Status:
COMPLETED
Multidisciplinary Intervention for Challenging Behaviour (Agitation) in Patients With Dementia
Lead Sponsor:
Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Collaborating Sponsors:
Norwegian Medical Association
Conditions:
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The increasing prevalence of dementia is a major challenge to the health authorities in most countries. Nearly all the persons suffering from dementia experience behavioural and psychological symptoms...
Detailed Description
Intervention description: Initially the intervention group will receive education about dementia, BPSD, quality of care and use of psychotropic drugs Subsequently, staff in the nursing home will rece...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients are eligible for inclusion if they have a possible or probable dementia diagnosis and clinically significant agitation score 6 or higher (as measured by the CMAI: Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Behaviour
- A permanent stay in nursing home of at least 4 weeks
- Given verbal or written assent for participation or has written consent given on their behalf by their next of kin
Exclusion
- Lack of consent, terminal state,unremitting pain.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01183351
Start Date
May 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
December 12 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Department for Research and Development, Innlandet Hospital Trust
Hamar, Norway, 2312