A Telehealth Advance Care Planning Intervention in Those With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Unrecognized Dementia

NCT ID: NCT04912245

Last Updated: 2023-03-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

152 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-13

Study Completion Date

2022-05-09

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to pilot test a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) intervention among those with either mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or unrecognized dementia. Our goal is to pilot-test and evaluate a pragmatic Telehealth ACP intervention among patients with either the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or unrecognized dementia.

Detailed Description

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Telehealth has the potential to overcome barriers related to timing and travel restraints and to provide patients and their caregivers with an opportunity to discuss their goals, values, and priorities for their healthcare within their home setting. Recent studies have demonstrated patients' willingness to use telehealth and have shown that it can play an integral role in dementia care management.

Conditions

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Advance Care Planning Telemedicine Mild Cognitive Impairment Unrecognized Dementia Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This is a pragmatic pilot study where 300 patients with either mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or unrecognized dementia and their care partner (if available) will be approached to participate in a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) visit with a member of their primary care team in hopes of enrolling 94 patients. Patients are still eligible to participate in the study even if a care partner/loved one does not attend the ACP visit with them or if the patient does not have a care partner.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Telehealth visit

Patients with either MCI or unrecognized dementia and their care partners (if available) will be approached to participate in a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) visit with a member of the patient's primary care team via either telephone or video. Patients without willing or available care partners are still eligible to participate in the study.

Group Type OTHER

Telehealth visit

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients with either MCI or unrecognized dementia and their care partners (if available) will be approached to participate in a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) visit with a member of the patient's primary care team via either telephone or video. Patients without willing or available care partners are still eligible to participate in the study.

Interventions

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Telehealth visit

Patients with either MCI or unrecognized dementia and their care partners (if available) will be approached to participate in a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) visit with a member of the patient's primary care team via either telephone or video. Patients without willing or available care partners are still eligible to participate in the study.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of recognized or probable Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia determined by either ICD10 diagnostic codes or electronic health record (EHR) Risk of Alzheimer's and Dementia Assessment Rule (eRADAR)
* Have decisional capacity according to their primary care physician (PCP) to complete ACP
* Completed visit with their PCP within the past 12 months
* Affiliated with an Accountable Care Organization.
* English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* Moderate to severe hearing loss that would preclude participating in a video or telephone intervention
* No phone number available for patient.
* Lives in a long-term care facility
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer Gabbard, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Locations

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Geriatric Medicine-Plaza 1 Davie

Bermuda Run, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest Health Network Family Medicine Conover

Conover, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

WFHN Family Medicine-Premier

High Point, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest Health Network Internal Medicine

Jamestown, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

WFBIK Geriatric Medicine-Kernersville

Kernersville, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

WFHN Family Medicine-Thomasville

Thomasville, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Geriatric Medicine- Sticht Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00269.001

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Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid (2020) Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet

Other Identifiers

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U54AG063546

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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IRB00074429

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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