Clinical trials: Nursing Homes
Frailty
Effect of an Oral Frailty Measures Intervention Programs in Institutionalized Elders
This is a compelling 16-week prospective, double-blind, whole-cluster randomized controlled trial(RCT).This study will recruit 226 older adults over the age of 65.Based on King's goal attainment theory, a program to promote oral…
- Trial name
- NCT06536985
- Testing
- treatment group, Contral group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Normal University
Pressure Injury, Fall Prevention
Clinical Investigation Evaluating the Use of NETSmart Solution , Incorporated to NETSoins Software, in the Care and Support of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes
NETSmart software is designed to help doctors, nurses and care assistants adapt the care of elderly people living in nursing homes to the following risks: pressure injuries undernutrition interactions between different drugs…
- Conditions
- Pressure Injury, Fall Prevention, Undernutrition, Drug Interaction
- Trial name
- NETSMART DM (NCT07027358)
- Testing
- NETSmart software
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Teranga Software
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
Hypertension, Dementia
BedMed-Frail: Does the Potential Benefit of Bedtime Antihypertensive Prescribing Extend to Frail Populations?
High blood pressure (present in 1 of 5 Canadian adults) increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Blood pressure lowering pills reduce this risk - but perhaps not optimally.
- Trial name
- NCT04054648
- Testing
- Bedtime administration of the participant's pre-existing antihypertensive medications
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 776 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
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
Atrial Fibrillation, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Weekly Monitoring Strategy of Capillary INR Versus Monthly Monitoring Strategy of Venous INR in Elderly Patients in a Nursing Home.
This primary care study aims to compare the "time in therapeutic range" (TTR) of two strategies for monitoring the international normalized ratio (INR) over 6 months in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Stroke
- Trial name
- INR-CAP (NCT05561244)
- Testing
- Weekly monitoring using the capillary International Normalised Ratio strategy
- Where
- 33 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Cataract, Refractive Error
A Study of Interventions to Reduce Disability From Visual Loss in Nursing Home Residents
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine if interventions within the nursing home to restore vision, or cope with visual loss, in residents with visual impairment result in improvement or less decline in mobility…
- Conditions
- Cataract, Refractive Error, Low Vision
- Trial name
- NCT00348621
- Testing
- Visual impairment intervention program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,544 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Caregivers
Evaluation of the EHPAD Caregiver/Pact & Pad Psycho-educational Program for Caregivers With an Institutionalized Parent
Moving into an institution is a new stage in the life of the patient but also of the caregiver. The caregiver is overwhelmed by various feelings such as loss of control, powerlessness, guilt, sadness, the feeling of loneliness at…
- Trial name
- EAPP (NCT05651555)
- Testing
- Psycho-educational program EHPAD caregivers / Pact & Pad for caregivers with a parent in an institution
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
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
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia Due to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
NMES, Exercise, and Glycemic Control in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Adults aged 60 years and older with type 2 diabetes living in nursing homes may experience difficulty participating in conventional exercise programs because of frailty, mobility limitations, or chronic health conditions.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia Due to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Aging
- Trial name
- NMES4GlyCon (NCT06856720)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise, Health Literacy Education
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Adverse Effect of Other Antipsychotics and Neuroleptics
Pragmatic Cluster Trial for Nursing Home Antipsychotic Prescribing
Two arm, pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial, with nursing homes allocated to the full, active intervention (featuring educational outreach offered to each prescriber and team members in the home) or standard quality improvement…
- Trial name
- NCT02604056
- Testing
- Audit + Feedback, Audit + Feedback + Educational Outreach
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Women's College Hospital
Urinary Incontinence
A Pilot Clinical Trial of TENA Identifi in the Nursing Home Setting
The purpose of this study is to prospectively compare a standard of care manual toileting protocol (e.g., "check and change" strategy) to toileting patterns recorded by the TENA Identifi system in identifying incontinence…
- Trial name
- NCT03209570
- Testing
- Care planning using TENA Identifi sensor wear data, Care planning without using TENA Identifi sensor wear data
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Insight Therapeutics, LLC
Impaired Health
Dental Hygienist Support Promotes Good Oral Health in Nursing Homes
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dental hygienist support on oral health and attitudes to oral healthcare in nursing homes for older people.
- Trial name
- NCT02676453
- Testing
- Intervention
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Public Dental Health, Varmland
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO) National Trial
The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's disease has identified education of dementia care providers as a top priority to address the need for quality care for the population of persons with dementia that will triple in the next…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT04610944
- Testing
- Changing Talk Online (CHATO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,043 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Use in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 2.0
The goal of this pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial is to compare management of suspected infection in nursing home residents with dementia The main questions it aims to answer whether residents with dementia in nursing…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Infections
- Trial name
- TRAIN-AD 2 (NCT05950607)
- Testing
- TRAIN AD 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Sarcopenia in Elderly
Effects of Sarcopenia on Proprioception, Kinesiophobia, and Pressure Pain Threshold
The aim of this observational study is to reveal the effect of sarcopenia on cervical proprioception, kinesiophobia and pressure pain threshold in geriatric individuals living in a nursing home.
- Trial name
- NCT07269600
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atılım University
Burnout, Professional, Dementia
Integration Between Learning, Body and Emotions (I-ACE)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of training on non-pharmacological therapies (NPT) for people with dementia (PWD) on professional caregivers burnout and well-being in the relationship between…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Dementia, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- I-ACE (NCT05710523)
- Testing
- I-ACE training, Standard non-pharmacological therapies (NPT) training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Associazione Ginco Ticino
Polypharmacy, Deprescribing
Spread and Scale of a Polypharmacy App
Medication overload is an epidemic causing widespread harm, particularly to older Canadians. While most prescriptions are intended to help people live longer and healthier lives, taking multiple medications can increase frailty…
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy, Deprescribing, Adverse Drug Event
- Trial name
- NCT04762303
- Testing
- MedReviewRx
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Innovation and Research in Aging, Canada
Deficiency of Vitamin D3
Optimizing Vitamin D in the Elderly
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in older people in the absence of vitamin D supplementation. The limited data available show marked inter-individual variability in response to vitamin D supplementation in very old, frail…
- Trial name
- NCT01554241
- Testing
- D3 2000 IU/day, D3 4000 IU/day, D3 50,000 IU weekly
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco