Clinical trials: Skilled Nursing Facility
Pneumonia
Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes
Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia (NHAP) causes excessive morbidity, mortality, hospitalization, and loss of function. At any given time, 1.1-2.5% of veterans who reside at nursing home care units (NHCUs) and State Veterans Homes…
- Trial name
- NCT00120068
- Testing
- Nursing inservices, Academic detailing to MDs; concurrent review and feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Balance; Distorted, Plantar
Effect of Plantar Sensory Exercises on Balance and Fall Risk in Nursing Home Elderly
The most important cause of mortality and morbidity with the geriatric population is loss of balance and the consequent falls, which is seen very often.
- Conditions
- Balance; Distorted, Plantar, Falling, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT04477408
- Testing
- plantar sensory exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Geriatric Care
Prevention of Pain Induced During Bed Bath in Ehpad
Residents of long-term care facilities are subjected to procedures and treatments that may be painful. The prevalence is 90% among older adults living in institutions.
- Trial name
- TODOMOB (NCT07691385)
- Testing
- Standard personal hygiene, Adapted toilet
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital NOVO
Physical Disability
Patient-Centered, Interprofessional Approach to Improve Functional Outcomes in a Skilled Nursing Facility
During a hospital stay, older adults often become physically deconditioned and lose their ability to perform activities of daily living.
- Trial name
- NCT04300413
- Testing
- High-Intensity Rehabilitation plus Mobility (HeRo)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cognitive Impairment
The Role Of Cognitive Impairment In The Use Of The Diskus Inhaler
The Diskus Inhaler is administered by a nurse or medical technician in the Nursing Home (NH) setting. The administration of the medication from the Diskus Inhaler includes 4 steps: open, click, inhale, close.
- Trial name
- Cognitive (NCT00891059)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Synergy Health Solutions
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
Osteoporosis
Effects of Teriparatide Therapy for Japanese
In this study, the investigators would like to analyze the bone mineral density (BMD) , bone turnover makers, and fracture prevention effects of daily teriparatide in Japanese patients under clinical practice.
- Trial name
- NCT01956461
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Tomidahama Hospital
Skilled Nursing Facilities, Behavioral Economics
Repisodic & Skilled Nursing Facility Preferred Provider Networks
This study tests whether changing the relative order of presentation of post acute care skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the Repisodic application, i.e., presenting preferred SNFs (P-SNFs) first, increases selection of, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04263779
- Testing
- Order of Options, Default Option
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,581 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Gait, Medication Induced Gait Disturbances
BioButton Among Nursing Home Residents
This pilot study will explore the use of the BioIntellisense BioButton, a remote wearable multi-parameter monitor, to identify gait disturbances that occur as a side effect of polypharmacy.
- Trial name
- NCT06665685
- Testing
- BioButton Device, Providing Clinical Care with BioButton Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Charles Lin
Aging, Hypertension
Blood Pressure Management in the Care Home Population
The UK care home population is projected to increase significantly over the coming decades. A high proportion of individuals in a care home have multiple long-term conditions and take large amounts of prescribed medication.
- Trial name
- BPITCH (NCT06337682)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Aging, Functional Recovery
Supplemental Mobility
This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility of a supplemental mobility intervention, the Safe Transfers And Mobility Program (STAMP).
- Conditions
- Aging, Functional Recovery, Skilled Nursing Facility, Medically Complex
- Trial name
- NCT07872384
- Testing
- High Intensity Rehabilitation, Safe Transfers and Mobility Program, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Alzheimer Disease
Utilizing Palliative Leaders In Facilities to Transform Care for Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a comprehensive model for integrating both primary and specialty Palliative Care for older adults with dementia into nursing facilities.
- Trial name
- UPLIFT-AD (NCT04520698)
- Testing
- UPLIFT-AD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,322 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Fall in Nursing Home
Autonomous Navigating Robot for Detecting Falls and Risk of Falls in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer Disease/ADRD - Feasibility Study
This study is a feasibility study to prove that an autonomously navigating robot can patrol nursing home rooms day and night and detect if a resident has fallen, turn on ambient light at night and a video camera and allow nursing…
- Trial name
- NCT07451223
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Vigorous Mind, Inc.
Dementia
Music & MEmory: A Pragmatic TRial for Nursing Home Residents With ALzheimer's Disease (METRIcAL)_part2
The purpose of this trial is to test the effects of a personalized music intervention (Music and Memory, Inc.) on agitated and aggressive behaviors for nursing home residents with dementia.
- Trial name
- METRIcAL (NCT04850807)
- Testing
- Music & Memory
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 990 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Transitional Care, Caregivers
Connect-Home Clinical Trial
This study will test whether transitional care targeting care needs of seriously ill, skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients and their caregivers will help to improve SNF patient outcomes (preparedness for discharge, quality of…
- Conditions
- Transitional Care, Caregivers, Patient Discharge, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03810534
- Testing
- Connect-Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 654 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dementia, Nursing Home Resident
Video Feedback Intervention in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Severe Challenging Behavior.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how, under what circumstances and for whom the video feedback intervention works for (the caregivers of) people with dementia and severe challenging behavior in a nursing home setting.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Nursing Home Resident, Challenging Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05658666
- Testing
- Video feedback intervention (in Dutch: Video Interventie Ouderenzorg)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Influenza, Influenza-like Illness
Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccination Year 2 Follow-On Survey
The purpose of this study is to determine if different influenza vaccines produce different outcomes in nursing facility residents receiving the required annual influenza vaccination.
- Conditions
- Influenza, Influenza-like Illness, Influenza, Human
- Trial name
- NCT03599739
- Testing
- Influenza
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 598 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insight Therapeutics, LLC
Frailty in Older Adults
Chair-bound Exergaming in Pre-frail/ Frail Older Adults in Nursing Home
This pilot randomized controlled trial is designed to investigate the effectiveness of chair-bound exergaming on improving physical and cognitive function in pre-frail/ frail nursing home residents
- Trial name
- NCT06849557
- Testing
- Exergaming
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Dementia
Home-delivered Meals for Persons With Dementia: Which Model Delays Nursing Home Placement?
This project is the pilot phase of a pragmatic randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) receiving home-delivered meals.
- Trial name
- NCT04850781
- Testing
- Bi-weekly frozen meal home delivery, Daily home meal delivery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents
Reducing Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents
This project directly addresses the national imperative for innovative strategies to improve care for Medicare beneficiaries and reduce health care costs.
- Trial name
- NCT02177058
- Testing
- INTERACT Quality improvement program, Quarterly surveys/data reporting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University