Clinical trials: Nursing Homes Residents
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
SmartEnLite for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Smart Environmental Lighting (SmartEnLite) can help improve behaviors and sleep among residents with dementia in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- SmartEnLite (NCT07883291)
- Testing
- Smart Environmental Light (SmartEnLite)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pain, Dementia
Systematic Pain Assessment in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia
It is estimated that 45-80 % of nursing home residents have substantial pain at any given time. Residents with impaired cognition have been found to report chronic pain more often, more frequent and more severe, compared to…
- Conditions
- Pain, Dementia, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02945865
- Testing
- Pain assessment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Oral Health Training
Assessment of the Impact of Oral Health Training for Caregivers on the Oral Health-related Quality of Life of Residents in Nursing Homes
With the ageing of the French population, the number of elderly people loosing their autonomy is increasing, leading to a growing need for care in residential establishments for dependent elderly people .
- Trial name
- EHPADENT (NCT07399925)
- Testing
- Caregivers training in oral health in nursing homes
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Pneumonia, Respiratory Infection
Chlorhexidine & Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
The purpose of this study is determine if topical oral application of a chlorhexidine antimicrobial spray will significantly reduce pneumonia and respiratory infections, and improve oral health compared to a placebo solution in…
- Trial name
- NCT00841074
- Testing
- chlorhexidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
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
Armonea Nursing Homes Residents
Cancer in Nursing Home Residents
Cancer is a disease of the elderly. Cancer incidence is 11-fold higher in persons over the age of 65, than in younger ones. Approximately 60% of all cancers and 70% of cancer mortality occurs in people older than 65 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01910376
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ageism, Loneliness
Intergenerational Interaction Program for Nursing Home Residents and Nursing Students
This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to examine the effect of a 6-week intergenerational interaction program, conducted between older adults living in a nursing home and nursing students, on joy of life and loneliness in…
- Conditions
- Ageism, Loneliness, Aging, Nursing Students
- Trial name
- NCT07904299
- Testing
- Intergenerational Interaction Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Constipation
Effectiveness of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum in Improving Fecal Characteristics in Long Term Care Facility Residents
Partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) is a vegetal, water soluble, non-viscous, non-gelling dietary fiber that is derived from guar gum, a water-soluble, viscous, gelling polysaccharide found in the seeds of Cyamopsis…
- Trial name
- NCT05037565
- Testing
- Partially hydrolyzed guar gum
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Nursing Home Resident
Robot for Alleviating Loneliness and Engaging Nursing Home Residents
Social isolation is an emerging critical challenge in the care of older adults. Nursing home residents engage for an average of just 12 minutes per day with an activity director, a situation further exacerbated by Covid-19.
- Trial name
- NCT06174337
- Testing
- Use of Video Connection with Family via Robot
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Nursing Home Residents
Feasibility of Risk Sign Displays to Prevent Falls, Dehydration and Pulmonary Aspiration in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: Prior research has shown a relationship between dehydration, falls and pulmonary aspiration among older adults in nursing and health care facilities, which contributes to its loss of independence and quality-of-life.
- Trial name
- NCT03123601
- Testing
- Risk sign displays
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Neurológico Sénior
Institutionalized Older Adults
Feasibility Study of an Interactive Wall-Based Intervention Program for Nursing Home Residents and Patients in Long-Term Care Facilities: Mur'Aventure
This prospective, single-arm feasibility study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a 12-week immersive exergame program using an interactive wall in older adults living in nursing homes (EHPAD) or long-term care units (USLD).
- Trial name
- MUR'AVENTURE (NCT07809087)
- Testing
- Immersive Interactive Wall Exergame Program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Virtual Reality, Reminiscence Therapy
Efficacy of Virtual Reality Reminiscence Therapy in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Diseases
This project provides the easiest possible access to heritage elements that older persons with Alzheimer's disease or related diseases knew well but to which they no longer have access due to the motor and functional dependencies…
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Reminiscence Therapy, Nursing Home, Alzheimer's Disease or Related Diseases
- Trial name
- ReminiSOMME (NCT06960915)
- Testing
- immersive virtual reality, classic reminiscence workshops
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens