Clinical trials: Nursing
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Depression
The Effect on Depressive Symptoms in ECF Residents With COPD
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of treatment with Advair Diskus on depression using the Cornell depression scale in COPD patients in the nursing home.
- Trial name
- DISK-02 (NCT00974246)
- Testing
- Advair diskus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Valley Medical Research
Schizophrenia Spectrum & Other Psychotic Disorders
PACT for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
People with serious mental illness have difficulty making good use of primary care, and die, on average, years earlier than others in the population.
- Trial name
- SMI-PACT (NCT01668355)
- Testing
- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Impairment
A Pilot Study to Evaluate Patient Tolerance and Nursing Ease-of-Use of a Novel Hearing Protection Device
Before they are born, babies are protected from hearing very loud noises by their mother's bodies. After delivery, they are exposed to many loud noises that are potentially harmful.
- Trial name
- NEATCAP (NCT02744066)
- Testing
- NEATCAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Balsan, MD
Enteral Feeding Intolerance
Optimal Feeding Tube Placement
A randomized controlled trial comparing current standard blind method to CORTRAK enteral access system (CEAS), an FDA approved electromagnetic device to place enteric tubes.
- Trial name
- NCT04241146
- Testing
- Enteric Tube, CORTRAK enteral access system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
COPD Exacerbation
Early Assisted Discharge for COPD Exacerbations With Telemonitoring.
To determine if an early assisted discharge program for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD), with telemonitoring and telephone control, is equally effective and more efficient in terms of use of health care resources, that a…
- Trial name
- NCT01951261
- Testing
- Telemonitoring and telephone control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. López Viña
Stress
Application of Auriculotherapy on Nursing Professional Stress Levels
Objectives: Randomized controlled trial aimed to assess stress levels in nursing staff and review the auriculotherapy effectiveness through semi-permanent needles and seeds.
- Trial name
- NCT01141374
- Testing
- auriculotherapy by needles, auriculotherapy by seeds
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Polypharmacy, Inappropriate Prescribing
Opportunities and Limits to Deprescribing in Nursing Homes:Quality Circle Deprescribing Module
Older people residing in nursing homes (NH) are frequently polymedicated and often prescribed potentially inappropriate medications.
- Trial name
- OLD-NH-QC-DeMo (NCT03688542)
- Testing
- Quality Circle Deprescribing Module
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anne Niquille
Safety, Preschool Age Children
Empowering Preschool Children With Personal Safety Skills
Preschool children are vulnerable to preventable accidents due to limited hazard awareness. This randomized controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of a Multiple Intelligences Theory-based Personal Safety Education Program…
- Conditions
- Safety, Preschool Age Children, Self Administration, Education Entertainment Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07454538
- Testing
- Multiple Intelligences Theory-Based Personal Safety Education Program (PSEP)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
COVID-19
COVID-19 Serologic Strategies for Skilled Nursing Facilities
The COVID-19 pandemic ravaged United States skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs). Novel strategies that maximize the safety and quality of life for SNF residents with ADRD and staff who care for them are urgently needed.
- Trial name
- CERO (NCT05270980)
- Testing
- Cohorting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Diabetes, Hyperglycemia
Diabetes in the Elderly: Prospective Study
Diabetes is highly prevalent in the elderly, afflicting about 20% of older adults aged 65-75 years and 40% of adults >80years of age.
- Trial name
- DMElderly (NCT01131052)
- Testing
- Insulin Glargine, Insulin, Insulin glulisine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Guillermo Umpierrez
BLS Competence, Debriefing
The Effect of Immediate Versus Delayed Debriefing on Basic Life Support Competence In Undergraduate Nursing Students.
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if immediate (hot) or delayed (cold) debriefing is better for undergraduate nursing students during Basic Life Support (BLS) training.
- Trial name
- NCT06624449
- Testing
- Cold debriefing, Hot Debriefing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Alzheimer Disease
Optimizing Care for Patients With Dementia
Of the 1.4 million nursing home (NH) residents in long term care facilities, more than half have Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT03442322
- Testing
- transdisciplinary approach, multidisciplinary approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pain, Procedural, Pain, Postoperative
The Effect of Vibration and Cold on Pain and Anxiety Associated With Chest Tube Removal Following CABG
Removal of chest tubes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery can cause severe pain and anxiety, which may negatively affect the recovery process.
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural, Pain, Postoperative, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Chest Tubes
- Trial name
- CABG (NCT06217263)
- Testing
- Vibration device, Vibration device&Cold application pack
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Palliative Care, Dementia
Implementation of a Telehealth Palliative Care Model for Persons With Dementia
Grounded in the Reach-Effectiveness-Adoption-Implementation-Maintenance (RE-AIM) Model, this study will assess the implementation outcomes of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) delivered telehealth Palliative Care Consultation in…
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT05001620)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Prematurity, Stress Reaction
Pilot Study of Nursing Touch and Biobehavioral Stress
Randomized cross-over clinical trial to determine the effect of a nurse-administered comforting touch intervention on the biobehavioral stress responses of preterm infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- P-NAT-BIO (NCT05030233)
- Testing
- Nurse-Administered Touch Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Heart Failure, Heart Failure Hospitalization
Teach-Back Discharge Education to Improve Self-Care and Reduce 30-Day Readmissions in Heart Failure Patients
This study aimed to improve how patients with heart failure understand and manage their condition after leaving the hospital. Many heart failure patients are readmitted within 30 days due to confusion about their discharge…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Failure Hospitalization, Readmission, Hospital
- Trial name
- NCT07280208
- Testing
- Teach-Back Discharge Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Burn, Child
Virtual Reality Distraction for Procedural Pain Management and Anxiety in Children With Burn Injuries : A Pilot Study
Procedural pain is the most intense and often undertreated pain associated with burn injuries. The use of analgesics does not always provide optimal relief and is accompanied by several side effects.
- Conditions
- Burn, Child, Pain, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT02794103
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Distraction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Catheterization, Peripheral
Effectiveness Study of the BOA(R)-Constricting IV Band
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the BOA(R)-Constricting IV Band is superior to standard methods for starting an IV.
- Trial name
- NCT01104103
- Testing
- BOA(R)-Constricting IV Band, Standard elastic constricting band
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 467 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Death, Pain
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End
The BEACON trial (Best Practices for End-of-Life Care for Our Nations' Veterans) was a six-site implementation study to evaluate a multi-component, education-based intervention to improve the quality of end-of-life care provided…
- Conditions
- Death, Pain, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT00234286)
- Testing
- Comfort care education intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Pressure Injury, Military Activity
Pressure Injury Prevention in AE and PFC
This study evaluates the effect of a multilayer skin dressing (Mepilex) placed on the sacrum or a fluid filled pad (LiquiCell) on risk factors for pressure injuries under conditions consistent with military long-distance…
- Trial name
- NCT03924622
- Testing
- Mepilex, LiquiCell
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington