Validation and Optimization of the Individual Benefits of Locating Systems in Dementia Care

NCT ID: NCT02893800

Last Updated: 2022-06-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-11-30

Brief Summary

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The project aims to make new technologies for locating people with dementia easier to use for the patients and those caring for them.

Objective: To systematically understand what improves the user experience of persons with dementia (PwD) and their primary caregivers (CG) with locating system watches to ultimately allow users to obtain more benefits from using these watches.

Aim: Improving the user experience of PwD and CG with locating system watches using a cross-over design and a theory-based educational session approach.

Detailed Description

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This entire research field (assistive technology in dementia care) is based on the need to address care solutions for a growing number of PwD and CG in the absence of a cure for (Alzheimer's) dementia.

Methods: A user study with two free available locating watches. In educational sessions PwD obtain a locating watch and their CG a smartphone with the application of the locating watch installed on it. By using a cross-over design each dyad (PwD and CG) obtaining both locating systems. The designed educational session hopefully ease subsequent use and make it more enjoyable. The dyads will use each system over four weeks in their real environment.

Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Himatic locating system

Locating system watch with GPS-technology (free available) Main functions: telephone function and location upon request via smartphone

Group Type OTHER

Locating system watch with GPS-technology

Intervention Type DEVICE

Patients using locating system watches with embedded global positioning system (GPS) technology and telephone function; Caregivers using a Smartphone with an installed application to see the current location of the patient and with the possibility to call the patient

ReSOS locating system

Locating system watch with GPS-technology (free available) Main functions: telephone function and location upon request via smartphone

Group Type OTHER

Locating system watch with GPS-technology

Intervention Type DEVICE

Patients using locating system watches with embedded global positioning system (GPS) technology and telephone function; Caregivers using a Smartphone with an installed application to see the current location of the patient and with the possibility to call the patient

Interventions

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Locating system watch with GPS-technology

Patients using locating system watches with embedded global positioning system (GPS) technology and telephone function; Caregivers using a Smartphone with an installed application to see the current location of the patient and with the possibility to call the patient

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of all kinds of dementia or mild cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria

* not able to move outside alone
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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German Alzheimer Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Oliver Peters, MD

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Oliver Peters, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Charité CBF

Locations

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Charité University Medicine

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Megges H, Freiesleben SD, Rosch C, Knoll N, Wessel L, Peters O. User experience and clinical effectiveness with two wearable global positioning system devices in home dementia care. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2018 Nov 9;4:636-644. doi: 10.1016/j.trci.2018.10.002. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30519629 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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VODINO_EA4/033/16

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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