Status:

COMPLETED

Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Family Caregivers (Aim 1)

Lead Sponsor:

Northwell Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Penn State University

Conditions:

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) account for 3.2 million hospital admissions per year and have over three times more hospitalizations than those without cognitive impairme...

Detailed Description

Prior to patient recruitment, a 3 month dementia training program will be implemented on both the intervention and control units. On the intervention unit, training will target the Patient Engagement ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Patients who have an acute medical admission to either the control unit (Geriatric Care Model) or intervention unit (PES-4-BPSD).
  • Patients age 65 and above
  • Documentation of dementia in the medical record (based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision codes \[ICD-9 and ICD-10\])
  • AD8 score of 2 or greater (obtained from the family caregiver \[FCG\])
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Patients who are known to be terminally ill and/or receiving hospice or surgery
  • Patients with a length of stay of less than 48 hours.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 3 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 29 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    158 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04481568

    Start Date

    February 3 2020

    End Date

    December 29 2021

    Last Update

    December 23 2022

    Active Locations (2)

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    Long Island Jewish Medical Center

    Glen Oaks, New York, United States, 11040

    2

    North Shore University Hospital

    Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030

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