Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
Schizophrenia
Effectiveness of a Board Game Intervention on Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Schizophrenia
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a scaffolding-based board game intervention on cognitive and functional outcomes in older adults with schizophrenia living in psychiatric nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT07781007
- Testing
- Scaffolding-Based Board Game Intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Treatment of Severe Alzheimer's Disease: Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Galantamine Hydrobromide in a Controlled Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of galantamine hydrobromide treatment in patients with severe Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00216593
- Testing
- galantamine hydrobromide
- Volunteers
- 415 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium
Frail Elderly, Patient Care
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of Nursing Home Patients
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital pose a significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00384709
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Frailty, Physical Inactivity
Effectiveness of Graded Training in the Vivifrail Exercise Program Among Long-Term Care Residents
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Vivifrail multicomponent physical exercise program among elderly residents with different levels of frailty in long-term care centers.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Physical Inactivity, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06975449
- Testing
- Multicomponent Physical Exercise Program (Vivifrail)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Sleep Disturbance
Sleep Detection in Residents of Long-term Care Facilities
Sleep disorders are common among older people. People who suffer from sleep disorders typically have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, wake up early and do not get restful sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT07819409
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Medication Safety, Patient Safety
Co-Development and Evaluation of a Complex Intervention to Increase Medication Safety in Nursing Homes
The study aims to develop and evaluate a new, multifaceted (complex) intervention in a mixed methods study-design to increase medication safety in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- SAME (NCT04990986)
- Testing
- Complex intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 436 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anne Estrup Olesen
Unplanned Hospitalizations
Sustainable Improvement of INTERprofessional Care for Better Resident Outcomes
INTERCARE is an interprofessional nurse-led care model developed specifically for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Switzerland that has been shown to successfully reduce unplanned transfers for residents.
- Trial name
- INTERSCALE (NCT06473051)
- Testing
- Original set, Adapted set
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Health Status
Cohort of Nursing Homes
The goal of this observational study was to establish cohorts of elderly people in hospital care and elderly people in home care.
- Trial name
- NCT07249086
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
Acute Mechanical Ventilatory Failure
Weaning From Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Patients requiring the use of artificial ventilation (also called mechanical ventilation) for more than 21 days account for more than 37% of all ICU costs.
- Trial name
- NCT01541462
- Testing
- Weaning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- RML Specialty Hospital
Nursing Home Care, Hospitalisation Prevention
Mobile Geriatric Unit (MGU) to Reduce Hospitalisations in Nursing Home Residents
This prospective observational before-after study evaluates the impact of a Mobile Geriatric Unit (MGU) on hospitalisation rates among nursing home residents.
- Trial name
- MGU (NCT07634757)
- Testing
- Mobile Geriatric Unit (MGU)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 4,907 people
- Sponsor
- Universität des Saarlandes
Chronic Disease, Acute Disease
Involving Nursing Home Residents and Their Families in Acute Care Transfer Decisions
This study addresses the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) area of interest related to development of decision support tools that bring patients, families and clinicians together to decide, in this instance…
- Trial name
- NCT02568475
- Testing
- Provision of "Go to the Hospital or Stay Here?"
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University
Dementia
SHARED DECISION MAKING IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Shared Decision Making (SDM) is defined as a process where healthcare professionals and patients make decisions together, using the best available evidence.
- Trial name
- NCT02118701
- Testing
- Shared Decision-Making educational training
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)
OM 85 to Prevent Respiratory Infections in Older At Risk Patients
People living in NH are at higher risk of respiratory infections compared to their counterpart living in the community. Products obtained from dead bacteria ("bacterial lysate") can be used to boost immune system and may reduce…
- Trial name
- OM85OLDER (NCT07178002)
- Testing
- Bacterial Lysate
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Horticultural Activities Among Caregivers
THE EFFECT OF GARDENING ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND CARE AMONG NURSING HOME CARE STAFF
This study will be conducted to evaluate the effects of horticultural activities applied to nursing home care staff on their psychological well-being and caregiving, and to examine in depth the care staff's views on horticultural…
- Trial name
- NCT07500402
- Testing
- Horticultural activity
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Musculoskeletal Diseases, Occupational Diseases
Impact of Exoskeleton Use on Perceived Effort and Pain During Resident Handling in Nursing Home Care Staff
The EXO 2 study assessed whether daily use of an exoskeleton - a wearable mechanical support device - could reduce physical effort and pain in nursing home care staff who regularly perform resident handling tasks such as bed…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases, Occupational Diseases, Low Back Pain, Occupational Health
- Trial name
- Exo 2 (NCT07757737)
- Testing
- Passive back-assist exoskeleton (HAPO Version 4)
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LNA SANTE
Dementia in Nursing Home, Family
Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness
The investigators developed Connecting Today, a feasible and highly acceptable remote visiting program that can support care home residents living with moderate to severe dementia to have video calls with their family members…
- Conditions
- Dementia in Nursing Home, Family, Remote Visits
- Trial name
- NCT07182019
- Testing
- Connecting Today
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Elderly, Gardening
Flower Print Activity Applied to the Elderly in the Nursing Home
This research will be carried out in order to determine the effect of the flower pressure activity applied to the elderly in the nursing home on the anxiety levels of the elderly.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Gardening, Anxiety, Nursing Caries
- Trial name
- NCT05834439
- Testing
- flower printing activities for the elderly, Routine activities in nursing home
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Dementia
Effectiveness of Flash Mediation Therapy
In order to offer a non-drug intervention for caregivers in nursing home to respond promptly to a behavioral crisis with an appropriate response to each patient, a chariot has been developed by the Institute of Ageing Well Korian…
- Trial name
- NCT02933177
- Testing
- 2 months control condition - 4 months chariot-flash, 4 months control condition-2 months chariot flash
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Urinary Tract Infections
TRA for Preventing Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection Among High-risk Elderly Residing in Nursing Homes
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infection in nursing home residents, and symptomatic UTI in the nursing home setting is the most frequent reason for hospitalization and antimicrobial therapy in Taiwan.
- Trial name
- NCT04272437
- Testing
- Concentrated herbal extract granules TRA
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Incontinence
The Integration of Sensor Technology Into Incontinence Materials: a Single-group Pretest-posttest Study in a Nursing Home Environment
The smart diaper aims to (1) detect humidity, (2) be capable of sending real-time indication of the saturation to the healthcare workers when urine loss occurs and (3) generate alerts when the diaper requires changing.
- Trial name
- Smart Diapers (NCT05316012)
- Testing
- Smart diapers
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent