New toolkit aims to ease pain in nursing homes without drugs
NCT ID NCT07157709
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a pain management toolkit for nursing home residents. The toolkit includes non-drug methods like massage, relaxation, exercise, music, and aromatherapy. Researchers will see if it helps staff manage pain better and improves residents' comfort and quality of life. About 40 residents with pain are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pain management toolkit (non-pharmacological interventions: massage, relaxation, exercise, music, aromatherapy, etc.)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this toolkit could give nursing homes a simple, drug-free way to better manage residents' pain and improve their daily comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants in one nursing home. Results may not apply to other settings, and the toolkit may not reduce pain more than usual care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * presence of pain * living in the collaborating nursing home
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Graz
Graz, Styria, 8010, Austria
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