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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1
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Glen Oaks, New York, United States, 11040
2
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030