Could a smarter hospital room help older patients heal faster?
NCT ID NCT06098534
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new type of hospital room, called Hospi'Senior, designed specifically for elderly patients. The room includes better lighting, easier-to-use furniture, and technology to help patients move around more easily. Researchers want to see if this room can shorten hospital stays and help older people maintain their independence compared to a standard hospital room.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hospi'Senior room (specially designed hospital room with technological and furnishing innovations)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this room design could become a standard for geriatric care, helping older patients recover faster and maintain independence during hospital stays.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on a single hospital network. The room's benefits may not apply to all elderly patients or other hospitals, and the design may not significantly improve outcomes over standard rooms.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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75 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: * Age ≥ 75 years * Admission in a short-stay geriatric department following initial emergency care department or direct entry from home * Hospitalization in single room: Hospi'Senior or conventional * Affiliation to a social security scheme * Informed consent to participate in the study from the patient or his/her representative (tutor/curator if applicable, or in order of priority a trusted person, the family or a person with whom the person concerned has a close and stable relationship) Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to study participation at the discretion of the medical team * Hospitalization for more than 3 days (\>3 days) in the short-stay geriatric unit * Hospitalization in a double room * Planned hospitalization * Poor understanding of the French language * Patient under safeguard of justice
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Angers University Hospital
RECRUITINGAngers, 49933, France
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Brest University Hospital
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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Nantes University Hospital
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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Rennes University Hospital
RECRUITINGRennes, 35033, France
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Tours University Hospital
RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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