Clinical trials: Frail Elderly
Delirium, Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Program at OHSU Hospital
The purpose of this investigation is to assess the effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary Acute Care for Elders (ACE) program dedicated to the care of patients age 70 and older admitted to Oregon Health \& Science University's…
- Conditions
- Delirium, Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Frail Elderly, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT02119078
- Testing
- Acute Care of Elders focused geriatric care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Frail Elderly, Patient Care
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of Nursing Home Patients
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital pose a significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00384709
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Odontoid Fracture
The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) Trial
The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) study is a randomised controlled trial comparing early removal of a hard collar with treatment in a hard collar for 12 weeks in older or frail adults with odontoid (dens)…
- Trial name
- DENS (NCT04895644)
- Testing
- No Hard Collar
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Frailty, Exercise
Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04481438
- Testing
- Acupunch Exercises
- Where
- 10 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
SARS CoV 2 Infection, Vaccination; Infection
Monitoring COVID-19 Vaccination Response in Fragile Populations
The present study is part of ORCHESTRA project, a three-year international research project aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
- Conditions
- SARS CoV 2 Infection, Vaccination; Infection, Breakthrough Infection
- Trial name
- ORCHESTRA-4 (NCT05222139)
- Testing
- COVID-19 vaccination
- Where
- 20 sites in Argentina, Gabon and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 8,894 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
Frailty
Preventing and Approaching Crises for Frail Community-dwelling Patients Through Through Innovative Care (PRACTIC)
Preventing and approaching crises for frail community-dwelling patients through innovative care (PRACTIC). Participatory action research in a cluster randomised controlled trial.
- Trial name
- PRACTIC (NCT05651659)
- Testing
- TIME model in the prevention and treatment of crises in frail community-dwelling people
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
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
Immunocompromised Patients
Immunogenicity, Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Frail Patients
Herpes zoster (HZ) is a serious health problem whose incidence and severity increase with the decline of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) because of age and immunocompromised (IC) status.
- Trial name
- AID4FRAIL_RZV (NCT07321808)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Accidental Falls
The HIP-HOP Flooring Study: Helping Injury Prevention in Hospitalised Older People
In hospitals, older people can fall and hurt themselves. The investigators want to see if a new type of flooring can help stop people hurting themselves as badly, if they accidentally fall.
- Trial name
- NCT00817869
- Testing
- New flooring
- Where
- 8 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 571 people
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure
SMARTCARE Project: Deploying Integrated Health & Social Services for Independent Living by Older People
Against the background of the European Innovation Partnership on Active \& Healthy Ageing, SmartCare aims to define a common set of standard functional specifications for an open ICT platform enabling the delivery of integrated…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Falls Prevention
- Trial name
- SmartCare (NCT03112109)
- Testing
- 'New care'
- Volunteers
- 2,111 people
- Sponsor
- Him SA
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Implementing, Evaluating, and Scaling Up of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program
This study will evaluate the implementation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) program using a cross-jurisdictional, effectiveness-implementation type II hybrid design (dual testing of clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT03935997
- Testing
- Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 594 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University