Status:

COMPLETED

Indiana Palliative Excellence in Alzheimer's Care Efforts

Lead Sponsor:

Indiana University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overarching goal of this research is to improve the care of community dwelling patients with dementia and their family caregivers through an innovative model of supportive care that combines an ex...

Detailed Description

Dementia is an increasingly prevalent, costly and burdensome condition. The dramatic aging of the US population is creating a dementia "epidemic" that our health care system is poorly prepared to hand...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Community-dwelling and living in the Indianapolis metropolitan area; Patient with an established diagnosis of dementia of any etiology; Dementia in the moderate (FAST stage 5) to severe stage (FAST 6-7); and English-speaking Primary caregiver informant enrolled in study.

Exclusion

  • Patient with dementia residing in a nursing facility or receiving hospice care; Patient or Caregiver with long-standing history of severe mental illness or Psychiatric disorder preexisting the dementia diagnosis. Initially, non-English speaking patients were excluded. On April 14, 2020, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Amendment eliminated this exclusion so non-English speaking patients could be enrolled as long as their Caregiver was English-speaking and able to complete assessments.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 14 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 7 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

402 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03773757

Start Date

March 14 2019

End Date

January 7 2023

Last Update

August 27 2024

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Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202