Status:

COMPLETED

Preparation for End-of-Life Decision Making in Mild Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The proposed study will adapt and pilot test an efficacious advance care planning interventions, Sharing Patient's Illness Representations to Increase Trust (SPIRIT), with patients with mild dementia ...

Detailed Description

Progressive memory loss and impairment of reasoning and judgment are the main symptoms of dementia (including Alzheimer's Disease). For this reason, people in the early stages of dementia are encourag...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia:
  • A diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia based on a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score greater than or equal to 13, or Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score greater than or equal to 18
  • Have access to a computer and internet connectivity in a private setting (either the patient or the surrogate has access to a computer and internet connectivity)
  • Have decision-making capacity to consent to a low-risk study determined by a score greater than or equal to 11 on the University of California San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC)
  • Able to understand and speak English
  • Exclusion Criteria for Patients with Mild to Moderate dementia:
  • Lack of an available surrogate
  • Uncompensated hearing deficits
  • Speech impairment
  • Inclusion Criteria for Surrogates:
  • 18 years or older (to serve as a surrogate decision-maker, the individual must be an adult)
  • Be chosen by the patient to serve as a surrogate decision-maker
  • Have access to a computer and internet connectivity in a private setting (either the patient or the surrogate has access to a computer and internet connectivity)
  • Able to understand and speak English
  • Exclusion Criteria for Surrogates:
  • Inability to complete questionnaires due to physical or cognitive limitations

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 4 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 7 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    242 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03311711

    Start Date

    May 4 2018

    End Date

    December 7 2022

    Last Update

    April 11 2023

    Active Locations (5)

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    1

    Assisted Living Facilities in the Metro Atlanta Area

    Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30030

    2

    Grady Health System

    Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303

    3

    Emory Clinic Geriatrics

    Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329

    4

    Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612