Clinical trials: Nursing Home Residents
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder), Aged 65 Years or Older
Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigability in Older Adults Living in Southern Switzerland and Elderly With Parkinson's Disease
With our study, the investigators aim to assess the impact of the fatigue experienced during daily life activities (tiredness) and whether there is a relationship with muscle fatigue during an exercise task.
- Trial name
- LifeLike (NCT07485218)
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Frailty
Feasibility of a Multidisciplinary Student-Led Program to Improve Frailty in Nursing Home Residents
BACKGROUND Frailty, regarded as a potentially reversible process and defined as a progressive deterioration of physiological systems and intrinsic capacity, constitutes a key risk factor for disability, dependency and…
- Trial name
- CUIDAFRAIL (NCT07182747)
- Testing
- Nursing students' intervention programme, Standard care from Public Andalusian Health Service
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Almeria
Depression, Neurocognitive Disorders
Efficacy of EMONO as an add-on Therapy to Conventional Antidepressants for the Treatment of Depressive Symptoms in Nursing-home Residents With Neurocognitive Disorders: a Randomized Controlled Trial-
Depression in neurocognitive disorders (Alzheimers' disease and related disoders) is a highly prevalent condition, especially in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- PROTO-EHPAD (NCT06382389)
- Testing
- EMONO, Medical air
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Advance Care Planning, Nursing Homes
Effect of Advance Care Planning to Improve Patient-centered Care of Nursing Home Residents
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is an approach to support individuals in understanding and sharing their values, treatment goals, and preferences regarding future medical care.
- Trial name
- BEVOR (NCT04333303)
- Testing
- Implementation of a complex regional Advance Care Planning program
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 5,927 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Dementia
Effect of Improved Indoor Lighting on Residents of Residential Care Homes with Dementia
Elderly with dementia living in residential care homes often have limited access to adequate lighting (daylight). Light can however positively impact the individual on a number of factors, including sleep quality and mental…
- Trial name
- NCT06205654
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
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
Quality of Life
Quality of Life (QOL), Nursing Home Residents, Vietnam.
Vietnam's rapidly aging population has increased the demand for institutional care, highlighting the importance of understanding quality of life (QoL) among older adults in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- QOLNHVN (NCT07202676)
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang
Worksite Health Promotion, Lifestyle Risk Reduction
Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Wellbeing Among Staff and Residents in Assisted Living Facilities
The purpose of the study is to test a program that aims to help staff increase wellness behaviors and test the impact of this program on staff and work outcomes.
- Conditions
- Worksite Health Promotion, Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Occupational Burnout, Healthcare Workers
- Trial name
- WHHIP+FFC 2026 (NCT07785947)
- Testing
- WHHIP, FFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Immunosenescence, Shingles
Vitamin D Supplementation And Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine Responsiveness In Older Long-Term Care Residents
This is an ancillary study to a randomized controlled trial of high dose vitamin D in older long-term care residents (NCT01102374).
- Trial name
- NCT01262300
- Testing
- Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine (Zostavax)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Urinary Tract Infections
Antimicrobial Stewardship in UTIs in Nursing Homes
Background: The widespread inappropriate use of antimicrobial substances drives resistance development at the individual and population level all over the world.
- Trial name
- NCT04798365
- Testing
- Intervention group
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Focus of Study is Interprofessional Collaboration.
Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care and Outcomes in Nursing Homes
Title: The effectiveness of learning to collaborate interprofessionally on healthcare processes and outcomes in nursing homes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care.
- Trial name
- IPCIHC (NCT01792219)
- Testing
- Interprofessional collaboration in health care module
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Dementia
Deprescribing Intervention Among Nursing Home Residents With Major Neurocognitive Disorders
Canadians with neurocognitive disorders often are admitted to nursing homes when their disease reaches an advanced stage. At the end of their life, they may encounter adverse symptoms related to medications they no longer need…
- Trial name
- OptimaMedLTC (NCT05155748)
- Testing
- Continuous education and knowledge exchange
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dre Edeltraut Kröger
Elderly, Multimorbidity
Telemedicine and Nursing Home
Telemedicine-based care provides remote health and social care to maintain people's autonomy and increase their quality of life.
- Trial name
- GERONTACCESS (NCT02816177)
- Testing
- Telemedicine, Usual Care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 428 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Limoges
Dementia in Nursing Home, Family
Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness
The investigators developed Connecting Today, a feasible and highly acceptable remote visiting program that can support care home residents living with moderate to severe dementia to have video calls with their family members…
- Conditions
- Dementia in Nursing Home, Family, Remote Visits
- Trial name
- NCT07182019
- Testing
- Connecting Today
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Orthostatic Hypotension
Orthostatic Hypotension in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
In this study the investigators aimed 1. to investigate the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in elderly nursing home residents. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01362751
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands
Sarcopenia
Effect of Nutrition Supplementation Combined With Resistance Exercise in Elderly With Sarcopenia.
The purpose of this study was determine whether milk or soy milk supplements combined with resistance exercise improved sarcopenia in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT05035121
- Testing
- milk supplement, soy milk supplement, resistance exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Emergencies, Old Age; Debility
Impact of Video Regulation Associated With an Emergency Kit on Night Hospitalizations of the Residents of Nursing Homes.
The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the device (emergency kit and video-medical control in emergency call centers) in reducing deep night hospitalizations of elderly people living in retirement homes.
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Old Age; Debility, Nursing Caries
- Trial name
- VisioR-EHPAD (NCT05773508)
- Testing
- Video regulation and emergency kit
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Diabetes, Dementia
Deprescribing of Diabetes Regimens in Long Term Care Residents With Alzheimer's
Objectives To 1) examine the ability of the STRIDE (Simplification of Treatment Regimens and Individualized Diabetes Education) educational program to increase deprescribing of high hypoglycemia risk glucose-lowering medications…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Dementia, Hypoglycemia; Drug
- Trial name
- NCT05535478
- Testing
- STRIDE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Joslin Diabetes Center
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
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Screening in Nursing Homes
This study was designed to screen high risk patients in nursing homes for atrial fibrillation with intermittent electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings using a portable, smartphone-based, mobile ECG recording device (Kardia Mobile…
- Trial name
- NCT03860246
- Testing
- Portable ECG monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo