New guide aims to bring comfort and clarity to nursing home end-of-life care
NCT ID NCT06431659
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a special guide (Swedish Palliative Care Guide) to help nursing home staff provide better care for older adults, including those with dementia. The goal is to make sure residents and their families feel informed and secure about future care. About 400 people living in participating nursing homes will take part.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
May 2024
- Expected to finish
-
May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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.
Who is studied
Patients living at nursing homes. Relatives to the included patients. Personal working at nursing homes
- Ages
-
65 to 130 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- Living at one of the nursing homes that participates in the study and consents to the study or that next of kin consents (in case of excessively impaired cognition). Exclusion criteria: * That the person is dying or too ill to be asked about participation. * That the person is not capable of giving their informed consent (e.g. due to their dementia) and missing relatives.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Age problem are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Valgossens äldreboende
Stockholm, Region Stockholm, 11219, Sweden
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can group wellness classes improve life after brain injury or dementia?
- Can a short talk with your doctor lower dementia risk?
- Can VR help people with dementia master daily tasks?
- A simple gel meets the Mouth's microscopic zoo
- Can a digital coach keep older adults on their feet?
- Can a Phone-Based sleep program help dementia caregivers rest better?