Clinical trials: Long Term Care Facility
Activities of Daily Living, Frailty
Effects of Function-focused Multicomponent Physical Exercise Program. Interventional Single Group Study
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a physical exercise program in nursing homes will maintain autonomy in activities of daily living, decrease vulnerability and improve physical, psychological and…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Frailty, Older Adults, Long Term Care
- Trial name
- NCT04221724
- Testing
- Multicomponent physical exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Sleep
Bath Machine on Sleep Quality in Nursing Home
The study is divided into two stages, the purposes of the first stage are (1) to examine the feasibility and simplicity of the operation of bathtub machine for nurse aides; (2) to examine the safety and comfortability of the…
- Trial name
- NCT03251274
- Testing
- machine bathing, traditional bathing
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Nursing Home Resident, Skilled Nursing Facility
Behavioral Health Program for Short-Stay Nursing Facility Residents & Care Partners
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a behavioral health program (Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life, InSTILL) for skilled nursing facility residents and their primary support person.
- Conditions
- Nursing Home Resident, Skilled Nursing Facility, Depression, Feasibility Studies
- Trial name
- BRISK (NCT07220486)
- Testing
- Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Palliative Care, Dementia
Implementation of a Telehealth Palliative Care Model for Persons With Dementia
Grounded in the Reach-Effectiveness-Adoption-Implementation-Maintenance (RE-AIM) Model, this study will assess the implementation outcomes of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) delivered telehealth Palliative Care Consultation in…
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT05001620)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Older Adults
The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Life Satisfaction and Loneliness
Life satisfaction and loneliness are two important issues affecting the quality of life of the elderly. Older adults living in nursing homes experience the feeling of loneliness more and their life satisfaction decreases.
- Trial name
- NCT03687788
- Testing
- Laughter Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Dementia, Depression
Pilot Study to Examine Health Effects of Daylight Exposure on Dementia Patients
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that an intervention increasing exposure to daylight indoors will reduce depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms among people living with dementia in long term care facilities.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Depression, Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03483896
- Testing
- Daylight Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Burnout, Professional, Dementia
Integration Between Learning, Body and Emotions (I-ACE)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of training on non-pharmacological therapies (NPT) for people with dementia (PWD) on professional caregivers burnout and well-being in the relationship between…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Dementia, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- I-ACE (NCT05710523)
- Testing
- I-ACE training, Standard non-pharmacological therapies (NPT) training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Associazione Ginco Ticino
Heart Failure
Telemedicine Technology Demonstration Project for Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to see if telemedicine can help improve the health of patients with heart failure who have recently been hospitalized with heart problems, and are being discharged to a Skilled Nursing Facility.
- Trial name
- NCT02115620
- Testing
- Telemedicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Providence Health & Services
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
ALZHEIMER Disease
Non Pharmacological Management of Behavioural Symptoms in Nursing Home
Background: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often reported in institutions for the elderly. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a staff education intervention to manage BPSD in older people…
- Trial name
- NCT00824967
- Testing
- Training and valuation of the treating personnel
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Dementia, Stroke
Facilitating Caregiver Adaptation to Patient Institutionalization
This study will assess the effects of an intervention targeting family caregivers who recently placed a relative in a long-term care facility because of cognitive and/or physical disability.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Stroke, Heart Disease
- Trial name
- FACTS (NCT01194128)
- Testing
- Psychoeducational Support, Information only control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Combined With Otago Exercises in Elderly People With Incontinence
Pelvic floor muscle weakness is one of the most important causes of incontinence. There are many studies supporting that pelvic floor muscle training prevents incontinence and reduces symptom severity, and with A level of…
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT06331039
- Testing
- PFMT, PFMT+Otago
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Frail Elderly, Elderly
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of the Nursing Home Patients - 12 Month Retrospective Study
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital poses significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Elderly, Hospitalization, Geriatrics
- Trial name
- NCT01213225
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Dementia, Infection, Bacterial
Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Use In Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
This is a 52-month study (8 months preparation; 36 months to conduct the trial; 8 months data analyses and manuscript preparation) of a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an intervention to improve infection management…
- Trial name
- TRAIN-AD (NCT03244917)
- Testing
- TRAIN-AD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Parkinson Disease
Training of Nursing Home Professionals and Quality of Life of Residents With Parkinson's Disease
The complexity of medication treatments and the diversity of symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) require healthcare professionals to have specific knowledge of the disease in order to manage symptoms optimally and on an…
- Trial name
- PARK-EHPAD (NCT06908460)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Quality of End-of-life Care in Nursing Homes
Quality End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
The purpose of this study is to examine key organizational structures and processes (leadership, teamwork, communication, palliative care) and their impact on the quality of end-of-life care for dying residents and their family…
- Trial name
- NCT00616473
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,169 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Health Care Utilization, Caregiver Burnout
Home-based Longitudinal Investigation of the Multidisciplinary Team Integrated Care
Some research found the effectiveness of implementation of home health care on patients' physical function, quality of life (QoL) and decreased the risk of hospitalization and medical costs.
- Trial name
- HOLISTIC (NCT04250103)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Sarcopenia in Elderly, Institutionalized Older Adults
Observational and Analytical Study on the Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenia in Institutionalized Older Adults and Those Living in the Community
Sarcopenia is one of the main problems in the elderly population. However, its diagnostic criteria have not yet been studied in two specific populations, namely institutionalized older adults in nursing homes vs…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia in Elderly, Institutionalized Older Adults, Community-dwelling Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT07080554
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 415 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
Weight Loss
Cost-Effectiveness of Weight Loss Prevention in Nursing Homes: A Controlled Trial
Low oral food and fluid intake and unintentional weight loss are common problems among long-stay nursing home (NH) residents and are associated with adverse, costly clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02567513
- Testing
- Supplement Intervention, Snack Intervention
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University