Status:
UNKNOWN
Treatment Routes for Exploring Agitation
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Dementia
Behavior Problems
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of non-pharmacological ways to treat agitated behaviors in nursing home residents with dementia. The hypothesis is that non-pharmacological interve...
Detailed Description
Clinicians often refer to elderly persons under their care as "agitated." However, agitation is not a diagnosis, but rather, a descriptive term pertaining to a group of behavioral signs and symptoms, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 60 or older
- Diagnosis of dementia derived from the resident's medical chart at the facility or from an attending physician, as based on DSM-IV criteria and the Report of the NINCDS-ADRDA
- Resident of the facility for at least three weeks so that nursing staff members know the resident well enough to accurately assess him or her
- Identified by nursing staff to exhibit either verbal agitation or physical non-aggressive agitation at least several times a day
Exclusion
- Lifelong diagnosis of schizophrenia
- Bipolar disorder diagnosed prior to onset of dementia
- Diagnosis of premorbid mental retardation
- Judged by direct-care nursing staff to have a life expectancy of less than 3 months
- Expected to leave the nursing home (either to enter the hospital or to go home) within the next 4 months
- Agitation manifested less than 6 times a day
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00820859
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
July 3 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Research Institute on Aging
Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20814