Clinical trials: Nursing Homes
Adverse Drug Events
Enhancing the Detection and Management of Adverse Drug Events in Nursing Homes
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are the most clinically significant and costly medication-related problems in nursing homes (NH) and are associated with an estimated 93,000 deaths a year and as much as $4 billion of excess healthcare…
- Trial name
- NCT01531088
- Testing
- Active medication monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hip Fractures, Prevention
Prevention of Hip Fractures With Soft and Hard Hip Protectors
The aim of this study is to compliance with and effect of soft and hard hip protectors in Norwegian nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT00397410
- Testing
- Hip protectors
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,236 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Polypharmacy Because of Multimorbidity in Geriatric Nursing Home Residents
Discontinuing Inappropriate Medication in Nursing Home Residents
Nursing home residents are among the frailest patient groups with a high number of co-morbidities and a high use of medicines. Inappropriate polypharmacy (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT01876095
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary medication review
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 992 people
- Sponsor
- University of Groningen
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Screening in Nursing Homes
This study was designed to screen high risk patients in nursing homes for atrial fibrillation with intermittent electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings using a portable, smartphone-based, mobile ECG recording device (Kardia Mobile…
- Trial name
- NCT03860246
- Testing
- Portable ECG monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Incontinence
The Integration of Sensor Technology Into Incontinence Materials: a Single-group Pretest-posttest Study in a Nursing Home Environment
The smart diaper aims to (1) detect humidity, (2) be capable of sending real-time indication of the saturation to the healthcare workers when urine loss occurs and (3) generate alerts when the diaper requires changing.
- Trial name
- Smart Diapers (NCT05316012)
- Testing
- Smart diapers
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Covid19, Nursing Home
Correlation Between the Incidence of COVID-19 in Nursing-homes and the Profile of Nursing Homes in the French Alps
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in France, nursing homes (NH) have been heavily affected. In this study, the investigators want to evaluate the factors associated with the occurrence of COVID-19 epidemic clusters…
- Trial name
- PROCOPAD (NCT04695457)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
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
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
Alzheimer Disease
Optimizing Care for Patients With Dementia
Of the 1.4 million nursing home (NH) residents in long term care facilities, more than half have Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT03442322
- Testing
- transdisciplinary approach, multidisciplinary approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)
OM 85 to Prevent Respiratory Infections in Older At Risk Patients
People living in NH are at higher risk of respiratory infections compared to their counterpart living in the community. Products obtained from dead bacteria ("bacterial lysate") can be used to boost immune system and may reduce…
- Trial name
- OM85OLDER (NCT07178002)
- Testing
- Bacterial Lysate
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
COVID-19 Vaccines
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nursing Homes
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, now being administered to skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents and staff, has highly variable acceptance between facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04732819
- Testing
- High touch multi-pronged behavioral intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23,768 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
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
Dementia, Agitation
Person- Centred Care Among Nursing Home Patients With Dementia
Dementia is a common and devastating disease in the elderly. No cure exist and there is an increasing need for care. To improve knowledge on how to provide better care for the patients with dementia in nursing homes, the…
- Trial name
- NCT01280890
- Testing
- Staff training using VIPS, Staff training using DCM, Control group
- Volunteers
- 624 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health
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
Covid19
Prevent and Control COVID-19 Infection in Nursing Homes on the Risk of Death of Residents
The COVID epidemic has shown very high mortality among older people, especially among poly-morbid and dependent subjects. In addition to the classic risk factors of age, dependence and associated co-morbidities, community life…
- Trial name
- PIANO-COVID-19 (NCT04740658)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12,166 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Compliance With Hand Hygiene in Nursing Homes: Go for a Sustainable Effect (CHANGE)
Hand hygiene (HH) appears to be a simple, non-complex procedure to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), implementation in daily routine is difficult.
- Trial name
- CHANGE (NCT02817282)
- Testing
- Hand hygiene implementation strategy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
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
COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Benefit of Expanded Surveillance of Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Residents in nursing homes for the senior citizens (NH) are at high risk for death from COVID-19. We investigated whether repeated non-mandatory RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 surveillance of NH staff and visitors reduces COVID-19 incidence…
- Trial name
- NCT04933981
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,587 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Human Microbiome, Antibiotic Resistant Infection
Clinical/Microbiological Impact of a Specific Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Nursing Homes
Background: In nursing homes, excessive and inappropriate use of antimicrobials, adverse events caused by these drugs, and infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) are more frequent than in the general population, posing…
- Conditions
- Human Microbiome, Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Nursing Homes
- Trial name
- PROA-SENIOR (NCT03543605)
- Testing
- PROA Experimental, PROA Control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla
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