Clinical trials: Long-term Care Facility
Appetite Loss in Aging, Anorexia of Aging
Study on the Prevention of Weight Loss Through Physical Activity Among Nursing Home Residents
Appetite loss is frequent in institutionalized older adults. Physical activity is known for its benefits on appetite regulation but its effects in nursing home residents remain poorly investigated.
- Trial name
- EAT-PA (NCT07831733)
- Testing
- Physical activity, Appetite assessment, Food intake assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 596 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
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
Toolbox to Optimize Data Quality of the National MQIs
Testing the Implementation of a Toolbox to Optimize Data Collection and Data Quality of the National Medical Quality Indicators in Long-term Care Facilities: A Pilot Study. (NIP-Q-UPGRADE Subaim 1.8)
Since 2019, long-term care facilities in Switzerland are obliged by the Federal Insurance Law (KVG, Art. 59a) to report data for the calculation and public reporting of medical quality indicators (MQI).
- Trial name
- NCT06848725
- Testing
- Data quality development toolkit concerning the medical quality indicators (MQI)
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
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
Resistance Bacterial, Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Understanding and Modeling Reservoirs, Vehicles and Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the Community and Long Term Care Facilities
The continuing spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) is among the most important problems in antimicrobial resistance.
- Trial name
- MODERN (NCT03477084)
- Testing
- ESBL-producing enterobacteriaceae carriage
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Aging, Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Multidomain Interventions for Elderly Individuals in Residential Structures
The "Multidomain Interventions to improve the COgnitive and fUNctional well-being of elderly individuals in residential sTructures" (I-COUNT) study aims to test the feasibility and the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary…
- Conditions
- Aging, Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Sarcopenia, Long Term Care Facility
- Trial name
- I-COUNT (NCT06820710)
- Testing
- Physical activity, Cognitive stimulation, Nutritional Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto di Neuroscienze Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
COVID-19
Engaging Staff to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Response at Long-Term Care Facilities
The ENSPIRE study is a cluster-randomized comparative effectiveness trial being conducted within long-term care and residential facilities that will test a communication and engagement strategy for increasing COVID-19 booster…
- Trial name
- ENSPIRE (NCT05449418)
- Testing
- Full Intervention, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 988 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Persons
Daily Vitamin D Supplementation Compared to a Loading Dose and Monthly Supplementation in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Vitamin D deficiency is common in older persons, in particular in residents of nursing homes. This is mainly explained by the fact that older persons do not often go outside in the sunshine.
- Trial name
- VIDIV (NCT01168544)
- Testing
- loading dose Vitamin D and 50.000 IU vit D3/month, loading dose and 25.000 IU vit D3/month, Vitamin D 800 IU /day
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Rijnstate Hospital
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis
Preventing Osteoporosis Using Denosumab
The purpose of this research study is to find out if denosumab (Prolia®), an injection given in the arm under the skin every 6 months, works to treat bone loss and prevent it from worsening in older men and women (ages 65 and…
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis, Osteoporotic Fractures
- Trial name
- PROUD (NCT02753283)
- Testing
- denosumab, Calcium and Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Susan L. Greenspan
Home Residents
An Innovative Occupational Program Using New Technologies (KODRO) Life of Nursing
Randomized controlled trial for assessing the effects resulting from an innovative occupational program using new technologies (KODRO) on nursing home residents' quality of life Context : improving quality of life (QOL) for the…
- Trial name
- KODRO (NCT02992054)
- Testing
- stimulating activities
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Nursing Homes
Safer Care for Older People in (Residential) Environments
The overall aim of the program is to advance knowledge translation science in order to improve clinical and staff related outcomes in long term care facilities (nursing homes) in western Canada.
- Trial name
- SCOPE (NCT03426072)
- Testing
- modified IHI breakthrough series
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Nutritional Status
Nutrition Day in Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Community. Israel January 2010
This study is a one-day international cross-sectional nutritional audit in one ward. The purpose of this study is to generate a risk and level of nutritional intervention profile for an individual unit/ward based on case-mix…
- Trial name
- NCT01042431
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
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
Postural Control
Effects of an Adapted Physical Activity on the Postural Control of Residents in Nursing Home.
This study measures the effects of an Adapted Physical Activity on postural control of residents in nursing home. Half of participants will follow a program training 3 times a week during 8 weeks, while the other half will…
- Trial name
- NCT03759977
- Testing
- Adapted Physical Activity
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
Empowering Leadership, Long-Term Care
Effects of a Flipped-Learning Empowering Leadership Program on Nurse Leaders, Staff, and Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities
This pilot cluster quasi-experimental study tested a 12-week empowering-leadership training program delivered through flipped learning to nurse leaders in residential long-term care facilities, compared with a conventional…
- Conditions
- Empowering Leadership, Long-Term Care, Nurse Leaders
- Trial name
- NCT07774767
- Testing
- Flipped-Learning Empowering Leadership Program, Educational Brochure (Conventional Learning)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 287 people
- Sponsor
- I-Hui-Chen
Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Frailty
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes 2020 and 2021
To describe the effect on mortality in nursing home facilities during three separate equally long periods during the pandemic and more specifically to analyse the effect on mortality of improved preventive routines and…
- Conditions
- Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Frailty, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04945863
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Lena Nilsson
Nursing Home Residents, Older People
Improved Prescribing for Older Nursing Home Patients
Research aim: To investigate the effect of training health care professionals in medication assessments on the medication use of nursing home residents with a limited life expectancy (< 1.5-2 years).
- Conditions
- Nursing Home Residents, Older People, Prescribing, Advance Care Planning
- Trial name
- IMPETUS (NCT06731361)
- Testing
- Systematic multidisciplinary medication review + ACP (SMMR+)
- Where
- 7 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Partial Thickness Wounds
Feasibility Study of the Execution of an Efficacy Trial in the Nursing Home Setting
This study will assess if a clinical trial regarding healing of partial thickness wounds can be executed in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT00714519
- Testing
- Xenaderm® Ointment
- Sponsor
- Healthpoint
Dental Care for Institutionalized Elderly Persons
Evaluation of the Agreement Between a Consultation With a Nurse Acquiring Three-dimensional Intraoral Images Made With a 3D Intraoral Camera and the Standard Consultation With a Dental Surgeon, in Institutionalized Elderly Subjects
The primary objective of this study will be to assess the agreement between a dental consultation with a nurse acquiring intraoral images, using a 3D intraoral camera, and a standard consultation with a dental surgeon, in…
- Trial name
- GEROdonto3D (NCT06387992)
- Testing
- Three-dimensional dental acquisition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Nursing Home Residents
Feasibility of Risk Sign Displays to Prevent Falls, Dehydration and Pulmonary Aspiration in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: Prior research has shown a relationship between dehydration, falls and pulmonary aspiration among older adults in nursing and health care facilities, which contributes to its loss of independence and quality-of-life.
- Trial name
- NCT03123601
- Testing
- Risk sign displays
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Neurológico Sénior