Feasibility of the Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living Intervention for Dementia Care Providers: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
Debra Dobbs, Jessica Yauk, Carlyn E Vogel...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36842068Actively Recruiting
Phase Not Applicable
Age: 21Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
ID06722352
Preparing Assisted Living Staff to Provide Palliative Care to Residents With Dementia: Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)
Led by University of South Florida · Updated on 2026-04-29
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Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
34 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of South Florida
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research investigates a palliative care education program designed for dementia care providers working in assisted living communities. It focuses on improving the quality of care for residents with dementia by training licensed nurses, administrators, and dementia care coordinators. The trial involves 30 assisted living sites and includes residents, staff, and family members, with various follow-ups to assess the impact of the training on dementia care outcomes. The study features a four-week educational intervention offering 1.5-hour sessions once a week, totaling six hours. Hospice nurses or social workers trained as facilitators provide the program to staff in the treatment group. A wait-listed control group will receive the training after study completion. The interventionists undergo a preparatory four-hour workshop before delivering the sessions to ensure consistency across sites. Participants are involved through baseline and follow-up assessments at 3 and 6 months for residents, baseline and 6-month follow-ups for family members, and multiple timepoints for staff. Data collection includes documentation of advance care planning discussions and hospice use. The study also gathers facility information from administrators to evaluate the program's effect on dementia care quality over five years.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)
Who Can Participate
Age: 21Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Assisted living communities with at least 40 beds
- Communities that provide memory care services to at least 35% of residents
- Access to hospice services from Lifepath or Suncoast Hospice
- Residents diagnosed with dementia confirmed by a physician
- Residents admitted to the assisted living within the last month
- Residents have a legally responsible representative who understands English
- Staff who are licensed nurses, administrators, or dementia care coordinators, aged 21 or older, and English speaking
- Family members listed as legally responsible for a resident with dementia, aged 21 or older, and understand English
You will not qualify if you...
- Assisted living sites not licensed in Florida
- Sites that previously participated in the PCEAL-DCP trial from 2018 to 2021
- Sites with no staff willing to participate
- Residents currently receiving hospice services
- Residents discharged to another setting or admitted to hospice or deceased before baseline data collection
- Staff who are not licensed nurses, administrators, or dementia care coordinators or who leave before baseline data collection
- Family members under 21 years old or who do not understand English
- Family members if there is already a legal authorized representative for a resident participating in the study
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
Outpatient Treatment
Duration - 4 weeks
Participants in assisted living communities receive palliative care education through a four-week training program delivered by hospice nurses or social workers.
One pre- and one post-test visit within one month, plus follow-up visits at 3 and 6 months after training
Follow-up
Duration - 6 months
Participants have follow-up assessments to evaluate advance care planning discussions and hospice use at 3 and 6 months after the intervention.
Visits at 3 and 6 months after intervention
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
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2
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33620
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Research Team
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Debra Dobbs, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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