Clinical trials: Support Persons
Dementia, Older People
Training Social and Health Care prOfessionals in mUsic-based Therapeutic iNterventions to Support Older People With Dementia
The study will investigate the effects of an inovative intervention based on the use of music on 45 professionals in the field of dementia, 45 elderly people with dementia.
- Trial name
- SOUND (NCT06320093)
- Testing
- SOUND Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy, Portugal and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Mental Health, Oral Health Care
The Mouth Matters in Mental Health Trial -2
This clinical trial will evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a link work intervention for supporting people with severe mental health difficulties to attend a routine dental appointment.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Oral Health Care, Psychosis
- Trial name
- NCT07470437
- Testing
- Link work intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Cancer
Navigated Early Survivorship Transition in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer and Their Caregivers
This pilot clinical trial studies the Navigated Early Survivorship Transition (NEST) intervention in improving survivorship care planning in patients with newly diagnosed cancer and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT02440737)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Follow-Up Care, Psychosocial Assessment and Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Psychiatric Disorder, Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization
A Brief Case Management Intervention for People Involuntarily Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether a brief case management intervention aimed at promoting personal recovery and reducing the negative effects of coercion among people involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric…
- Trial name
- CARP (NCT06320457)
- Testing
- Brief case management intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Dementia
Improving Wellbeing and Health for Care Home Residents During COVID-19
More than 400,000 people in the UK live in care homes. These individuals are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19; many are frail and the majority have concurrent physical health problems and dementia.
- Trial name
- COVIDWHELD (NCT04590469)
- Testing
- COVID WHELD
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Heart Failure
Pilot Testing of an Online Rehabilitation Intervention for People With Heart Failure (PORIAS-HF).
The inability of the heart to pump out blood to the rest of the body organs is called heart failure (HF). HF affects almost 920,000 people in the UK, costing the NHS up to £2.33bn/year.
- Trial name
- PORIAS-HF (NCT04797481)
- Testing
- Exercise, Self-managed exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Hallam University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Comparison of Two Group Wellness Interventions for Individuals With Neurologic Conditions and Their Support Persons
Approximately 5.3 million people live with a long-term disability resulting from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and between 5-8% of those older than 60 suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia (ADRD).
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Injury Traumatic Moderate
- Trial name
- NCT05048966
- Testing
- Group Wellness Class 1, Group Wellness Class 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Family Members, Relatives
Feasibility of the 5-Step Method in the U.S.
The purpose of this study is to see if it is possible (feasible) to introduce a behavioral intervention for family members affected by a relative's misuse of drugs and/or alcohol in the United States.
- Conditions
- Family Members, Relatives, Substance-Related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06565429
- Testing
- 5-Step Method Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Villanova University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Supporting Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to pilot the home Environmental Skill-Building Program (ESP) and an educational control intervention with persons with dementia and their caregivers (n=40) in preparation for a larger double-blind…
- Trial name
- NCT00908492
- Testing
- Education Control, Environmental Skill Building
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Dementia, Family
Supporting Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Effectiveness and Sustainability of MT4C-In Care
When a person living with dementia moves into a long term care facility, their family members remain involved in their care. They learn new roles and make significant and often stressful adjustments.
- Trial name
- NCT04226872
- Testing
- My Tools for Care - In Care
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Arthritis
A Modified Rehabilitation Intervention for Working Persons With Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of a brief vocational rehabilitation intervention on individuals with arthritis who are concerned about their ability to remain employed.
- Trial name
- Work It (NCT01387100)
- Testing
- Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Obesity
Feasibility Study for Collaborate2Lose
In this feasibility study, dyads comprising a Veteran with obesity and a cohabiting adult support person will participate in group-based weight management counseling.
- Trial name
- NCT05646771
- Testing
- Partner support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Modifying Your Diet to Support Muscle During Cancer Treatment.
In a person with cancer, low muscle mass and strength increases the risks of suffering from severe complications of the disease, its treatment, and dying.
- Trial name
- NCT03010657
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Cancer Survivorship
Exercise and Nutrition for Older Cancer Survivors and Their Support Person: The Vitality Study
This research study will compare the impact of virtually supervised and unsupervised home-based exercise and diet programs on cognitive and physical function among cancer survivors and support persons.
- Trial name
- VITALITY (NCT06623097)
- Testing
- Supervised Exercise and Diet Program, Unsupervised Exercise and Diet Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,528 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Unmet Need for Contraception, Uptake of HIV Prevention
Mobile Health Supported Self-care Among Tertiary Education Students in Zimbabwe
Young people of ages 15-24 years, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa, do not optimally take up HIV services (HIV testing, HIV prevention and HIV treatment) and contraception.
- Conditions
- Unmet Need for Contraception, Uptake of HIV Prevention, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- MASCOT (NCT07403318)
- Testing
- MASCOT
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 16,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Chronic Health Conditions, Family Caregivers
SHARE for Persons With Chronic Conditions and Their Family Caregivers
SHARE-CC is an intervention for families facing the challenges of chronic conditions. SHARE-CC (Support, Help, Activities, Resources, and Education) addresses the need for both members of a care dyad to be actively involved in…
- Trial name
- SHARE-CC (NCT03289624)
- Testing
- SHARE-CC
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
Hand Joint Discomfort, Hand Joint Dysfunction
Effect and Tolerance of Standardized Exclusive Dry Extracts of Curcuma Longa and of Boswellia Serrata Among People With Hand Joint Discomfort and Dysfunction
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect and tolerance of standardized exclusive dry extracts of Curcuma longa (CURTIL03) and of Boswellia serrata (BOSTIL01) among people with hand joint discomfort and dysfunction.
- Trial name
- FLEXOA (NCT05570123)
- Testing
- Flexofytol Forte
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Tilman S.A.
Challenging Behaviour
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Positive Behaviour Support: a Trial
Many people with intellectual disability have challenging behaviour which often has serious consequences such as the prescription of long term medication, in-patient admissions and disruption of normal daily activities.
- Trial name
- PBS (NCT01680276)
- Testing
- PBS based staff training, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Arrhythmias
Determination and Comparison of Short-term Effectiveness of Three Methods Used for Recognition of Arrhythmias in People With Different Degrees of Medical Training (Advanced Life Support Workshop Participants-ALS): Randomized Controlled Educational Experiment.
Background: Arrhythmia recognition is a fundamental skill for the provider of advanced life support (ALS). Acquire it is difficult, leading to the birth of systematic methods in an attempt to simplify and optimize, however, it…
- Trial name
- NCT02664779
- Testing
- Arrhythmia diagnosis with the 10 steps method, Arrhythmia diagnosis with the 6 steps method, Arrhythmia diagnosis with the 4 steps method
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Breastfeeding Duration
BOOST: Breastfeeding Onset and Onward With Support Tools
This behavioral intervention trial will test whether a standard care breastfeeding intervention from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program plus monthly financial incentives…
- Trial name
- NCT03964454
- Testing
- WIC support + home-based individual support + Breastfeeding Incentives (SC+BFI), WIC support + home-based individual support (SC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine