Clinical trials: Nursing Care
Pain
Shared Decision Making to Improve Palliative Care in the Nursing Home
Twenty-eight percent of Americans over the age of 65 die in a nursing home. Research has found the quality of care of end-of-life care in nursing homes to have many challenges.
- Trial name
- NCT02917603
- Testing
- Web Conferencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pneumonia
Effects of the Oral Care With Vaccines for Pneumonia in Elderly; Going Home Together Both Physician and Dentist
Prospective study comparing the effects of interventions (combined oral care and pneumococcal plus influenza vaccinations) in preventing pneumonia and increasing the survival rate from pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01403805
- Testing
- Pneumococcal vaccination (Pneumovax NP, 21800AMY10131000), Influenza vaccination (Flubik HA, 16100EZZ01207000), Specific frequency of oral care
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yubari Kibounomori
Gynecologic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer
BOLSTER: Building Out Lifelines for Safety, Trust, Empowerment and Renewal
This research study is evaluating a new intervention, BOLSTER, which was designed to provide more support for patients with gynecologic and gastrointestinal cancers and their caregivers after a hospitalization.
- Trial name
- NCT03367247
- Testing
- BOLSTER, Enhanced Discharge Planning (EDP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Multimorbidity, Cognitive Impairments
Video-Enhanced Care Management for Medically Complex Veterans
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week care management program for medically complex Veterans with cognitive impairment, delivered via telephone or videoconferencing.
- Trial name
- NCT02962687
- Testing
- Care management via videoconference, Care management via telephone calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Parkinson Disease
Randomized Trial to Test the "Coordinated Care for Health Promotion and Activities in Parkinson's Disease" Intervention in the VA
Health care benefits and services are received through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), a component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Trial name
- CHAPS (NCT01532986)
- Testing
- Coordinated care management for Parkinson's disease, Educational handout
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
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
Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Zoledronic Acid for Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention (ZEST II)
The goal of this study is to perform the first fracture reduction clinical trial with a potent antiresorptive agent (intravenous zoledronic acid) in the most vulnerable long-term care population.
- Trial name
- ZEST II (NCT02589600)
- Testing
- Zoledronic acid, vitamin D, calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Susan L. Greenspan
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
Renal Disease, Adherence, Treatment
The Effect of Motivational Interviewing and Education Based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring in Hemodialysis
Motivational interviewing and education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring have an effect on increasing adherence to fluid intake in individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment.
- Conditions
- Renal Disease, Adherence, Treatment, Quality of Life, Satisfaction, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT04174638
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing and Education Based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Adverse Drug Events, Adverse Drug Reactions
Pharmacogenetic Testing Among Home Health Patients
Patients meeting eligibility criteria will be randomized into two groups, one receiving pharmacogenetic testing and the other not receiving pharmacogenetic testing.
- Conditions
- Adverse Drug Events, Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interaction Potentiation, Drug Metabolism, Poor, CYP2D6-RELATED
- Trial name
- NCT02378220
- Testing
- Pharmacogenetic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Genelex Corporation
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
Improving Coordination and Transitions of Care in Stroke Patients
This study will examine if the attending nurse model will enhance critical patient-centered elements of care that will in turn improve patient education and shared decision-making, medication adherence, stroke-related health…
- Trial name
- NCT02642744
- Testing
- Nursing care model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 670 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
OPTIMAL in NH Residents With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to develop and refine OPTIMAL and evaluate its feasibility, fidelity, and usefulness. The OPTIMAL is designed to teach staff to effectively engage residents in eating using individualized…
- Trial name
- NCT05255068
- Testing
- OPTIMAL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Mobility Limitations
Effects of Mobility Devices on Nursing Compliance With Mobility Protocols
This is a 10-week pilot study for a randomized non-blinded controlled clinical trial to assess whether use of the Rifton Gait Trainer will improve the incidence of mobilization of critically ill ventilator dependent patients in…
- Trial name
- EMS (NCT01690910)
- Testing
- Rifton Gait Trainer, Front Wheeled Walker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Trinity Health Michigan
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
Influenza
High Dose Influenza Vaccine in Nursing Home - Pilot Study
The purpose of this pilot evaluation is to help determine the feasibility and power needed to prospectively evaluate relative effectiveness of high-dose influenza vaccine in preventing influenza mortality and hospitalization in a…
- Trial name
- NCT01720277
- Testing
- HD Fluzone Vaccine, SD Fluzone Vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,957 people
- Sponsor
- Insight Therapeutics, LLC
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
Hypertension, Public Health; Nursing Staff
Nursing Interventions Based on Protection Motivation Theory in Hypertensive Patients
Hypertension is a major global public health problem. In order to be successful in hypertension management, patients should receive timely and accurate diagnosis, acquire healthy lifestyle habits, start antihypertensive drug…
- Trial name
- NCT05995977
- Testing
- Nursing interventions based on protection motivation theory in patients with hypertension
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Infection Control, Preventive Measures
Effectiveness of a Online Training Program With a Clinical Procedure Standardized in Units of Nursing (CPSUN)
This study evaluates if the implementation of an online platform with procedures and protocols, improve the knowledge of professionals and can have a health impact related to decreased contamination of blood cultures.
- Trial name
- CPSUN (NCT02965989)
- Testing
- Online training of a nursing technique
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ignacio Zaragoza García