Clinical trials: Nursing Home
Diabetes
ADA Linagliptin in Long Term Care
This is a study to determine whether glycemic control, as measured by change in HbA1c and frequency of hypoglycemia, is different between treatment with linagliptin (Tradjenta®) and basal insulin in long term care residents(LTC)…
- Trial name
- NCT02061969
- Testing
- linagliptin, insulin glargine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
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
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
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
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
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
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
Covid19, SARS-CoV Infection
COVID-FIS: Pilot in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) of Fisetin in Older Adults in Nursing Homes
The purpose of this study is to test whether Fisetin, a senolytic drug, can assist in preventing an increase in the disease's progression and alleviate complications of coronavirus due to an excessive inflammatory reaction.
- Trial name
- COVID-FIS (NCT04537299)
- Testing
- Fisetin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Human Microbiome
Human Microbiome and Healthcare Associated Infections - Nursing Home Dwelling Older Veterans
The purpose of the research is to find out the effect of commonly used topical antibiotics on the bacteria that live in the nose, throat and on the skin of older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04218799
- Testing
- Intranasal Mupirocin and Topical Chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poor Quality Sleep
Efficacy & Safety of Eszopiclone (Lunesta) in Nursing Home Patients
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the sleep aid Lunesta (Eszopiclone), on older adults who reside in a nursing home and have poor sleep as determined by wrist actigraphy.
- Trial name
- NCT00460993
- Testing
- Lunesta
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Palliative Care
Improving Palliative Care Through Teamwork
One in three Americans dies in a nursing home (NH) or in a hospital, shortly following transfer from a long-term care facility. The proportion of deaths occurring in NHs is projected to increase to 40% by 2020.
- Trial name
- IMPACTT (NCT01990742)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Team (PCTeam)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Pressure Injury
Skin Change Actions by Nursing
Pressure injuries, local areas of damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue that are costly and painful, are often preventable with timely use of prevention strategies.
- Trial name
- SCAN (NCT06127524)
- Testing
- SEM Scanner
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Bacteriuria
Dosing Study of Cranberry Capsules for the Prevention of Bacteriuria in Nursing Home Residents
This study will investigate whether there is a particular dose of cranberry capsules that is effective in preventing the occurrence of urinary tract infections in females at least 65 years of age or older who live in a nursing…
- Trial name
- NCT01033383
- Testing
- Cranberry Capsule
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Children With Medical Complexity
Parent-to-parent Coaching While Awaiting Hospital Discharge With a Child With a Ventilator
The objective of the study is to pilot a parent-to-parent coaching model with experienced family members of children with Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (IMV) as parent coaches.
- Conditions
- Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Children With Medical Complexity, Home Nursing, Empowerment
- Trial name
- NCT05880953
- Testing
- Parent-to-parent coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Polypharmacy, Care Transitions
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Deprescribe for Older Patients With Polypharmacy
This randomized, controlled trial will evaluate the effects of an intervention to reduce exposure to medications among hospitalized older adults discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy, Care Transitions, Geriatric Syndromes
- Trial name
- Shed-Meds (NCT02979353)
- Testing
- Shed-Meds: A Patient-Centered Deprescribing Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 372 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Infection
Targeted Infection Control in Long-term Care
This is an interventional study aimed at reducing multi-drug resistance and infections in nursing home (NH) residents. Each year, a staggering 1.5-2.0 million infections occur in NHs.
- Trial name
- NCT01062841
- Testing
- Targeted Infection Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
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