Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Plaque Score
Personalized Oral Hygiene Instruction Form
The objective of this study is to test a personalized oral hygiene instruction form (POHIF) elaborated after oral examination by a dentist and implemented by caregivers in nursing homes or similar medicalized homes.
- Conditions
- Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Plaque Score, Dental Plaque Index, Denture Hygiene
- Trial name
- POHIF (NCT07063927)
- Testing
- personalized oral instruction form
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Neuro-Degenerative Disease
Efficiency of E-learning and Role-playing for the Training of Nursing Home Caregivers in the Support of Agitation in Neurodegenerative Diseases
This study will investigate the effects of "I-Learn cognition and behaviour" training in the care in agitation in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT04937127
- Testing
- I-LEARN training, usual care
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Oral Health, Oral-health Associated Quality of Life
Oral Health Improvement for Nursing Home Residents Through Delegated Remotivation and Reinstruction
Based on the poor situation of residents in German nursing homes with regard to oral health, a cluster-randomized Trial will be carried out in Rhineland-Palatindate, Germany.
- Trial name
- MundZaRR (NCT04140929)
- Testing
- Oral Health Tool Box
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 358 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Oral Health, Old Age; Dementia
Evaluation of the Use of a Novel Oral Health Screening Instrument by Caregivers in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: Oral health of nursing home residents is often poor. Oral health is related to general health, quality of life and well-being.
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Old Age; Dementia, Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes
- Trial name
- OHS-interRAI (NCT06536322)
- Testing
- OHS-interRAI
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 462 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Pneumonia
Prevention of pneumonIA in Nursing hOme
Infections in nursing home are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary infections are known to be the most problematic.
- Trial name
- PIANO (NCT04121182)
- Testing
- On-line training, Usual practice
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,818 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Fecal Incontinence
Effect of an Educational Program for Staff in Nursing Homes Concerning Patients Fecal Incontinence
Fecal incontinence (FI) has an increasing prevalence in the geriatric population which cannot be explained by co-morbidity or anatomical and psychological changes of aging alone.
- Trial name
- EPSPFI (NCT02183740)
- Testing
- Multifaceted educational program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Frailty, Nursing Home Residents
The Effect on Function of Increasing Activity for Nursing Home Residents
As designs of existing outcome studies are disparate and do not always relate well to a Swedish context, the need for further studies is obvious.
- Trial name
- NCT00218842
- Testing
- Individualized exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Antibacterial Agents
Evaluation of a Customizable Antibiotic Stewardship Program Tailored to French Nursing Homes
To tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), i.e., one of the top 10 global health threats, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, i.e., coherent sets of actions promoting responsible use of antimicrobials, have been developed.
- Trial name
- ORANEAT (NCT07246382)
- Testing
- The ORANEAT program
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lorraine
Hip Fractures, Prevention
Prevention of Hip Fractures With Soft and Hard Hip Protectors
The aim of this study is to compliance with and effect of soft and hard hip protectors in Norwegian nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT00397410
- Testing
- Hip protectors
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,236 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Geriatric Disorders
Effects of Geriatric Inclusive Art Activity in Nursing Home Residents (GIA)
The study aimed to compare the changes in health and functional status between nursing home residents practicing GIA activity and a control group of residents, and to examine the changes in residents' abilities to participate in…
- Trial name
- NCT02356042
- Testing
- Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Older People
The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Adaptation to Old Age and Quality of Life.
The changes and limitations that occur in the aging process effect people's adaptation toold age. The quality of life of elderly individuals who have problems in adaptation to aging is negatively affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04148196
- Testing
- Progressive muscle relaxation exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital
Geriatric Health Services
Does the Intervention of an Advanced Practice Nurse for Nursing Home Residents Aged 75 and Over in the Grand Nancy Area Make it Possible to Reduce the Use of the Emergency Service for These Residents?
The rate of emergency room visits is high at the extremes of age, with patients aged 75 or over accounting for 12% of emergency room visits, and the time they spend there is significantly longer than that of younger patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05626946
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Cognitive Symptom, Depression
Psychotropic Drug Use in the Elderly Living in Nursing Homes and the Influence of a Structured Drug Review
The overall aim of this study is to explore if a structured drug review will change clinical symptoms and the psychotropic drugs prescription rate in the elderly living in nursing homes (participants of the study).
- Conditions
- Cognitive Symptom, Depression, Anxiety, Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03736577
- Testing
- Drug reviews with NorGeP-NH
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold Hospital Trust
Abuse Domestic, Abuse Neglect
A Path to Prevention of Elder Abuse in Long-term Care. Prevalence Study Among Staff in Long-term Care.
Globally, studies indicated that 16% of community dwelling older adults have been exposed to some form of abuse in the past 12 months.
- Conditions
- Abuse Domestic, Abuse Neglect, Abuse Physical, Abuse Verbal
- Trial name
- APPEAL (NCT07494422)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Healthy, Frailty
Geriatric Anorexia Study 2.0
Reduction in appetite and/or food intake among older individuals is referred to as anorexia of aging (AOA, also known as Geriatric Anorexia).
- Trial name
- GAS2 (NCT05211973)
- Testing
- Wrist Actigraphy Device, Smart Body Weight Scale, Chair Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Osteoporosis, Hip Fracture
Evaluating the Ability of Zoledronic Acid to Reduce the Rate of Subsequent Osteoporotic Fractures After a Hip Fracture
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether zoledronic acid given once yearly for two years to men and women after surgical repair of a recent hip fracture will significantly reduce the rate of all re-occurring (new)…
- Trial name
- NCT00046254
- Testing
- Zoledronic Acid
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,127 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Dementia, Nursing Home Resident
Video Feedback Intervention in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Severe Challenging Behavior.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how, under what circumstances and for whom the video feedback intervention works for (the caregivers of) people with dementia and severe challenging behavior in a nursing home setting.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Nursing Home Resident, Challenging Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05658666
- Testing
- Video feedback intervention (in Dutch: Video Interventie Ouderenzorg)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Guideline Implementation, Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy Practice in Flemish Nursing Homes
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the extent to which physiotherapy sessions in Flemish nursing homes adhere to the IAGG-GARN guidelines and to explore factors influencing clinical practice among…
- Conditions
- Guideline Implementation, Physiotherapy, Nursing Homes, Focus Group
- Trial name
- NCT07576751
- Testing
- Mapping therapy sessions
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Hypertension, Frailty
Antihypertensive Deprescribing in Long-term Care
Frail older adults are commonly prescribed blood pressure medication, yet it is unclear if blood pressure medication is actually beneficial for them.
- Trial name
- OptimizeBP (NCT05047731)
- Testing
- Antihypertensive medication
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Aging
Growing Old at Home
The purpose of this study is to determine whether preventive home visits for people aged 80 and over are effective in the prevention of nursing home admission in Germany.
- Trial name
- NCT00644826
- Testing
- preventive home visit
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 336 people
- Sponsor
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg