Clinical trials: Nursing
Diabetes
ADA Linagliptin in Long Term Care
This is a study to determine whether glycemic control, as measured by change in HbA1c and frequency of hypoglycemia, is different between treatment with linagliptin (Tradjenta®) and basal insulin in long term care residents(LTC)…
- Trial name
- NCT02061969
- Testing
- linagliptin, insulin glargine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Ageing
Implementation of Knowledge-Based Palliative Care
The research on ageing during the last couple of decades has increasingly focused on questions regarding the quality of life and life satisfaction of the old people.
- Trial name
- KUPA (NCT02708498)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 30 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,151 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Postoperative Pain
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Fentanyl Iontophoretic Transdermal System (Fentanyl-ITS) in the Management of Post-Surgery Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal (through the skin) system (fentanyl-ITS) in daily clinical practice for management of acute (a quick and severe form…
- Trial name
- NCT01804673
- Testing
- Fentanyl-ITS
- Where
- 22 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Our Care Wishes - Dementia
This Our Care Wishes- Dementia pilot study is adapting an existing successful online advance care planning platform to the specific needs of persons living with dementia and shared decision-makers (SDMs) and testing the usability…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Memory Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05033262
- Testing
- Our Memory Care Wishes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Palliative Care
Improving Palliative Care Through Teamwork
One in three Americans dies in a nursing home (NH) or in a hospital, shortly following transfer from a long-term care facility. The proportion of deaths occurring in NHs is projected to increase to 40% by 2020.
- Trial name
- IMPACTT (NCT01990742)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Team (PCTeam)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Dementia
Goals of Care: A Nursing Home Trial of Decision Support for Advanced Dementia
This cluster randomized controlled trial is to examine whether decision support for goals of care can improve quality of communication and decision-making and improve the quality of palliative care for nursing home residents with…
- Trial name
- GOC (NCT01565642)
- Testing
- Goals of care decision support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Depression
The Effect on Depressive Symptoms in ECF Residents With COPD
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of treatment with Advair Diskus on depression using the Cornell depression scale in COPD patients in the nursing home.
- Trial name
- DISK-02 (NCT00974246)
- Testing
- Advair diskus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Valley Medical Research
Accidental Falls, Risk Assessment
AI-Powered Fall Risk Prediction in Nursing Care
The goal of this study is to develop a nursing clinical decision support system for fall risk prediction using machine learning and computer vision techniques.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Risk Assessment, Nursing Assessment, Machine Learning
- Trial name
- NCT07000981
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Workflow, Nursing
RTLS for Healthcare Process Validation
The purpose of the project is to develop a new way to understand patient care data analytics by using a real-time location system (RTLS).
- Trial name
- NCT04116957
- Testing
- RTLS current tag, RTLS tag revised
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Staphylococcus Aureus
Preventing the Spread of Infection in Nursing Homes
This study evaluates the feasibility of targeting more frequent gown and glove use for specific high risk moments of care in specific nursing home residents in order to prevent Staphylococcus aureus (SA) acquisition and infection.
- Trial name
- NCT03319368
- Testing
- Targeted gown and glove use
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 367 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
HIV Infections
Telephone Support to Improve Adherence to Anti-HIV Medications
This study tested a system of nursing telephone support to determine if it improves adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in at-risk, treatment-experienced people.
- Trial name
- NCT00988442
- Testing
- Enhanced nursing telephone support, Standard care
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections
Infection
Targeted Infection Control in Long-term Care
This is an interventional study aimed at reducing multi-drug resistance and infections in nursing home (NH) residents. Each year, a staggering 1.5-2.0 million infections occur in NHs.
- Trial name
- NCT01062841
- Testing
- Targeted Infection Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Arthroplasties, Hip Replacement, Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement
The Effect of A New Perioperative Practice Model on Patient, Nursing And Organisational Outcomes
The aim of the study is to improve the surgical patients' care process. The objective is to explore the effect of a new perioperative practice model on 1) patient outcomes (satisfaction, surgery-related anxiety and quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT02906033
- Testing
- New perioperative practice model
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 517 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa
Advanced Dementia
Educational Video to Improve Nursing Home Care in End-stage Dementia
This is a 5-year cluster RCT of a video Advance Care Planning intervention vs. control among 360 nursing home residents with advanced dementia (N=180/arm) in 20 matched nursing homes (10 intervention/10 control).
- Trial name
- EVINCE (NCT01774799)
- Testing
- Advance care planning intervention, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 804 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Anxiety, Educational Problems
Integrative Medicine on Exam Anxiety
Introduction: Test anxiety, one of the forms of situational anxiety, is a crucial biopsychological factor negatively affecting the wellbeing and academic performance of students throughout their education.
- Trial name
- NCT03645811
- Testing
- Music Therapy, EFT
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Urinary Tract Infections, Urinary Tract; Accessory
Reduction of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection With a Daily Nursing Review of the Indication
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the daily nurse review of the indication of the urinary catheter compared to the everyday care of the working staff is effective to reduce the rate of catheter-associated urinary…
- Trial name
- NCT01067768
- Testing
- Daily review
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 1,209 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe
Xerosis Cutis
Skin Health and Effectiveness of Standardized Skin Care Regimens in Nursing Home Residents
Residents of institutional long-term care facilities are at high risk for developing skin and tissue diseases, e.g. xerosis cutis (including pruritus), infections (e.g., tinea pedis, candidiasis), chronic wounds or neoplastic…
- Trial name
- NCT02216526
- Testing
- Cetaphil® Restoraderm, Excipial
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PD Dr. Jan Kottner
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis
Preventing Osteoporosis Using Denosumab
The purpose of this research study is to find out if denosumab (Prolia®), an injection given in the arm under the skin every 6 months, works to treat bone loss and prevent it from worsening in older men and women (ages 65 and…
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis, Osteoporotic Fractures
- Trial name
- PROUD (NCT02753283)
- Testing
- denosumab, Calcium and Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Susan L. Greenspan
Early Mobility, Older Adults
Improving Patient Walking During Hospitalization
The MOVIN (Mobilizing Older adult patients Via a systems-based Intervention) randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the impact of the MOVIN intervention on improving the functional ability of older adult hospital…
- Conditions
- Early Mobility, Older Adults, Hospital Acquired Condition
- Trial name
- NCT04479943
- Testing
- MOVIN, Surveys and Focus groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 765 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Deficiency of Vitamin D3
Optimizing Vitamin D in the Elderly
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in older people in the absence of vitamin D supplementation. The limited data available show marked inter-individual variability in response to vitamin D supplementation in very old, frail…
- Trial name
- NCT01554241
- Testing
- D3 2000 IU/day, D3 4000 IU/day, D3 50,000 IU weekly
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco