Clinical trials: Long Term Care
Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
Prevention of Incontinence-associated Dermatitis
Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is an inflammation of the skin caused by prolonged direct contact of the skin with urine and/or stool. Elderly and care-dependent people are often affected by this type of inflammation.
- Trial name
- PID (NCT05403762)
- Testing
- ESENTA™ Skin Barrier Spray (ConvaTec, UK), Hydrophobes Basisgel DAC
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Elderly, Long-Term Care
Effectiveness of Implementing a Reablement Model in Community-Based Long-Term Care Centers
This study will examine whether a reablement approach can help people receiving community-based long-term care maintain or improve their independence, daily functioning, and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Long-Term Care, Reablement, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT07775781
- Testing
- Reablement intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus
Telephone Use for Care of Persons With Diabetes Mellitus.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether phone use contributes to diabetes control.
- Trial name
- TCDM (NCT01972412)
- Testing
- telephone support
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Loneliness, Well-Being, Psychological
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Robotic Support for Enhanced Later Life (RoSELL)
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a personalized, co-designed robot interaction against a standardized, fixed robot interaction for reducing loneliness, depression, as well as improving self-agency and…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Well-Being, Psychological, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- RoSELL (NCT07102017)
- Testing
- Co-Design LOVOT Intervention, Standard LOVOT Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Immunogenicity of RSV Vaccines in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
This clinical trial is studying the newly licensed RSV vaccines in adults over age 60 years living in long-term care facilities (nursing homes) by comparing the immune response to their vaccine to adults over age 60 years living…
- Trial name
- NCT06077149
- Testing
- RSV vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Dementia, Caregivers
VA Cultivating Access to Resources, Education, and Skills for Dementia Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of an education and skill-building intervention on family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregivers, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- VACARES (NCT02106065)
- Testing
- Education and Skill-Building Rehabilitation (ESBR), Supplemental Education Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Disease
Outreach Visits to Optimize Chronic Care Management in General Practice: A Cluster Randomized Trial
The aim of this project is to motivate and support general practice clinics in implementing the visions and recommendations presented in two of the disease specific programmes for chronic care management (for chronic obstructive…
- Trial name
- Output (NCT01297075)
- Testing
- Outreach visits
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Pressure Ulcers
Evaluate the Efficacy of a Silk-Like Fabric for the Prevention of Pressure Sores in a Long Term Care Setting
The primary purpose of this research study is to evaluate if DermaTherapy® bedding will significantly reduce pressure ulcer incidence by decreasing maceration, friction, and shearing among residents of Nursing Homes.
- Trial name
- NCT01403272
- Testing
- DermaTherapy® Linen and underpads.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
Mobility Difficulty, Exercise
Teaching the Getting Up From the Floor Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of teaching the getting up from the floor using the Backward Chaining Method on functional mobility, muscle strength, fear of falling, and life-space mobility among among long-term…
- Conditions
- Mobility Difficulty, Exercise, ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Trial name
- NCT06908317
- Testing
- floor rise training using backward chaining method
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Adolescent Baseball Players
Risk Stratification Care for Injury Prevention in Taiwan Adolescent Baseball Players
Due to frequent practices and competitions, Taiwanese adolescent baseball players gradually accumulate fatigue, leading to injuries in their throwing arms.
- Trial name
- NCT06637241
- Testing
- Risk stratification care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypercholesterolemia
Single Oral Dose of BeneFlax to Healthy Young and Older Adults
This study is being done to look at age differences in the way the investigators bodies break down a compound found in flax seed (secoisolariciresinol diglucoside or SDG).
- Trial name
- SOD (NCT01531569)
- Testing
- BeneFlax - 38% secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Tuberculosis
Monthly Follow up of Interferon Gamma Releasing Assay (IGRA) Among Health-care Workers Treating Tuberculosis (TB) Patients
Interferon gamma releasing assay(IGRA) is useful to diagnose latent tuberculosis. However,IGRA responses could show within-subject variability.
- Trial name
- NCT01121068
- Testing
- Blood samplings
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Psychological Health
The Effects of Virtual Natural Environments on Residents' Health
This randomized controlled trial aims to explore the impact of virtual natural environments on the mental and physical health of older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT06586489
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Natural Landscape Exposure, Tablet Screen Natural Landscape Exposure
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Frailty, Sedentary Behavior
Stand if You Can: A Standing Intervention in Long Term Care
It is currently unknown if reducing sitting time, an activity that is highly prevalent in frail older adults living in long term care (LTC) facilities, is associated with an improvement in physical capacity such as walking speed.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03796039
- Testing
- Standing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick
Volunteers
Older Volunteers' Competence Training
This project was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the competence training program in improving the knowledge and skills of volunteer work, the motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with volunteer work…
- Trial name
- NCT05901662
- Testing
- Competence training program, Control
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Education, Asthma
Evaluating the Collaborative Management in Pediatrics (CMP) Training Program Among Pediatric Resident Doctors and Their Patients With Asthma or Obesity
Self-care behaviors are decisions and actions that people can take to improve their health or cope with a health problem. It is important for people with long-term illnesses to develop and maintain effective self-care behaviors.
- Conditions
- Education, Asthma, Obesity
- Trial name
- CMP (NCT00510341)
- Testing
- Collaborative Management in Pediatrics (CMP) Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pressure Ulcers
Silk-Like Fabric for the Prevention of Pressure Sores in a Long Term Care Setting
The primary purpose of this research study is to evaluate if DermaTherapy® bedding will significantly reduce pressure ulcer incidence by decreasing maceration, friction, and shearing among residents of Nursing Homes.
- Trial name
- NCT01355666
- Testing
- DermaTherapy® Linen and underpads.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
Influenza
Use of Probiotics to Prevent Influenza
The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility of randomizing residents of long-term care facilities to either probiotics or placebo to assess whether probiotics can reduce influenza and other viral laboratory confirmed…
- Trial name
- NCT01720329
- Testing
- Probiotics
- Where
- 13 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Aging
OT Directed Services in Long-term Care in Ontario
In long-term care, staff provide help to residents with bathing, dressing, eating, walking, toileting, transferring, and moving in bed. Some residents can do more for themselves than others.
- Trial name
- OTLTC (NCT05527028)
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy Services
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Type 2 Diabetes
Lifestyle Interventions for Long Term Diabetes Control
Lifestyle interventions have been shown to reduce heart disease risk and improve blood sugar control in clinical trials. This project will investigate whether those lifestyle interventions can be implemented long-term, in usual…
- Trial name
- NCT00364312
- Testing
- diet and physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia