Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Pain Management in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Basel
Collaborating Sponsors:
Senevita AG
Conditions:
Pain Management
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to improve pain management in Swiss nursing homes by addressing behavior change of the care workers with a multilevel intervention
Detailed Description
Pain management in nursing homes often is inadequate despite the availability of evidence- based pain management guidelines. Barriers to pain management in nursing homes occur on several levels includ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Care workers:
- Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses/certified caregivers, nursing assistants, nurse aides and other care workers from the participating nursing home
- Working in direct resident care
- Participating care workers have to be employed for at least one month at the data collection
- Students, apprentices and interns have to be employed at least six months in total
- Speak and understand German
- Older than 16 years
- Residents:
- All residents living in a participating nursing home, older than 64 years
- Written informed consent to participate in data collection signed by the resident or in case of severe cognitive impairment by his/her legally acceptable representative
Exclusion
- Care workers:
- Temporary employment for less than six months
- Residents:
- Critical current health status or terminal life situation
- Known life expectancy less than 3 months
- Short term residents (length of stay \<6 months)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 24 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03471390
Start Date
October 24 2017
End Date
March 1 2019
Last Update
April 30 2021
Active Locations (4)
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1
Senevita Obstgarten
Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
2
Senevita Gellertblick
Basel, Switzerland
3
Senevita Wangenmatt
Bern, Switzerland
4
Senevita Aespliz
Ittigen, Switzerland