Clinical trials: Geriatric Care
Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Pediatric ALL
Measuring Thickness of the Normal Diaphragm in Children Via Ultrasound.
Critically ill children treated with invasive mechanical ventilation (iMV) in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) may suffer from complications leading to prolonged duration of ventilation and PICU stay.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Pediatric ALL, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04589910
- Testing
- diaphragm thickness and thickening fraction
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Dietary Intakes, Physical Activity
Implementing Modified Practices to Leverage Evidence for Movement, Engagement, and Nutrition Topics in Early Childcare and Education
The goal of this cluster-randomized, controlled trial is to learn if a professional development program for childcare educators, called the Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative, can help improve the nutritional quality of…
- Conditions
- Dietary Intakes, Physical Activity, Child Care, Early Education
- Trial name
- IMPLEMENT (NCT07874295)
- Testing
- Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
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
Asthma
Pediatric Study to Evaluate Treatment of Persistent Moderate or Severe Asthma With the Association Fluticasone 250 mcg/Dose and Salmeterol 50 mcg/Dose - ADERE PROJECT
Prospective, parallel-group, randomized study to evaluate the compliance to the treatment of children aged between 6 and 14 years old with persistent moderate or severe asthma, receiving the association Fluticasone 250 mcg/dose…
- Trial name
- ADERE (Ped) (NCT01476059)
- Testing
- Telephone follow-up, No telephone follow-up
- Volunteers
- 472 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Collaboration Between Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Nursing Homes
Dementia is a serious health problem showing an increasing prevalence rate with increasing age. In Norway, about 80% of nursing home patients have dementia. The mean age of nursing home residents in Norway is around 84 years.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Behavioral Symptoms, Agitation
- Trial name
- SAM-AKS (NCT01217541)
- Testing
- Education and Supervision, Control
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
The Diabetes Transition Study for Young People Aged Between 16-20 Years of Age.
Study into the use of a diabetes specialist transition nurse in the care of young people aged 16-20 years, with type 1 diabetes; undergoing transition from the paediatric to the adult diabetes services at the Northampton General…
- Trial name
- NCT04754919
- Testing
- Transition intervention group, Post transition group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Pediatric Emergency Care
The Effect of Using a Stress Ball and Watching Cartoons on Fear and Pain Levels During Enemas in Children Aged 6-12
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of using a stress ball and watching cartoons during the enema procedure-performed as part of the diagnosis and treatment process-on the levels of fear and pain in children…
- Trial name
- NCT07754136
- Testing
- Cartoon watching group, Stress ball group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Multidrug Resistant Organisms
Implementation of Directly Observed Hand Hygiene in Residential Care Home for the Elderly: a Cluster Randomized Trial
To screen the prevalence of multidrug resistant organisms among the resident in the residential care home for the elderly, and assess the practicability of directly observed hand hygiene in this setting.
- Trial name
- NCT03224169
- Testing
- Directly observed hand hygiene
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Surgery, Aging
Preparing Older Adults for Major Surgery With Preoperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments
The researchers will conduct observations, interviews, and focus groups with clinicians, staff and patients of the Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) clinic, which conducts preoperative comprehensive geriatric…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Aging, Health Care Utilization, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT06184919
- Testing
- Process Mapping: Observations, Process Mapping: Interviews, Process Mapping: Focus Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Quality Indicators, Physical Disability
Impact of Educational and Professional Supportive Interventions on Nursing Home Quality Indicators
Introduction: Efficacy of audit and feedback interventions on nursing home (NH)quality indicators is not well-established. The main objective: The main purpose of the IQUARE study was to examine the impact of two types of audit…
- Trial name
- IQUARE (NCT01703689)
- Testing
- Audit and Feedback, Cooperative Work
- Where
- 175 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 8,039 people
- Sponsor
- Agence Régionale de la Santé - Midi Pyrénées
Obesity, Childhood, Lifestyle Intervention
Obesity-fertility Cohort Study: Protocol for the Assessment of Children Aged 6-12 Years and Their Mothers
Maternal preconception obesity and adverse gestational metabolic health increase the risk of childhood obesity in offspring. A group of investigators from Université de Sherbrooke therefore developed a lifestyle intervention…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Lifestyle Intervention, Preconception Care
- Trial name
- NCT06402825
- Testing
- Fit-for-Fertility program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Adaptation of the PCIP for Children Aged 6 to 11
This study will implement a brief Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) intervention for children, the Primary Care Intervention for PTSD (PCIP) delivered through telehealth (computer or smartphone delivery), to 10 youth age 6-11…
- Trial name
- NCT05606172
- Testing
- Primary Care Intervention for PTSD (PCIP) Youth aged 6 -11, Waitlist Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior
Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Management Program in Children Aged 2 to 5 Years
Primary care offers a promising setting for promoting parenting practices that shape healthy eating and physical activity behaviors of young children.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03487614
- Testing
- Behavior-based parental intervention
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Prematurity
Study of the Interprofessional Reproducibility of a Clinical Observation Scale for the Development of Very Premature Infants
The research concerns the study of the interprofessional reproducibility of a grid for observing the development of premature infants from 1 to 6 months corrected age.
- Trial name
- SPIN-NA (NCT07169110)
- Testing
- SPIN-NA Developmental Observation Grid Assessment via Home-Based Standardized Video Recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Sleep
Sleep in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients
This research will be carried out experimentally in order to investigate the Effect of Sleep Band and White Noise Use on the Time to Sleep in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients aged 3-12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT05432076
- Testing
- Sleep Band and White Noise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ebru Kilic
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Activities of Daily Living Participation Characteristics Among School-Aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study aimed to investigate the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) among 53 children ages 6-10 years: 17 with high-severity ASD (HS-ASD), 16 with low-severity ASD (LS-ASD), and 20 controls with typical…
- Trial name
- NCT05186103
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara Rosenblum
Impaired Renal Function
Computer Prescribing System and Impaired Renal Function
To evaluate the quality of orders for target drugs in old patients with impaired renal function, hospitalized or living in long stay units, and to improve these practices by means of a counselling system coupled to a computer…
- Trial name
- Ordoclic-IR (NCT00784381)
- Testing
- computer-assisted counselling about target drugs
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Drug Therapy
Safety Analysis of Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy in Intensive Care Unit at Pediatric Hospital
Changes in the metabolic ability of cytochrome P-450 during child development can affect both bioavailability and elimination depending on the involvement of intestinal and hepatic metabolic processes.
- Trial name
- NCT04141657
- Testing
- Pharmacogenetic test
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Anna Vlasova
Nutrient Deficiency, Gastrostomy
PEG Application Experiences to Geriatric Patients
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is currently the chosen minimally invasive, endoscopic procedure for medium- and long-term enteral feeding in cases who need palliative care.
- Trial name
- NCT05110235
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Analgesia
Lorazepam for the Analgosedation of Pediatric Patients in Mechanical Ventilation.
The aim of this study is to better define the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile of lorazepam for the analgosedation in pediatric intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT04646135
- Testing
- Lorazepam 4 mg/ml
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute