antibiotic Prescriptions for Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities
This cluster randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of a tailored observation, reflection and communication tool on used by long-term care facility staff on antibiotic prescription for urinary tract infection in…
- Trial name
- NCT03715062
- Testing
- Dialogue tool
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,491 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Collaboration Between Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Nursing Homes
Dementia is a serious health problem showing an increasing prevalence rate with increasing age. In Norway, about 80% of nursing home patients have dementia. The mean age of nursing home residents in Norway is around 84 years.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Behavioral Symptoms, Agitation
- Trial name
- SAM-AKS (NCT01217541)
- Testing
- Education and Supervision, Control
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Iatrogenic Effect
OPTIM-EHPAD Optimization of Drug Prescription for Each Resident Entering in Nursing Home (EHPAD).
Elderly people are at high risk of multiple medication which increases drug interactions and side effects. This problem is accentuated in EHPAD due to the multiplication of prescribers (the referring physician, the hospital…
- Trial name
- OPTIM-EHPAD (NCT05179642)
- Testing
- OPTIM-EHPAD tool
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Hip Fractures, Osteoporosis
Secondary Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
Osteoporotic fractures of the hip are a major cause of admission to long-term care facilities. Such fractures put patients at high risk for further fractures, pain and disability.
- Trial name
- NCT00280943
- Testing
- Long-term care facilities in the intervention arm will receive education and feedback audit on performance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pre-Frailty, Sarcopenia in Elderly
Effects of Otago-based Multicomponent Exercise on Sarcopenia in Pre-Frailty Older Adults in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of this clinical trial is to understand the efficacy of a targeted exercise program (Otago exercise program+Strength training) in elderly people with prefrailty and sarcopenia.
- Trial name
- PA&P-F&SP (NCT06882720)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Mobility Difficulty, Exercise
Teaching the Getting Up From the Floor Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of teaching the getting up from the floor using the Backward Chaining Method on functional mobility, muscle strength, fear of falling, and life-space mobility among among long-term…
- Conditions
- Mobility Difficulty, Exercise, ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Trial name
- NCT06908317
- Testing
- floor rise training using backward chaining method
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Occupational Stress
Feasibility of Stress Management Education Delivered Via Virtual Classroom in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study of a RCT
The aim of this cluster-randomised pilot study is to assess the feasibility of a remote stress management programme to reduce occupational stress in healthcare workers in specialised care units of nursing homes.
- Trial name
- AGIT-RESTS-1 (NCT06727682)
- Testing
- Stress management
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GCS CIPS
Fall in Nursing Home
Autonomous Navigating Robot for Detecting Falls and Risk of Falls in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer Disease/ADRD - Feasibility Study
This study is a feasibility study to prove that an autonomously navigating robot can patrol nursing home rooms day and night and detect if a resident has fallen, turn on ambient light at night and a video camera and allow nursing…
- Trial name
- NCT07451223
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Vigorous Mind, Inc.
Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Romosozumab Use to Build Skeletal Integrity
The purpose of this study is to find out if one year of romosozumab (Evenity®), a monthly injection given in the arm under the skin, prior to an infusion of zoledronic acid Reclast®, works to treat bone loss and prevent it from…
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis Fracture
- Trial name
- RUBI (NCT05058976)
- Testing
- Romosozumab, Zoledronic acid, Calcium and Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Susan L. Greenspan
Sleep
Bath Machine on Sleep Quality in Nursing Home
The study is divided into two stages, the purposes of the first stage are (1) to examine the feasibility and simplicity of the operation of bathtub machine for nurse aides; (2) to examine the safety and comfortability of the…
- Trial name
- NCT03251274
- Testing
- machine bathing, traditional bathing
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Falls
Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents
Tiredness, lack of motivation and low compliance can be observed in nursing home residents during the practice of physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT01759680
- Testing
- Vibrosphère device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Hypertension
Impact of Reducing Antihypertensive Treatment on Mortality in Frail Subjects With Low Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP).
The investigators hypothesize that a gradual reduction in antihypertensive treatment in medical-social institutions patients with low systolic blood pressure (SBP) can improve survival through a controlled increase in SBP and a…
- Trial name
- RETREAT-FRAIL (NCT03453268)
- Testing
- STEP DOWN strategy, Control
- Where
- 124 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,048 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Pain Management
Improving Pain Management in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study
This study aims to improve pain management in Swiss nursing homes by addressing behavior change of the care workers with a multilevel intervention
- Trial name
- ProQuaS (NCT03471390)
- Testing
- ProQuaS 2 Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Aging, Healthy Aging
Physical Fitness in Elderly
Aging decreases the physical fitness levels in living beings. The environmental factors also have a major effect on the physical fitness levels.
- Conditions
- Aging, Healthy Aging, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT04250870
- Testing
- Senior Fitness Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University