Clinical trials: Nursing Homes
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
Sarcopenia in Elderly
THE EFFECT OF PROPRIOCEPTIVE EXERCISE TRAINING ON CERVICAL PROPRIOCEPTION, KINESIOPHOBIA, AND PAIN CATASTROPHIZING LEVELS IN SARCOPENIC GERIATRIC INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES
This study investigated the effects of cervical proprioceptive exercise training on cervical proprioception, kinesiophobia and pain catastrophising in sarcopenic nursing home residents.
- Trial name
- NCT07253714
- Testing
- Classic exercises, Proprioceptive exercise training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Atılım University
Covid19, Community-Acquired Respiratory Tract Infection
Non-invasive Biometric Monitoring in Nursing Homes to Fight COVID-19
Solving the problem of detecting asymptomatic carriers who can transmit infection is key to protecting vulnerable residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, to protecting frontline workers who care for them, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04548895
- Testing
- Observational measurement of biometric data. No change to health care provided.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Stream Analytics, LLC
Influenza
High-Dose Influenza Vaccine in Nursing Homes
The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate relative effectiveness of high dose influenza vaccine in preventing influenza mortality, hospitalization, and functional decline in a nursing home population in the U.S.…
- Trial name
- NCT01815268
- Testing
- HD Vaccine, SD Vaccine, Free Vaccine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 823 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insight Therapeutics, LLC
Frailty Syndrome
TrackFrailty Project
The TRACKFRAILTY project aims to answer the following main research questions: i) What is the prevalence of physical frailty in individuals living in residential care facilities (RCF) from Portugal's Cova da Beira subregion…
- Trial name
- TrackFrailty (NCT06812286)
- Testing
- Less-volume, More-volume, Control
- Where
- 6 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Beira Interior
Behavioral Symptoms
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Approach for Vocal Behaviors in Older People Living in Nursing Homes
Between 13 and 60% of older people who live with Alzheimer's disease (ADRD) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) manifest vocal behaviours (VB) that may seem inappropriate, e.g. moaning, screaming, calling out.
- Trial name
- NCT03506672
- Testing
- Approach based on the meanings of vocal behaviours, Usual practices
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Medication Safety, Patient Safety
Co-Development and Evaluation of a Complex Intervention to Increase Medication Safety in Nursing Homes
The study aims to develop and evaluate a new, multifaceted (complex) intervention in a mixed methods study-design to increase medication safety in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- SAME (NCT04990986)
- Testing
- Complex intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 436 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anne Estrup Olesen
Alzheimer's Disease
Use of Autobiographical and Interest Assessment for a Better Stimulation of Patients in Nursing Home
The purpose is to evaluate patients' interests (patients in nursing home). Moreover the study aims to evaluate whether an activity for which the patient is interested in, allows a better involvement and stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT01314131
- Testing
- Stimulation group
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Association Recherche Méthodologie Evaluation Psychiatrique
Telemedicine, Teleradiology
Teleradiology Program for Frail Patients Living at Home or in Nursing-homes
Transporting radiology to the patient's home is challenging. Preliminary experiences conducted in Turin (Italy) and Lund (Sweden) indicate that the coupling of simple, light-weight X-ray equipments with a Computed radiography or…
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Teleradiology, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Frail Elderly
- Trial name
- RADHOME (NCT02591602)
- Testing
- Teleradiology Service
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza
Family Members, Nursing Home
Strengthen Family Members' Understanding of Advance Care Planning With a Nurse-led, Motivational Interview
The goal of this clinical trial is to strengthen the understanding of advance care planning (ACP) in family members of older adults in residential care homes with a nurse-led, motivational interview (MI) educational…
- Conditions
- Family Members, Nursing Home, Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT05901506
- Testing
- a Nurse-led, Motivational Interview
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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
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
Dementia, Staff Attitude
Pilot Testing Decision Making in Aging and Dementia for Autonomy Program in Nursing Homes
The purpose of this study is to adapt, pilot test, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of DIGNITY (Decision-making In aGing and demeNtIa for auTonomY) for Preference-Based Care in Nursing…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Staff Attitude, Nurse's Role, Nursing Homes
- Trial name
- DIGNITY (NCT05618678)
- Testing
- DIGNITY, Infection Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pressure Ulcer
A Multicentre Clinical Test of the Ultracore Repose® Mattress to Prevent Pressure Ulcers Cat. II-IV in Nursing Homes
A mixed method desgin study will be conducted to study pressure ulcer incidence Cat. II-IV (including deep- tissue injury,unstageable), not associated with the use of medical devices, on the Ultracore Repose® mattress (Frontier…
- Trial name
- NCT04625348
- Testing
- Ultracore Repose® mattress, experiences and perceptions of healthcare workers
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Well-being, Depressive Symptoms
Integration of Social Art Activities and Qigong for Older People in Nursing Home in Indonesia
This project will be a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of an integrated programme by using social art activity (SA) and exercise, for instance, Qigong (QG, a traditional Chinese exercise) as a…
- Trial name
- NCT02957773
- Testing
- Qigong and art activities, Art activities, Qigong
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 299 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Aging, Nursing Home
Daily Mouth Care to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Homes
This project will determine whether an evidence-based, tested, pragmatic, system-level, comprehensive mouth care program provided to nursing home residents can reduce the incidence of pneumonia.
- Conditions
- Aging, Nursing Home, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT03817450
- Testing
- Daily Mouth Care
- Volunteers
- 1,416 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Resistance Training, Aged
Detection of Clinical-functional Changes Following Exercise Therapy and Neuroscience Education in Institutionalised and Community-dwelling Older Adults Diagnosed With Sarcopenia
Nowadays, ageing is an important aspect to consider from a social, healthcare and economic perspective. For this reason, it is necessary to focus on all the elements which can help staying healthy and active in old age.
- Conditions
- Resistance Training, Aged, Nursing Homes, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT05875597
- Testing
- Physical therapy exercise programme
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
Cerebral Palsy
Does Oral Baclofen Improve Care and Comfort in Spastic Children in Nursing Homes?
Baclofen is a drug that reduces the muscle stiffness. In disabled children that have very stiff muscles, the stiffness and secondary changes in the joints may cause discomfort and pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00752934
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Accidental Falls
Fall Recovery Training for Older Adults in Continuous Care Facilities
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect that a new fall prevention training program has on the fall incidence of long-term care facility residents at high-risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT02173015
- Testing
- Compensatory step training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Nursing Home, Dementia
San Rocco Study: Implementation of the Non-pharmacological Therapies for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Home
The goals of this clinical trial are 1) to estimate the number of professional caregivers and the time spent to carry out the non-pharmacological therapies for people with dementia and 2) to evaluate differences between…
- Conditions
- Nursing Home, Dementia, Staff
- Trial name
- NCT05814276
- Testing
- Training on non-pharmacological therapies' methodology
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Associazione Ginco Ticino