Telemedicine-based, Multidisciplinary-team, Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Hospitalizations

NCT ID: NCT03378245

Last Updated: 2021-08-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

16 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-09-30

Study Completion Date

2020-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of telemedicine-based intervention at urban and rural skilled nursing facilities to recommend multidisciplinary dementia care to residents with dementia who are at risk for unnecessary hospitalization due behavioral or neuropsychiatric symptoms and/or complications as well as caregivers and facility staff. The multidisciplinary team is comprised of trained behavioral neurologists, social workers, advanced practice providers, primary medical team and nurse coordinators.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dementia Alzheimers Disruptive Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Study Groups

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Telemedicine Intervention

Multidisciplinary telemedicine education of staff and providers on best practices for behavioral modification as well as education on best practices for pharmacologic therapies.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral modification and education on pharmacologic treatments.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education and counseling of care-giving staff on behavioral modification strategies, as well as education about current standard of care best practices for pharmacologic interventions.

Interventions

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Behavioral modification and education on pharmacologic treatments.

Education and counseling of care-giving staff on behavioral modification strategies, as well as education about current standard of care best practices for pharmacologic interventions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Dementia Care facility resident Problematic behavioral problems

Exclusion Criteria

None
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Richard Ronan Murphy

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Richard Ronan Murphy

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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13-0664-P3H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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