Clinical trials: Nursing Homes Residents
Osteoporosis
A Physical Activity Program for Female Nursing Home Residents at Risk of Osteoporosis
Worldwide, osteoporosis causes more than 8.9 million fractures per annum. Osteoporosis used to be a significant public health concern that most commonly affected Caucasian women in Northern Europe and the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT04168658
- Testing
- Physical activity and education intervention, Education intervention
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chengdu Jinjiang Maternity and Child Health Hospital
Older Hospitalized Patients
Geriatric Telemanagement of HEALTH Conditions in Nursing Home Residents Recently Discharged From the Hospital- GET HEALTH-I
Get-HEALTH-I study is a retrospective prospective interventional study to evaluate the impact of a geriatric telemanagement program on cost-effectiveness and clinical outcomes in nursing home residents post-hospital discharge.
- Trial name
- GET-HEALTH-I (NCT06893419)
- Testing
- Geriatric telemanagement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Dementia
Implementation of a Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Physical Restraints in Nursing Home Residents (IMPRINT)
Background: Physical restraints as bedrails and belts are still regularly applied in German nursing homes despite clear evidence showing their lack of effectiveness and safety.
- Trial name
- IMPRINT (NCT02341898)
- Testing
- Educational programme for all nurses, Training and structured support for nominated key nurses, Facultative train-the-trainer module for key nurses
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 10,800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Luebeck
Nursing Home Care, Hospitalisation Prevention
Mobile Geriatric Unit (MGU) to Reduce Hospitalisations in Nursing Home Residents
This prospective observational before-after study evaluates the impact of a Mobile Geriatric Unit (MGU) on hospitalisation rates among nursing home residents.
- Trial name
- MGU (NCT07634757)
- Testing
- Mobile Geriatric Unit (MGU)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 4,907 people
- Sponsor
- Universität des Saarlandes
Pneumonia
Improvements in Pneumonia Status After Oral Care Intervention in Taiwan
The correlation between improvement in oral health, reduction in oral bacterial concentration, and status of pneumonia hospitalization remains unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT03874962
- Testing
- Routine oral cleaning and professional oral care group
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Dementia, Infection, Bacterial
Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Use In Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
This is a 52-month study (8 months preparation; 36 months to conduct the trial; 8 months data analyses and manuscript preparation) of a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an intervention to improve infection management…
- Trial name
- TRAIN-AD (NCT03244917)
- Testing
- TRAIN-AD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Influenza, Influenza-like Illness
Abbott ID NOW Point-of-Care Testing
With the rapid aging of the global population, long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have become an increasingly important component of modern public health systems.
- Trial name
- IDNOW2026 (NCT07846423)
- Testing
- Abbott ID NOW Point-of-Care Testing, Standard Laboratory-Based RT-PCR Diagnostic Pathway
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Physical Disability
The Effectiveness of Specialist Seating Provision for Nursing Home Residents
A randomized control study aimed to investigate if suitable individualized seating provision is effective for adult nursing home residents in reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers, and increasing their quality of life and…
- Trial name
- NCT02926313
- Testing
- Individualized Seating provision
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Geriatric Health Services
Does the Intervention of an Advanced Practice Nurse for Nursing Home Residents Aged 75 and Over in the Grand Nancy Area Make it Possible to Reduce the Use of the Emergency Service for These Residents?
The rate of emergency room visits is high at the extremes of age, with patients aged 75 or over accounting for 12% of emergency room visits, and the time they spend there is significantly longer than that of younger patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05626946
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Multi-antibiotic Resistance
Pathway From Functional Disability to Antimicrobial Resistance in Nursing Home Residents
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are endemic in nursing homes (NHs) with prevalence rates surpassing those in hospitals. The aim of the study is to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention to…
- Trial name
- NCT02909946
- Testing
- Multi-modal Infection Control Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Malnutrition
Optimizing the Ambiance During Mealtimes in Dutch Nursing Homes
Optimizing the social and physical ambiance during mealtimes in Dutch nursing homes: implementation and evaluation of the effect with respect to quality of life, nutritional status and physical performance.
- Trial name
- NCT00114582
- Testing
- family style dinner
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Periodontitis, Gingivitis
Extending Dental Care to Nursing Home Residents to Reduce Mouth Infections and Incidence of Pneumonia and Improve Diabetic Glucose Control
The goal of this study is to learn if dental infection control treatment delivered to older adult nursing home residents at their place of residence will result in : improved dental health reduced risk of pneumonia better glucose…
- Conditions
- Periodontitis, Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Infections
- Trial name
- NHOralHealth (NCT06890676)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Oral Evaluation, Intraoral Complete Radiographic Series, • Teledentistry-synchronous and asynchronous
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Polypharmacy
Deprescribing in a Long Term Care Facility
This study will develop, implement and evaluate a deprescribing initiative at a Canadian Long Term Care (LTC) Facility. Residents currently undergo an annual medication review as part of the clinical pharmacy services provided in…
- Trial name
- NCT03091153
- Testing
- Medication Review
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pain Management
Improving Pain Management in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study
This study aims to improve pain management in Swiss nursing homes by addressing behavior change of the care workers with a multilevel intervention
- Trial name
- ProQuaS (NCT03471390)
- Testing
- ProQuaS 2 Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Polypharmacy
Feasibility Study of a Systematic Approach for Deprescribing of Statins and PPI's.
Deprescribing, the process of safely reducing or discontinuing unnecessary or harmful medication, has the potential to decrease polypharmacy and improve health outcomes.
- Trial name
- FeDeS+P (NCT04204590)
- Testing
- Deprescribing algorithm
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Infection Control
Preventability of Infections in Residents of French Nursing Homes
STUDY HYPOTHESIS : An infection prevention program adapted for the nursing home context can reduce by 5% the number of infections (urinary, upper and lower respiratory and gastrointestinal) in elderly residents in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- ENLIL (NCT01069497)
- Testing
- Prevention of infections program
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Observatoire du Risque Infectieux en Gériatrie
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
Periodontal Disease
Power Toothbrush Use in Nursing Homes to Eliminate Mouth and Body Inflammation
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether brushing the teeth of nursing home residents with a power toothbrush as compared with standard care typically provided in nursing homes, will increase caregiver compliance with…
- Trial name
- NCT01639183
- Testing
- Rotating-oscillating Power Toothbrush, Standard Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Nursing Home Resident, Skilled Nursing Facility
Behavioral Health Program for Short-Stay Nursing Facility Residents & Care Partners
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a behavioral health program (Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life, InSTILL) for skilled nursing facility residents and their primary support person.
- Conditions
- Nursing Home Resident, Skilled Nursing Facility, Depression, Feasibility Studies
- Trial name
- BRISK (NCT07220486)
- Testing
- Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Malnutrition
A Need-based Nutritional Intervention in Nursing Home Residents
To examine the effectiveness of a "need-based nutritional intervention" strategy in improving the nutritional and physical functional status of nursing home elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT01741870
- Testing
- Nutritional supplement, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Asia University