Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
Muscle Weakness
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents
Veterans are admitted to Veterans Health Administration (VA) Nursing Homes (NH) because impairment in their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) overwhelms their support system (family/friends) in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT00105807
- Testing
- participation in low intensity exercise, participation in art and music activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention Strategies Including Music and Posturography
We propose to obtain computerized dynamic posturography scores on patients in a (psycho)geriatric nursing home utilizing the CAPS system from Vestibular Technology.
- Trial name
- NCT00368511
- Testing
- Music Listening
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Polypharmacy
Deprescribing in a Long Term Care Facility
This study will develop, implement and evaluate a deprescribing initiative at a Canadian Long Term Care (LTC) Facility. Residents currently undergo an annual medication review as part of the clinical pharmacy services provided in…
- Trial name
- NCT03091153
- Testing
- Medication Review
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pressure Ulcers
Increasing Fluids in Older Adults to Prevent & Treat Pressure Ulcers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether providing extra fluid to nursing home residents will help prevent or heal pressure ulcers.
- Trial name
- NCT00507650
- Testing
- Fluid intervention, Fluid intervention plus 10 ml/kg/day
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
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
Chronic Diseases
Efficacy of Integrated Care to Reduce Hospitalization and Nursing Home Placement in Community Dwelling Frail Elderly
Introduction: Care of frail and dependent elders with multiple chronic conditions is a major challenge for health care systems. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of coordinating the existing structures in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02084108
- Testing
- intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Nursing Homes, Clinical Trial
MAÏA - MAintain the Level of Independence Through Alimentation
Malnutrition has serious consequences: increased risk of falls, hospitalization and mortality. Malnutrition may accompany or aggravate another geriatric syndrome.
- Conditions
- Nursing Homes, Clinical Trial, Food
- Trial name
- MAÏA (NCT05628155)
- Testing
- Oral diet including n-3 PUFA intake
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Malnutrition
Assessment of Food Practices by Residents in Nursing Homes
Nutrition is an essential component of health and a key determinant of aging and quality of life of individuals. Malnutrition in the elderly is now recognized as a public health problem affecting nearly half of residents in…
- Trial name
- ARC2 (NCT02626078)
- Testing
- observation and interview of residents
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Person-Centred Care, Well Being
Elderly Care in Transition - Perspectives of the Elderly and the Staff
Elderly care in Sweden faces several significant challenges. The number of older people is increasing at the same time as there are fewer of working age.
- Conditions
- Person-Centred Care, Well Being, Health, Environment
- Trial name
- NCT07508878
- Testing
- Academic nursing homes
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Gavle
Alzheimer's Disease
Utilization of Exergame Programs Among Elderly Residents in Rural Nursing Care Centers
Background: Cognitive impairment is prevalent among older adults and frequently misdiagnosed or diagnosed late, increasingly drawing attention as a significant health issue in aging populations.
- Trial name
- NCT06717971
- Testing
- Exergame-based multicomponent training program., Standard care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- Aoyu Li
Accidental Falls
Study of the Effect of the Music of Nolwenn Leroy in Fall Prevention Strategies in Texas Nursing Homes
Falls are the largest cause of death in the elderly and those in nursing homes have even a higher incidence of falling. The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to the Music of Nolwenn Leroy daily is effective…
- Trial name
- NCT00304564
- Testing
- Music Listening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Immunosenescence, Shingles
Vitamin D Supplementation And Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine Responsiveness In Older Long-Term Care Residents
This is an ancillary study to a randomized controlled trial of high dose vitamin D in older long-term care residents (NCT01102374).
- Trial name
- NCT01262300
- Testing
- Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine (Zostavax)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Skin Disease
Washing Without Water: Cost-effectiveness of a Rapidly Spreading Nursing Intervention in Bedridden Patients'
The purpose of this study is to compare the traditional bed bath with 'washing without water' on 1) effects on skin integrity 2) patient and nurse satisfaction and 3) costs.
- Trial name
- WWW (NCT01187732)
- Testing
- Washing without water
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Betsie van Gaal
Edentulous
Mandibular Single Implant Overdenture: a Prospective Clinical Trial
Study hypothesis: that there would be no difference in patient satisfaction among institutionalised older people before and after treatment with a mandibular single implant-retained overdenture.
- Trial name
- NCT01421849
- Testing
- Denture implantation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, 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
Residents in Longterm Care Facilities
Better tArgetting, Better Outcomes for Frail ELderly Patients
The acronym for this proposal, BABEL, refers to the fact that a common "language" - the interRAI risk-stratification and decision-making tool - will be used in this project, allowing several measures of care quality in long-term…
- Trial name
- BABEL (NCT06034444)
- Testing
- interRAI LTCF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,692 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Happiness, Well-being
Mandala Activity in Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes
The Effect of Mandala Activity on Happiness and Well-Being Levels in Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes: Colorize Life Project
- Conditions
- Happiness, Well-being, Older, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT05724147
- Testing
- Mandala Activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Dementia
Characteristics of Patients With Dementia Who Are Screaming in Nursing Homes
Patients with dementia develop behavioral problems over time. Among these, the investigators object screams or cries or disruptives vocalizations. Their cause is multifactorial and their management difficult in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT04760015
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Advanced Dementia
Educational Video to Improve Nursing Home Care in End-stage Dementia
This is a 5-year cluster RCT of a video Advance Care Planning intervention vs. control among 360 nursing home residents with advanced dementia (N=180/arm) in 20 matched nursing homes (10 intervention/10 control).
- Trial name
- EVINCE (NCT01774799)
- Testing
- Advance care planning intervention, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 804 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife